Discusses guidance for the development of consumer and home making education with the emphasis on bringing the consumer who needs consumer education into the program. (Author/RK)

Describes organization of an on-campus teaching clinic designed by faculty and students to meet the needs of the university community. (PG)

Sixty-two participants in an intensive six week institute were surveyed to determine influences of training during the year. Results indicated increases in (1) participation in community programs, (2) self confidence, (3) awareness and effectiveness in personal and professional activities. (Author/EK)

Clients receiving psychotherapy and those not receiving therapy did not initially differ significantly on a number of subject variables. (Author)

By enlisting the parent as a co-worker, being cognizant of strengths, human feelings, and imperfections, and encouraging open communication, professionals can better serve parents and their handicapped children. (Author)

Authors suggest where advice and assistance may be obtained for those who wish to start their own community Arts and Crafts programs. (MB)

Presented at the 1969 meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association in New York. (Author)

Describes issues related to resistance to community based care facilities. Information was gathered through interviews with representatives of residential treatment facilities and local and state officials. Critical variables significant in understanding community resistance and overcoming it include: (1) overconcentration; (2) client…

Describes the growth of a Mien refugee community in Montgomery, Alabama, and the development of community educational and employment services to aid these refugees. Also discusses Mien cultural characteristics. (GC)

In an effort to help prevent crime, teachers can engender in students respect for civic virtue, moral responsibility, and voluntary support of law. Community-focused youth participation projects can increase attachments to the neighborhood and community and thereby help prevent delinquency. (CT)

The imaginative use of resource persons, field trips, and mentor arrangements by regular and special education teachers can be highly effective in stimulating gifted students' interest in school and commitment to learning. (Author/SB)

A model for a community youth football program that includes disabled youth identifies five divisions of restriction based on: the amount of physical contact; level of activity strenuousness; emphasis on competition and winning; and special accommodations required. Handicapped youth football programs emphasize skill development and provide…