Residential Facilities: State and Federal Oversight Gaps May Increase Risk to Youth Well-Being


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Nationwide, fed. funding to states supported more than 200,000 youth in facilities seeking help for behavioral or emotional challenges in 2004. Recent fed. reviews and investigations highlighted maltreatment in some facilities, resulting in hospitalizations and deaths. This testimony discusses: (1) what is known about incidents that adversely affect youth well-being in residential facilities; (2) the extent that state oversight ensures youth well-being in these facilities; and (3) the factors that affect the ability of fed. agencies to hold states accountable for youth well-being in residential facilities. This testimony is based on national surveys to state agencies of child welfare, health and mental health, and juvenile justice for the year 2006. Charts.




Residential Facilities


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Fun Interactive Cookbooks for Children and Tweens These unique interactive cookbooks are truly a gift that keeps on giving. Do you wish you could learn how to prepare meals beyond spreading peanut butter and jelly on bread, or popping frozen nuggets in the microwave? Do you enjoy watching your parents cook in the kitchen, and wish you could help out a bit more? Girls Cookin' Up Fun will teach you important safety tips and basic kitchen terms and techniques, which is always the best place to begin. Plus all 50 easy-to-follow recipes are not only fun to make, but also very fun to eat These girl-tested and tasted recipes include yummy standards such as pancakes, pizza, and mac and cheese. We also introduce more gourmet dishes like turkey frittata, beef stroganoff, and baked crab cakes, while still keeping it simple. Girls Cookin' Up Fun cookbooks will not only teach important cooking basics, nutrition, and safety tips, but will also inspire your budding chef to experiment in the kitchen and expand their tastes with a variety of scrumptious, yet easy recipes. The adorable characters and illustrations make these books particularly alluring to tween-age girls, but is equally appropriate and fun for younger and older children alike. To further engage readers, these cookbooks are filled with interesting quotes, food facts, fun trivia, and puzzles. Plus, in keeping up with the digital age, 2-D barcode tags on a select number of pages allow readers to link to additional educational and entertaining food-related content on the Internet by scanning it with their smart phone. The 50 kid-tested and tasted recipes include delicious choices for breakfast, lunch, dinner, sides, healthy snacks, and sweets and treats for special occasions. Encouraging kids to cook and help out in the kitchen not only teaches them a vital life skill, but empowers them to make better eating choices whenever and wherever they eat. Resale, Wholesale, and Group Fundraising Opportunities availaible. Contact www.cookinupfun.tv for more information.







An Easy Guide on How to Establish Your First Residential Care Facility


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Why is this book important to you in setting up your care-giving business? This book was written especially for those who are considering the idea of getting into the business of providing service in a residential care setting particularly those who are exploring the business potential for the first time but have little or no experience at all. For those who have a lot of courage and determination to succeed, but may have very limited money to start up the business, this book is for you. It is also for those who are interested in establishing their first residential care business despite their limitations and challenges in setting up the business and not knowing what to do and where to start. The book serves as an easy guide to the inexperienced self-starters who could use some help when going through the whole process from start to finish. It shall clarify the confusion that most beginners in the business normally encounter particularly those who do not have any idea on what to do first, who to turn to next, what agency to approach and when, where to look for the best location for their facility, what form to fill out, how to get funding, etc. Contrary to what other people think, anyone can succeed and make a lot of money in this business. It is up to you to find out if this business is right for you.




Children and Residential Experiences


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The CARE practice model provides a framework for residential care based on a theory of how children develop, motivating both children and staff to adhere to routines, structures, and processes, minimizing the potential for interpersonal conflict. The core principles of the model have a strong relationship to positive child outcomes, and can be incorporated into a wide variety of programs and treatment models.










Residential Services for the Mentally Retarded


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Assisted Living


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This text examines the evolving field of residential care and focuses on national issues of regulation, reimbursement and staffing. The book describes assisted-living facilities, those living in them, their needs and how services vary.