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Peer reviewedAldgate, Jane – Children & Society, 1998
Explored use of respite care by 60 families to help prevent family breakdown. Found that after nine months, parents were more in control of their lives and had reduced family problems. Ninety-two percent of families remained intact. Social workers were more satisfied with the intervention in less-complex than in more-complex cases. Children…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Case Studies, Children, Family Programs
Download full textWilson, Valerie; Hall, Stuart; Rankin, Nicola; Davidson, Julia; Schad, Dominic – 2003
This report presents the findings of an examination of the costs, benefits, and characteristics of Sitter Services, a program in Scotland offering child care in the child's home to parents working atypical hours or respite care for families of children with developmental disabilities. The study also explored users' and providers' knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Children
