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Gittler J. [2002]. Alternative dispute prevention and resolution for children with special health care needs and their families in managed care settings: Final report. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa, National Maternal and Child Health Resource Center, 40 pp.

Annotation: This final report describes a national program to promote fair, timely, and cost-effective methods of preventing and resolving conflicts in obtaining needed health care services between children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and their families, service providers, and managed care organizations. The project is designed to help CSHCN obtain services that are community-based, comprehensive, coordinated, family-centered, and culturally competent. The report sections include the purpose of the project, goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, results and outcomes, publications and products, dissemination and utilization, future plans and follow-up, and type and amount of support and resources needed to replicate the project. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Community based services, Cultural competence, Cultural sensitivity, Dispute resolution, Families, Family centered services, Final reports, Health personnel, MCH research, Managed care, Mediation, Service integration

Crawford D, Bodine R. 1996. Conflict resolution education: A guide to implementing programs in schools, youth-serving organizations, and community and juvenile justice settings. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, ca.130 pp.

Annotation: This report provides background information to educators, juvenile justice practitioners and others in youth-serving organizations on conflict resolution education; it is the result of a joint project of the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education. It describes four widely used and promising approaches and includes guidance on how to initiate and implement conflict resolution education programs in a variety of settings. It also discusses parent and community education programs, the art of conflict resolution, and the evaluation of these programs. Appendices include assessment forms for programs, curricula, and providers.

Keywords: Conflict resolution, Educational programs, Mediation, Negotiation

U.S. Commission on Child and Family Welfare. 1996. Parenting our children: In the best interest of the nation. Washington, DC: U.S. Commission on Child and Family Welfare, 219 pp.

Annotation: This report focuses on the issues of custody and visitation, which affect the children of divorced, separated, or unmarried parents. The report gives information on demographic, economic, judicial, and community factors on parental, and custody issues. Sections of the report give information on how the commission framed the issues, recommendations on reshaping the courts, and empowering the family through the community. Appendices include the voting record for the report, biographies of the commissioners, commission staff and acknowledgments, commissioners' statements, commission meetings, sample parenting plans, mandatory mediation programs, and community based organizations.

Keywords: Child custody, Child support, Divorce, Legal processes, Mediation, Parent rights

Chariot Productions, Visual Communications Group, and Colorado School Mediation Project. 1994. Alternatives to violence: A two-part program on conflict resolution, negotiation and mediation for schools. Niles, IL: United Learning, 1 guide, 2 videos (33 and 31 minutes, VHS 1/2 inch), 25 handouts.

Annotation: This information package contains a resource guide for teachers, two videotapes and twenty-five handouts for students. It assists educators in developing and teaching programs that will help adolescents learn to solve conflict using non-violent means. Part one covers understanding conflict, communication skills, conflict resolution, and peer mediation. Part two covers implementing conflict resolution programs in schools. The program uses sixteen lessons to cover these subjects. The resource guide also includes resource lists for information and training, other curricula, and further readings.

Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Conflict resolution, Materials for adolescents, Mediation, Negotiation, Problem solving, Training materials, Videotapes, Violence prevention
   

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