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Exceptional Parent, 1980
Recent developments in the area of respite care for families of handicapped individuals are discussed. Two programs, the Hartford Regional Center, which has more than 60 licensed respite homes on its lists, and the Respite Care center of the St. Louis Association for Retarded Children, which has a 16 bed facility, are described. (PHR)
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Models, Program Descriptions
Southwestern Region Deaf-Blind Center, Sacramento, CA. – 1975
The document contains the coordinator's guide, recruitment guide, practicum guide, training model, curriculum guide, bibliography, and evaluation guide for TABS, (Trained Aides as Baby Sitters), a training program that prepares individuals to be competent sitters for deaf-blind children and that provides a curriculum tailored to the needs of the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Curriculum, Deaf Blind, Infants
Hedge, Russell; Johnson, Willard – 1986
Providing cost-effective services in 15 counties of Southeast Kansas, the Infant and Early Childhood Intervention Program (IECIP) teaches parents to provide daily one-to-one therapy in gross and fine perceptual motor development, speech and language development, social adjustment, and behavior management for developmentally delayed children from…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Philosophy
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1989
Described in this report is the Saturday Afternoon Free respite care program for moderately to severely handicapped children operated under the auspices of the Idaho State University (ISU) College of Education. In service for 4 years, it has been evaluated by parents and student participants as excellent. It was developed in response to the need…
Descriptors: Children, Family Caregivers, Family Involvement, Higher Education