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Peer reviewedUpshur, Carole C. – Mental Retardation, 1982
Findings of an evaluation of a pilot home-based respite care program designed to serve 35 severely mentally retarded and disabled persons were reported. Results indicated that respite care services had never been previously received by 51.8% of the families. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Home Programs, Program Evaluation
Fagan, Carol Anne; Gurry, Susan – 1981
A home-based respite care program for children and young adults with severe and multiple disabilities was conceived and developed by a group of parents and community members. A needs assessment revealed the scarcity of respite care in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area. A pilot program was begun to test the model on a limited basis. Evaluation of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs, Multiple Disabilities, Parents
Download full textWestern Illinois Univ., Macomb. Coll. of Education. – 1984
In the third and final year of its demonstration grant, the PIPE Project refined and expanded services to families in seven Pueblo Indian communities. Project staff and local Community Health Representatives (CHRs) completed 82 developmental assessments, made more than 400 home visits, and provided ongoing educational services to 27 handicapped…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Child Development, Cognitive Development
