PRACTICAL ISSUES IN DELIVERING BROAD-BASE D ECOBEHAVIORAL SERVICES TOFAMILIES

Provided here is a brief description of an ecobehavioral model for del ivering services to families with serious disorders such as child abus e and neglect and families who have children with developmental disabi lities who are at high risk for abuse and neglect. It is noted that in addition to the empirical data that are gathered from research and se rvice from this model, many practical considerations arise that deserv e professional attention. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to enumer ate some of the practical problems such as counselor stress, parental noncompliance, and interagency coordination, and to offer a few soluti ons to these challenges.