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Download full textAveri Pakulis; Nadia Gronkowski – First Focus on Children, 2024
Home visiting connects expectant parents, new caregivers, and their young children with a support person, called a home visitor. The home visitor meets regularly with the family, develops a relationship with them, and supports them to achieve their goals and meet their needs. To reach the thousands of additional families who could benefit from…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Home Programs, Models, Language Usage
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Direct linkDuppong Hurley, Kristin; Lambert, Matthew C.; Patwardhan, Irina; Ringle, Jay L.; Thompson, Ronald W.; Farley, Jennifer – Grantee Submission, 2020
This study conducted a randomized trial to examine the efficacy of the Boys Town In-Home Family Services (IHFS) program for families of high-risk youth. Participants were recruited from a state helpline for families struggling with poor family functioning and child emotional or behavioral issues. Consent was obtained for 300 of which 152 were…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Outcomes of Treatment, Randomized Controlled Trials, Family Programs
Salisbury, Christine L.; Copeland, Christina G. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
An exploratory case study was undertaken to examine child and caregiver outcomes in a diverse sample of 21 infants/toddlers with severe disabilities who received services from an urban, Part C program where caregiver-focused intervention was emphasized. Purposive sampling and mixed methods were used to collect data on child developmental change,…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Infants, Severe Disabilities, Child Development
Campbell, Sally – Zero to Three (J), 2005
Healthy Families America is a national, voluntary, home visiting program model designed to help expectant and new parents get their children off to a safe and healthy start. Since 1992, it has been successfully replicated in over 440 communities in the U.S. and Canada. This article describes the program's reflective, relationship-based model and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Rearing, Caregivers, Home Programs
Online Submission, 2007
This practice/policy brief focuses on early childhood home visiting as a place-based family strengthening strategy that supports parent/caregivers as a key influence on the lives of young children. ("Place-based family strengthening" means that "children do better when their families are strong, and families do better when they live in communities…
Descriptors: Social Services, Parenting Styles, Caregivers, Child Rearing
Walker, Pam – 1989
Special Training for Exceptional People (STEP) is a private, nonprofit agency serving children with developmental disabilities (0-22 years) and their families in the south-central section of Montana, encompassing Billings and a Crow Indian Reservation. One of the services provided by STEP is specialized family care, to prevent placement out of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
VanGalder, Candace Jayne – 1997
This pilot study, involving a mother and her 3-year-old child with developmental delays, developed, implemented, and evaluated a model of early intervention that incorporates family-centered assessment and intervention practices. The CARE (Caregiver Assistance, Resources, and Education) project model was both school-based and home-based. The…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Case Studies, Child Rearing
