The Impact of Family Stressors on the Social Development of Adolescents Admitted to a Residential Treatment Facility

The focus of this research was to determine the impact of family stressors on the social development of adolescents at admission to long-term mental health residential care. The study was conducted at the Waco Center for Youth, the only long-term residential care agency serving emotionally and behaviorally challenged adolescents and their families that functions under the authority of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Data was obtained from social assessment forms (N=457) in case records of clients. The prevalence of problem behaviors exhibited by the youth upon entry to the residential facility was examined and it was found that the youth entering the facility were experiencing severe impairment in their social development across several domains. Results indicated that youth with more family stressors exhibited significantly greater impairment in their social development (b = .19, p = .000) which suggests that the combination of multiple stressors within a family inhibits adolescent social development. The research supports a family systems approach to treatment that focuses on building family strengths and actively involving family in the intervention process.

Strategies for obesity prevention in child care settings: A literature review

Background. Children in the age group of 2-5 years spend substantial amount of time during the day in some kind of childcare setting. These settings are an excellent environmental infrastructure to enhance their nutrition and physical activity behavior and to promote healthy eating and physical activity habits. Due to the steep rise in overweight and obesity among children in the past three decades, it becomes essential to intervene early. There exists a need for literature on a comprehensive and sustainable approach to obesity prevention for younger children in these settings. ^ Methods. Systematic literature search was undertaken using databases like Medline Ovid, Pubmed, Medline Ebsco, and Cochrane Library. Articles published in English as well as English language abstracts of foreign articles were included. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) Studies conducted in any part of the world exploring relevant themes and a child care or preschool setting would be included. (2) The interventions promoted physical activity, nutrition/healthy eating/improved diet, reduced television viewing, reduced BMI, changed knowledge and behavior of children and or staff or affected policy/standards/regulations. (3) The population was children in the age group of at least 2 years to 5 years. (4) Articles published in English and English language abstracts for foreign articles would be included. ^ Results. 16 articles were included in the review that consisted of primary interventions in the form of randomized control trials or pre-post interventions were conducted in a preschool or child care or day care setting only. The outcomes pertaining to healthy weight in children were increased vegetable intake, reduced BMI and increased knowledge among others. ^ Conclusion. There is a dearth of data on strong intervention trials in the child care setting. Preschool research studies in the young children that have been conducted are not strong enough. There is a need for more randomized control trials and a well planned evaluation in the preschool age children. There is a need to develop outcome measures that can accurately assess the changes in diet and physical activity in this age group. Child care nutrition and physical activity standards need to be made stringent. ^

Families at work : the jobs and the pay.

Mode of access: Internet.

Hearing on child care [microform] : hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One hundredth Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, on July 8, 1987.

"Serial no. 100-26."

Differences in adult day services center characteristics by center ownership: United States, 2012 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Differences in adult day services center participant characteristics by center ownership: United States, 2012 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Food buying guide for child care centers /

"FNS-108."

Child care and equal opportunity for women.

Authors: James A. Levine and others.

Who's minding the kids? : child care arrangements, winter 1986-87 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Food assistance : efforts to control fraud and abuse in the Child and Adult Care Food Program should be strengthened : report to Congressional committees /

"B-283994"--P. 1.

Alternativas para el cuidado de nino s del Departamento De Servicios para Nino s y Familias.

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Child care business start up profile.

The profile is divided into two sections: one geared towards those hoping to establish a day care home, and the other for those establishing a larger scale day care center.

Choices for Care in Illinois : the first year.

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Virtual case manager : tactical implementation plan.

"During the 1996 spring session, the General Assembly passed and the Governor signed landmark legislation creating a Department of Human Services (DHS) effective July 1, 1997. The new department consolidates three human services departments in their entirety : Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (DASA) - Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) - Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (DMH/DD)."

Child care food program management manual for institutions.

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