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Joint Educational Planning and Support for Children and Youth in Care: Cross-Ministry Guidelines
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British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2021
The health and well-being of children and youth in care is the shared responsibility of many community partners. In addition to family and community involvement, two significant means of support for children and youth in care are the education system and the child welfare system. The Ministry of Education (EDUC), through public and independent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare
Joint Educational Planning and Support for Children and Youth in Care: Cross-Ministry Guidelines
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British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2017
The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) and the Ministry of Education (MEd), in consultation with regional representatives and public and independent school representatives, created these cross-ministry guidelines to improve information sharing, strengthen practice and joint planning, and promote effective communication among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare
Understanding Teachers' Perspectives on Student Mental Health: Findings from a National Survey
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Froese-Germain, Bernie; Riel, Richard – Canadian Teachers' Federation (NJ1), 2012
This 2012 research report, based on a national online survey conducted by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) in collaboration with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, gathers the responses of over 3,900 teachers who voluntarily took part in the survey. Teachers were asked to identify the potential barriers to the provision of mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Mental Health, Teacher Surveys
The Application of a Transdisciplinary Model for Early Intervention Services
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King, Gillian; Strachan, Deborah; Tucker, Michelle; Duwyn, Betty; Desserud, Sharon; Shillington, Monique – Infants and Young Children, 2009
This article reviews the literature on the transdisciplinary approach to early intervention services and identifies the essential elements of this approach. A practice model describing the implementation of the approach is then presented, based on the experiences of staff members in a home visiting program for infants that has been in existence…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literature Reviews, Models
Provision of Coordinated Care for Individuals with Down Syndrome: The Calgary Perspective
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Heerensperger, Donna – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2006
In Calgary, Alberta, Canada, cooperation between families, agencies and health care providers has resulted in services that improve the health and quality of life for individuals with Down syndrome. One of these is the multidisciplinary Down syndrome team at the Alberta Children's Hospital, which provides assessment, treatment and support based on…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Clinics
Large Scale Development of Computer-Based Instructional Systems.
Olivier, William P.; Scott, G.F. – 1978
The Individualization Project at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) was organized on a cooperative basis with a federal agency and several community colleges to move smoothly from R&D to a production mode of operation, and finally to emphasize dissemination of computer courseware and systems. The key to the successful…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Agency Cooperation, College Faculty, Community Colleges