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Beal, Sarah J.; Wingrove, Twila; Mara, Constance A.; Lutz, Nathan; Noll, Jennie G.; Greiner, Mary V. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2019
Background: Childhood adversity is linked to a number of adult health and psychosocial outcomes; however, it is not clear how to best assess and model childhood adversity reported by adolescents with known maltreatment exposure. Objective: This study sought to identify an empirically-supported measurement model of childhood adversity for…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Early Experience, Adolescents, Foster Care
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Powell, Diane S.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1997
Discusses principles associated with strength-based approaches to support families of children with disabilities: a philosophy based on family strength; a partnership approach to service; a family-centered agenda; an individualized response to family needs; a comprehensive view of family development; and an assessment of outcomes based on family…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Family Life
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Rutman, D.; Boisseau, B. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1995
This paper explores social and psychological issues facing those with acquired hearing loss, including self-identity, dealing with the loss, communication issues, and the impact of hearing impairment on significant others. Strategies and innovative approaches to promoting the well-being of deafened and hard-of-hearing individuals and their…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Coping, Emotional Adjustment, Family Problems
Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater. Div. of Home Economics. – 1977
This report of a statewide conference on the possible options for families in the face of adversity was co-sponsored by the Family Study Center--Division of Home Economics, and the Office of University Extension, Oklahoma State University. General sessions on the effect of social change on the family, the co-relation between the energy crisis and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Services, Employed Women, Family Problems
Andrews, Mary P.; Swanson, Jane F. – 1979
A descriptive-comparative study was designed to document the service delivery functions and impacts of three different parent-aide programs ongoing in Michigan. The study took place over the period of summer 1978 to summer 1979. The programs involved in the study were the Genesee County Department of Social Services' Volunteer Services Parent-Aide…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Family Health, Family Problems