How Useful Are Telephone Consultation Services for Parents? An Evaluation of Warmline.

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Title: How Useful Are Telephone Consultation Services for Parents? An Evaluation of Warmline.
Language: English
Authors: Samuels, Jonathan, Balter, Lawrence
Source: Children Today. May-Jun 1987 16(3):27-30.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 1987
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Counseling Services, Hotlines (Public), Parent Attitudes, Parent Counseling, Parent Education, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Abstract: Provides a description and results of an evaluation of one telephone consultation service for parents, New York University's "Warmline," which provides information/suggestions tailored to parents' childrearing concerns. Parents' satisfaction with Warmline is reflected by the finding that 96 percent of those surveyed said they would call Warmline again. (Author/BB)
Entry Date: 1987
Accession Number: EJ358401
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Provides a description and results of an evaluation of one telephone consultation service for parents, New York University's "Warmline," which provides information/suggestions tailored to parents' childrearing concerns. Parents' satisfaction with Warmline is reflected by the finding that 96 percent of those surveyed said they would call Warmline again. (Author/BB)