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Focal Point: A National Bulletin on Family Support and Children's Mental Health: Partnering with Families, 18(1), Summer 2004. (ENTIRE ISSUE).
Walker, J. & Tullis, K. (Eds.)
This issue highlights recent work at the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health in Portland, Oregon. The Center's work is guided by a vision of family-professional partnership within systems of care serving children with emotional or behavioral disorders and their families. Download PDF
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Partnering with families.
Walker, J. S. & Friesen, B. This article describes how the Center's work has evolved over the years, yet all the while staying focused on the vision of family-professional partnership and collaboration. Download PDF
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Disclosure and reciprocity: On the job strategies for taking care of business and family.
Rosenzweig, J. M. & Huffstutter, K. This article describes research that seeks to gather information about how parents' employment experiences are affected when they are caring for a child with a mental health disorder. Download PDF
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Getting your money's worth: What early childhood program directors should know about working with mental health professionals.
Green, B. L., Everhart, M. C. & Gordon, L. J. This article reports on research that can help managers of early childhood education programs make informed choices about how to use program resources to get the most "bang for the buck" from mental health professionals. Download PDF
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Promoting inclusion in child care centers: Learning from success.
Bradley, J., Ama, S., Gettman, M. L. G., Brennan, E., & Kibera, P. This article shares findings from research into strategies that promote inclusion of children with challenging behaviors into child care classes. Download PDF
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Underrepresented researchers mentoring program: One mentee's story.
Gettman, M. L. G. The Center's mentoring program successfully encourages students of color, first generation college students, and students with disabilities to pursue an interest in research and to acquire a variety of research skills and experiences. Download PDF
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Team practices to increase individualization in wraparound.
Walker, J. S. This article describes the results of research that has focused on understanding how wraparound team practices - i.e., specific kinds of skills, techniques, or procedures that team members use - are linked to desired outcomes in wraparound. Download PDF
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Wraparound and juvenile justice: Making a connection that works.
Kerbs, J., Gaylor, R., Pullmann, M., & Roe, P. This article describes evaluation results from a successful juvenile justice-mental health collaboration to use wraparound with juvenile offenders and their families. Download PDF
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Partnership in evaluation: Training implications.
Jivanjee, P., Schutte, K., & Robinson, A. This article focuses on research that was designed to build understanding of the training needs of evaluators participating on evaluation teams with family members. Download PDF
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Family participation in out-of-home treatment settings: Challenges and opportunities.
Friesen, B. This article reports on research focusing on family members' experiences when their children are in out-of-home care. Findings point to areas where the practices, programs, and policies of out-of-home services can be improved. Download PDF
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