IDEA and Family Involvement

Family and gang involvement: An analysis of the effect of family function and family structure on gang involvement

Family involvement in practice: issues and attitudes.

The family occupies an important role in the lives of persons with a physical, developmental, or mental disability; however, the extent and manner in which occupational therapists work with families is not known. A questionnaire concerning family-therapist involvement was sent to occupational therapists. Responses of 340 occupational therapists with a primary practice area of physical disabilit...

Family-driven care in america: more than a good idea.

OBJECTIVES This paper will provide a history of how family-driven care has evolved in the United States. METHODS Several examples of family-driven care including the National Policy Academy led by the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, the Jefferson County Kentucky's Parent Advocacy Program, and the Family Ties Resource Centers in Westchester, New York, and the 2009 American...

FAMILY INVOLVEMENT MAKES A DIFFERENCE EVIDENCE THAT FAMILY INVOLVEMENT PROMOTES SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR EVERY CHILD OF EVERY AgE Family involvement in middle and HigH scHool students’ education

Adolescence is a time of rapid change. In adolescence (ages – 7), youth experience puberty, develop abstract thinking abilities, and transition into and out of middle school and then high school. Although most youth go through this period without excessive stress, adolescents are at a greater risk of school drop out, arrest, drug use, and some psychological disorders than other age groups. To b...

Family doctors' involvement with families in Estonia

BACKGROUND Family doctors should care for individuals in the context of their family. Family has a powerful influence on health and illness and family interventions have been shown to improve health outcomes for a variety of health problems. The aim of the study was to investigate the Estonian family doctors' (FD) attitudes to the patients' family-related issues in their work: to explore the de...