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Brent, Barbara; Kennedy-Lizotte, Rie; Fay, Mary Lee – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2018
Case managers, often called support coordinators, are pivotal in the service system supporting people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families to have meaningful lives in the community, which includes access to community integrated employment. Support coordinators balance this priority, along with ensuring individual…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Caseworkers, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Morgan, Patricia; Blair, Nancy – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
In this article, the authors recall how the Academy in Manayunk adopted the famous Sally Smith's club methodology. They share how the influence of Smith pushed the school faculty and staff to create a school that focuses on the individual child and celebrates the unique talents and interests that each brings to the learning community. It is based…
Descriptors: Laboratory Schools, Mothers, Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2013
Making Connections was the Annie E. Casey Foundation's signature place-based, community-change initiative of the 2000s. It sought to build on previous work and launch an effort focused firmly on the framework of family strengthening. The Foundation started Making Connections in 22 places, focusing eventually on first 10, then seven sites. It…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Change Strategies, Program Development, Program Implementation