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Peer reviewedWalton, Elaine; And Others – Child Welfare, 1993
Tested the effectiveness of intensive, in-home family reunification services in reunifying families separated by the placement of a child in out-of-home care. After 90 days, 93% of the families assigned to receive the intensive treatment were reunited, compared to 28% of families in a control group who received routine out-of-home care services.…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Family Problems, Family Programs, Followup Studies
Bath, Howard I.; Haapala, David A. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1993
This study assessed child maltreatment group differences in 530 families receiving intensive family preservation services based on the HOMEBUILDERS model. Results indicated that neglectful families, compared to abusive ones, were poorer and more likely to be headed by a single parent, to have mental health and substance abuse problems, and to have…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Family Counseling, Family Programs
Download full textAdministration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1994
Developed to provide assistance in the building of an effective home-based program for Head Start children and their families, this handbook may serve as a blueprint for parent-focused home visits that assist the child and family to meet their special needs. Chapter one focuses on the home visitation model for providing services to families and…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Family Involvement, Family Programs, Home Programs
Reedy, Yvonne B.; Walls, Robin – 1996
Family needs assessment is mandated within Head Start programs. Cen-Clear Child Services, Inc., a Head Start program in Pennsylvania, set out to evaluate and revise its approach to information-gathering and to involve families in the planning process using plans based on family strengths and designed to meet family goals. Based on a model designed…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Family Involvement, Family Programs, Home Programs
Peer reviewedWalton, Elaine – Child Welfare, 1997
Compared outcomes of child welfare investigative decisions enhanced by the use of brief, intensive, family preservation services with those of unenhanced decisions. Found differences between the number of cases opened, length of time a case was open, length of time the child was at home, and the families' satisfaction with the agency. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Welfare, Children, Family Counseling
Bennett, Tess; And Others – 1986
Effects of family-oriented early intervention on the home environment were explored in a 6-month study of 23 handicapped children (ages birth to 5) and their families, who participated as members of an experimental or control group. The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Inventory was administered to evaluate differences in…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Disabilities, Diagnostic Teaching, Family Counseling
