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Download full textDeane, Paul – 1993
This two-page fact sheet summarizes typical approaches, programs, and resources in the area of family support and respite programs for families with special needs. Principles of family support programs are listed, stressing the common goal of increasing the ability of families to successfully nurture children. Typical components of such programs…
Descriptors: Children, Crisis Intervention, Disabilities, Family Programs
Peer reviewedRoberts, Margaret; Siegel, Maxine – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1988
In a program developed at Merrywood School (Bellevue, Washington), four key components were identified as critical to successfully placing disabled children in foster care: identification and recruitment of stable, motivated, and qualified foster parents; preparation of foster parents; support for foster parents' needs; and development of creative…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Disabilities, Family Characteristics, Foster Care
Peer reviewedDeiner, Penny L.; Whitehead, Linda C. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1988
This paper proposes an expansion of respite care for families of handicapped children to include early intervention services and informal social supports. The experiences of the Delaware FIRST Program are described, focusing on using family day care as a respite service, training for family intervention, and emphasizing family-oriented resources.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Family Day Care, Family Involvement
Shoultz, Bonnie – 1993
This site visit report describes the development and activities of the New Hampshire Family Support Network for families of people with developmental disabilities, and is based on a review of documents, interviews with key people, and participant observation. It begins with a brief history of family activism in New Hampshire, noting the early high…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Traustadottir, Rannveig – 1988
Family support services are systematic efforts to support natural, adoptive, or foster families who have a family member with a disability. Programs vary in the types of services offered, goals, and number of families served. The most promising approaches to family support provide services that are flexible and individualized, build on informal…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Family Programs
Nelson, Lynda A. – 1986
Over the 3 years of funding, 1983-1986, the Volunteers in Partnership with Parents Project (VIPP), a Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) Model Demonstration Program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, designed and implemented a program model for parents in rural North Carolina who had significantly handicapped preschool…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs
