Alternatives to Institutionalization: Application of Permanency Planning Principles to Services for Children with Developmental Disabilities.

Autor/inn/en	Ott, J. S.; Langer, M.
Institution	Human Services Research Inst., Cambridge, MA.; Applied Management Corp., Denver, CO.
Titel	Alternatives to Institutionalization: Application of Permanency Planning Principles to Services for Children with Developmental Disabilities.
Quelle	(1987), (139 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Adoption; Children; Developmental Disabilities; Family Environment; Financial Support; Foster Care; Human Services; Infants; Long Range Planning; Placement; State Programs; Young Adults; Colorado + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Child; Kind; Kinder; Entwicklungsstörung; Familienmilieu; Finanzielle Förderung; Pflegehilfe; Humanitäre Hilfe; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Langfristige Planung; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Regierungsprogramm; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener
Abstract	The policy analysis examines application of permanency planning principles (services in family settings that provide continuity in relationships) to services for developmentally disabled children (through age 21) in Colorado. Section I provides an extensive description of permanency planning principles and a discussion of their theoretical and historical framework. Section II reviews the array of alternatives to institutionalization, namely: family support services, temporary foster care, and various forms of adoption. Section III presents alternative decision-making criteria for selection among program options. Section IV analyzes the current status of funding and program alternatives to institutionalization in Colorado. Section V describes a "model" permanency planning service system developed by the Michigan Department of Mental Health. Section VI looks at barriers to changing the current system status. Section VII concludes the analysis with recommendations for implementing a system in Colorado that reflects permanency planning principles. Appendixes include papers with the following titles: "Permanency Planning for Children with Special Needs,""Four Model State Family Support Programs,""Local Child Welfare Services, Self-Assessment Manual, Part 1--Checklists,""Family Resource Services Program Implementation Guide for Community Centered Boards," and "Foster Care for Children with Developmental Disabilities--Preliminary Policy Analysis." (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC