Strengthening refugee families : designing programs for refugee and other families in need / Daniel Scheinfeld and Lorraine B. Wallach, with Trudi Langendorf.

"Since 1990, the Refugee Families Program (RFP) has been working with Southeast Asian and other refugee groups in Chicago. This manual details the principles and practices of the program and the issues that have arisen in connecting these families to the educational, medical, welfare, and other...

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Main Author: Scheinfeld, Daniel, 1933-
Other Authors: Wallach, Lorraine B., Langendorf, Trudi, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Ill. : Lyceum Books, [1997]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Recruitment and follow-up
  • Child-parent classes
  • Group development
  • After-school homework classes
  • Family service, part 1: An overview
  • Family service, part 2: Helping families to be healthy
  • Language instruction for parents
  • Teachers and bilingual staff: recruitment, training, and supervision
  • Volunteers: recruitment, training, supervision, and functions
  • Coordination
  • Considerations in designing a program for refugees or other marginal populations
  • App. A. Theoretical framework for the child-parent classes
  • App. B. Curriculum for the child-parent classes
  • App. C. Program forms
  • App. D. Program evaluation and evaluation instruments.