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Peer reviewedKrauss, Marty Wyngaarden – Exceptional Children, 1990
The article discusses the conceptual and procedural mandates of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), required under Public Law 99-457, as both a bold radical step taken by the federal government and as a logical extension of current service delivery practices serving disabled children. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Family Programs
Peer reviewedEspe-Sherwindt, Marilyn – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
This article examines Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) developed with parents with special needs/mental retardation in a model early intervention program. Results suggest that such parents can participate fully in the IFSP process when the process stresses relationship building, empowerment, interagency collaboration, and program…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Individualized Programs
Peer reviewedDamiani, Victoria B. – Roeper Review, 1996
This article describes Project Mandela, a federally funded enrichment and family support program for special populations (such as culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged) of gifted learners. Eighty-seven families participated in development of Individual Family Support Plans to enhance children's educational progress. The project found…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCampbell, Philippa H. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1992
Twenty parents whose handicapped children were receiving early intervention services were encouraged to participate in formal education and training on individualized family service planning (IFSP). A significantly greater number of present level of development statements were included in IFSP documents of participating parents. Increased numbers…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs
Peer reviewedMinke, Kathleen M.; Scott, M. M. – Journal of Special Education, 1993
This naturalistic study analyzed videotape recordings of nine individualized family service plan meetings in early intervention programs attempting to actively involve parents in the planning process. Results indicated that parents have attained partial decision-making power, but greater attention to parent participation is needed in goal setting,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Evaluation
Download full textMcGrew, Kevin S.; And Others – 1990
The Families Involved in Schools and Community (FISC) Project was a federally funded project to develop and demonstrate the use of a model Individualized Family Service Plan process for young children with challenging needs and their families. The model emphasizes an individualized family systems perspective, informal nonintrusive assessment and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Family Involvement
Kapfer, Sherry – 1977
This report of selected sessions from the national conference on "Parents, Children and Continuity" in May 1977 deals with topics of immediate concern to Home Start (home-based) Programs and Child and Family Resource Programs. It is based on notes taken at conference sessions and consists of brief summaries of topics discussed. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Schools, Child Welfare, Conference Reports, Curriculum Evaluation
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Education. – 1979
Fourteen author-contributed papers from a series of 1978 workshops focus on educational strategies for deaf-blind and severely handicapped students. Four papers ("The Child-Centered Educational Process for Deaf-Blind Children" by L. Frank; "Issues in Assessment" by R. Condon; "Assessing Multihandicapped Visually Impaired Children" by J. Jones; and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Communication Skills, Conference Reports, Deaf Blind
