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Versluys, Hilda P. – Rehabilitation Literature, 1986
The article describes a Netherlands model for support and assistance to families of handicapped children. "Practical Help at Home" is an outgrowth of the Parents' Initiative Movement and relies on volunteers to provide a range of services including respite and training. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Family Programs, Foreign Countries, Home Programs
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 textAppleby, Sandy; And Others – 1987
Respite and in-home services have been identified by caregivers as vital for maintaining a frail older person in the community. A program called The Alzheimer Support/Tender Loving Caregivers Project was undertaken in northwest Indiana to strengthen the informal support network of disabled elderly in the community. An interfaith coalition of…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Disabilities, Home Programs, Human Services
Keller, Angela; And Others – 1997
This report describes the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver to section 1915 (c) of the Federal Social Security Act that was obtained by the New York State Office of Mental Health. The HCBS Waiver affects the services provided to children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances. Three statutory requirements are included in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cost Effectiveness, Eligibility
Walker, Pam – 1988
This report focuses on positive practices in providing support services to families of children with severe disabilities and chronic illnesses, based on visits to three sites in Maryland: the Family Support Program at the Kennedy Institute in Baltimore, the Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, and Sick Kids Need Involved People (SKIP).…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Delivery Systems, Family Programs, Financial Support
Culpepper, Maribeth; And Others – 1991
Respite care provides relief or backup emergency care for families of individuals who are developmentally disabled. In sparsely populated rural areas, center-based urban models for service delivery and provider recruitment and training may be inappropriate. Las Cumbres Learning Services has developed a model for provision of respite care services…
Descriptors: Community Services, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Family Caregivers
Hattie Larlham Foundation, Mantua, OH. – 1996
This report describes a model designed to provide family-centered, community-based coordinated services for families and their children with chronic health care needs. The model, which was implemented to serve 208 children over a 5-year period, is based on three key concepts: families should have the choice to receive services in their homes and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Chronic Illness, Community Programs, Consultation Programs
