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Direct linkWymbs, Frances A. – School Mental Health, 2018
This study used conjoint analysis, trade-off methodology employed by marketing researchers and health economists, to examine preferences of parents for school- and community-based interventions for childhood ADHD. Participants were 29 mothers (86.2% Caucasian) of boys aged 5-13 years with or at risk of ADHD. Mothers completed a conjoint survey…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Intervention, Preferences, Males
Haine-Schlagel, Rachel; Brookman-Frazee, Lauren; Janis, Beth; Gordon, Jeanne – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2013
Background: Given dismal attendance rates in community-based care for children and families, it is critical that evidence-informed attendance engagement strategies be implemented within community service systems. There is growing research on effective methods for training in evidence-based practices (EBPs), and one method that shows promise is the…
Descriptors: Community Services, Attendance, Evidence, Best Practices
Horn, Aaron S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Several facets of the undergraduate experience have been linked with the importance students assign to prosocial values (e.g., helping people in need), including academic major, exposure to social and cultural diversity, community service, and a prosocial institutional ethos. However, these factors have not been examined within a single framework…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Study, Prosocial Behavior, Majors (Students)
Furlonger, Brett; Taylor, Wendy – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2013
The present study investigated the effects of supervision on the management of vicarious traumatisation among telephone and online counsellors on BoysTown Helplines. BoysTown Helplines include Kids Helpline, a 24-hour national counselling service for young people aged 5-25 years of age, and Parentline (PL), a counselling service for parents in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Counselors, Community Information Services, Counseling Services
Bigby, Christine; Wiesel, Ilan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
This paper provides the conceptual foundations for a study funded by the Australian Research Council and industry partners Yooralla and Jewish Care titled "Understanding 'encounter' as a dimension of social inclusion for people with intellectual disability." Since the early 1980s, disability policy has envisioned the social inclusion of people…
Descriptors: Community Services, Mental Retardation, Community Involvement, Quality of Life
Tilahun, Dejene; Fekadu, Abebaw; Tekola, Bethlehem; Araya, Mesfin; Roth, Ilona; Davey, Basiro; Hanlon, Charlotte; Hoekstra, Rosa A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
There is a severe shortage of services for children with autism in Ethiopia; access to services is further impeded by negative beliefs and stigmatising attitudes towards affected children and their families. To increase access to services, care provision is decentralised through task-shifted care by community health extension workers. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Access to Health Care, Training
Download full textSkeens, Lisa M. – National Youth-At-Risk Journal, 2017
Guided imagery is a valuable intervention strategy that can benefit children who are at risk for social, academic, and mental health problems. Guided imagery is a technique that employs imagination, emotions, and a spectrum of bodily senses (Naparstek, 1994). This particular technique can be applied in community and academic settings to help…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, At Risk Persons, Children, Visualization
Littlefield, Melissa B.; Edwards, Lorece; Akers, Timothy – Journal of Social Work Education, 2014
The Internet is increasingly used to disseminate health information about diseases and prevention and to help in obtaining health services. Although technology can empower African Americans to adopt healthy lifestyles, the gap in usage between African Americans and Whites undermines the potential power of health Internet technology (IT) to…
Descriptors: African Americans, School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education, Information Dissemination
Lesh, Kathryn A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Adoption and use of health information technology, the electronic health record (EHR) in particular, has the potential to help improve the quality of care, increase patient safety, and reduce health care costs. Unfortunately, adoption and use of health information technology has been slow, especially when compared to the adoption and use of…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Case Records, Patients, Community Health Services
Ottemiller, Dylan D.; Awais, Yasmine J. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2016
With growing trends toward preventative, community-based health care, art therapists must expand their scope of practice beyond the medical model and individual psychodynamics in order to serve, include, and empower those in need. In this article the authors review literature that illustrates the unique qualities art therapists can contribute to…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Models, Community Health Services
Underwood, Kathryn; Killoran, Isabel – Canadian Journal of Education, 2012
This study explored how parents and families perceive their own engagement in early years services in three communities in Ontario, Canada. Using an Appreciative Inquiry approach, focus groups, and questionnaires with parents, we investigated parent views of the strengths of early years supports and perceived outcomes of early years services in…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Family Attitudes, Child Development
Barrett, Barbara; Byford, Sarah; Sharac, Jessica; Hudry, Kristelle; Leadbitter, Kathy; Temple, Kathryn; Aldred, Catherine; Slonims, Vicky; Green, Jonathan; Bourne, Katy; Blazey, Laura; Holt, Clare; Kapadia, Dharmi; MacDonald, Wendy; Pickles, Andrew; White, Lydia; Houghton, Tori; Taylor, Carol; Cutress, Anna; Leach, Sue; Le Couteur, Ann; McConachie, Helen; Barron, Sam; Colmer, Ruth; Randles, Sarah; Beggs, Karen; Collino, Julia; Howlin, Pat; Charman, Tony – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with a substantial economic burden, but there is little evidence of the costs in the early years; the period in which children are increasingly likely to be diagnosed. We describe the services used by 152 children aged 24-60 months with autism, report family out-of-pocket expenses and productivity…
Descriptors: Community Services, Autism, Family Characteristics, Costs
McAvinchey, Caoimhe – Research in Drama Education, 2013
Britain's ageing population reflects an international trend--more people are living for longer. Whilst government grapples with the economic and social impact of this demographic revolution, social justice and equality charities advocate for greater recognition of the contribution that an ageing population brings to society, not just the health,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Older Adults, Educational Practices, Access to Education
Singh, Debra; Cumming, Robert; Negin, Joel – Health Education Research, 2015
When trusted, Community Health Workers (CHWs) can contribute to improving maternal and newborn health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries through education. Issues of acceptability of CHWs by communities were explored through experiences gained in a qualitative study that is part of a cluster randomized trial in East Uganda. Initially,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology), Health Education, Mothers
Grimmett, Marc A.; Lupton-Smith, Helen; Beckwith, Alyx; Englert, Michael K.; Messinger, Erik – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2018
Providing access to high-quality health services for all people is a national problem further compounded when the focus is mental health. Long-term primary prevention strategies and solutions, foundational to best practices in public health, are often considered at odds with short-term profit-driven private sector approaches within the…
Descriptors: Health Services, Access to Health Care, Community Health Services, Mental Health
