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Ross, E. Clarke – Word from Washington Analysis, 1980
The report discusses financing respite care (short term care of the handicapped to provide family relief) services for the developmentally disabled (DD). Respite care is examined as a component of a comprehensive service delivery system for the DD, and the scope of respite care services as conceptualized by its advocates is reviewed. Nationally…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Family Problems, Financial Support, Personal Care Homes
Download full textYoakum, Kathryn S., Ed.; Friesen, Barbara J., Ed. – 1991
This conference proceedings reports on a 1989 meeting addressing respite care for families of children with mental, emotional or behavioral disorders. The conference addressed: (1) respite care concepts, programs, and issues; and (2) planning for designing, financing, and implementing state and local respite programs. The report contains the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Children
Strobino, Jane – 1988
The study examined family support services currently utilized by families of individuals with developmental disabilities, and family support services seen as important by respondent families in the state of Hawaii. A total of 625 questionnaires were distributed via 24 agencies; 234 useable surveys were returned for a 39% response rate. The survey…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Community Services, Demography, Developmental Disabilities
Freud, Elissa – 1989
This paper profiles nine model programs for supporting families who care for a child with a severe illness or one or more disabilities and discusses current trends as they emerged from interviews with key persons in the field. Core components examined include self-help, advocacy, parent education, respite care, family-centered case management, and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
