Use of Critical Incidents for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating a Training Program for Foster Grandparents.

Robins, Arthur J.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981

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Use of Critical Incidents for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating a Training Program for Foster Grandparents.

Robins, Arthur J.; And Others

Educational Gerontology, v7 n2-3 p111-22 Sep-Oct 1981

Reports the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a training program for foster grandparents employed at a residential center for disturbed children. Describes training objectives focused on the role of the foster grandparents in helping their charges to develop socially acceptable behavior. A cognitive problem-solving strategy was taught. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Children, Critical Incidents Method, Emotional Disturbances, Older Adults, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Role Models, Skill Development, Training Methods, Training Objectives

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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