Measuring and
evaluating family support program quality.
Not exact matches
Meta - analyses of studies
evaluating these
programs show positive effects on the competence, efficacy and psychological health of the parents, as well as on the behaviour of the children.49, 50 A recent implementation study of a strategy for parenting and
family support showed that
families in the treatment group had far fewer cases of substantiated child maltreatment, abuse injuries and out - of - home placements.51
Harvard
Family Research Project working since 1983 to help stakeholders develop and evaluate strategies to promote the well being of children, youth, families, and their communities; within three areas that support children's learning and development: early childhood education, out - of - school time programming, and family and community support in edu
Family Research Project working since 1983 to help stakeholders develop and
evaluate strategies to promote the well being of children, youth,
families, and their communities; within three areas that
support children's learning and development: early childhood education, out - of - school time
programming, and
family and community support in edu
family and community
support in education
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Evaluated patients to determine their medical / nursing needs and created and implemented correlating nursing
programs • Administered medication through mouth and IVs and ensure that any IM administrations are handled timely and efficiently • Provided
support to patients with daily life tasks such as grooming, toileting and washing • Monitored and recorded patients» vitals and ensured that any significant changes were communicated to the doctor or nurse manager • Educated patients and their
families about what to expect during medical procedures and care
• Provided instructional methodology and behavioral
support to teachers and caregivers • Developed and implemented individualized patient and
family - centered educational
programs in collaboration with educational institutes • Implement and
evaluate autism services of eligible children and their
families • Compile special education
program information into documents and reports • Act as a resource for information regarding laws, regulations and procedures regarding special education
programs
Licensure & Certification ♦ Registered Nurse — Active ♦ Adult Cardiac Life
Support (ACLS)-- Active ♦ Neonatal Resuscitation
Program (NRP)-- Active ♦ Basic Life
Support (CPR)-- Active ♦ Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)-- Active ♦ Medical Billing and Coding Professional Experience Midland Memorial Hospital 10/2009 — 8/2010 Staff Nurse — Post Partum Unit • Consulted with healthcare team to assess patient condition and design and implement course of treatment • Monitored patient diet, physical activity, symptoms, status changes, vitals, and responses to treatment • Documented patient medical information and vital signs ensuring accurate, detailed, and organized records • Ordered and
evaluated diagnostic tests and modified patient treatment plan accordingly • Prepared patients for examinations and procedures, administered medications, and changed dressings • Instructed individuals and
families in health education, disease prevention, and childbirth • Developed health improvement plans offering guidance for patients awaiting hospital discharge
The national practices will guide early childhood educators and policy makers to develop, implement and
evaluate evidence based road safety
programs that
support children's and
families learning about road safety.
Ultimately, this study aims to
evaluate a culturally and contextually appropriate
program that will
support children,
families and teachers who are impacted by FASD, and other psychosocial factors, in a way that can contribute to overcoming some of the challenges of remote service delivery.
As part of the federal welfare reform of 1996, Congress recognized the need to promote responsible fatherhood as a way to
support child wellbeing.2 During the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000), Congress provided funding to the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), a non-profit organization that works with government agencies, the military, corrections departments, and community organizations to create fatherhood
programs.3 Concurrently, Congress also provided funding to
evaluate the Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and
Family Revitalization's fatherhood
program, signaling the federal government's commitment to researching and assessing the impact of responsible fatherhood
programs.4 Although Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama included funding for responsible fatherhood
programs in each of their budgets, it was not until the 109th Congress of 2005 - 2006 that the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood (HMPRF) grants
program was created and funded under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 beginning in FY2006 and continuing through FY2010.5 The
program was subsequently reauthorized under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010.6 The HMPRF
programs support healthy marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities, and are funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and
Families» (ACF) Office of
Family Assistance (OFA).7 The HMPRF
programs have continued to receive funds through FY2016.8 Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education grantees, the New Pathways for Fathers and
Families grantees, and Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry and Mobility (ReFORM) grantees are currently funded from FY2015 through FY2020.9
A key aspect of the Initiative is a certification process for fatherhood
programs in the state, which ensures consistency and quality of service delivery to low - income, noncustodial fathers and their
families, and recognizes fatherhood
programs that have demonstrated exemplary practice.19 The process also allows certified fatherhood
programs to offer the State - Owed Arrearage Adjustment
Program for eligible participants.20 Connecticut's Initiative has established a quasi-experimental design system to evaluate the fatherhood programs it helps to coordinate.21 The evaluation collected demographic information on the almost 4,000 participants who enrolled in the Promoting Fatherhood Project from 2006 to 2011.22 The evaluation found that fathers in the program reported needing assistance in education, job training, housing, outstanding child support, parenting time, co-parenting, and parenting
Program for eligible participants.20 Connecticut's Initiative has established a quasi-experimental design system to
evaluate the fatherhood
programs it helps to coordinate.21 The evaluation collected demographic information on the almost 4,000 participants who enrolled in the Promoting Fatherhood Project from 2006 to 2011.22 The evaluation found that fathers in the
program reported needing assistance in education, job training, housing, outstanding child support, parenting time, co-parenting, and parenting
program reported needing assistance in education, job training, housing, outstanding child
support, parenting time, co-parenting, and parenting skills.
Read articles on assessing, developing, and
evaluating adoption
programs and services, recruiting adoptive
families, preparing children and youth,
supporting birth parents, obtaining and providing post-adoption services, the impact of adoption, and more.
Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study
evaluated the
Families and Schools Together (FAST)
program [now called FAST ® - Elementary School Level] multifamily
support group intervention
program in elementary schools.
Chen's previous work includes developing and implementing a visuospatial fine - motor - skills intervention in an after - school setting, examining the effects of the pre-referral intervention team process on elementary student and teacher outcomes, and
evaluating community - based
programs supporting kinship caregivers and special - needs adoptive
families.
The toolkit assists child abuse and neglect prevention,
family support, and parenting
programs in
evaluating their effectiveness in improving outcomes for children and
families.