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Download full textSnyder, Wendy, Ed.; Ooms, Theodora, Ed. – 1999
At the request of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Research and Education Foundation of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy organized a series of 12 panels that focused on family issues in adolescent treatment. In these workshops, panelists discussed the importance of involving the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Counseling Theories, Drug Abuse
Peer reviewedRawson, Richard A. – Policy Review, 1990
Reviews findings about effective treatment for cocaine addiction based on experience in a Beverly Hills out-patient clinic. Describes various therapeutic approaches, emphasizing that one of the most important components of successful treatment is tailoring programs to the needs of individual patients as they progress through the stages of…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cocaine, Counseling Techniques, Crack
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1989
This document comprises the final technical report on the evaluation of the 1987-88 supplementary education programs of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District funded under Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. The following major findings are reported: (1) half of the students who rode extracurricular buses…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Peer Counseling, Program Descriptions
Mazie, Sara Mills; Bluestone, Herman – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Describes programs designed to help farm families who are forced to leave agriculture because of financial reasons. Includes federal, state, and local government programs that address the need for counseling, legal and technical assistance, financial assistance during the transition to nonfarm work, and skills assessment and job search assistance.…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dislocated Workers, Family Problems, Family Programs
Inglewood Unified School District, CA. – 1983
A cooperative community-school district counseling program to reduce truancy and juvenile delinquency in Inglewood, California is described. Material, in the form of official memos, is divided into four sections. Section 1 describes project funding and target students. Section 2 contains statistics related to the numbers of students served, put on…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Counseling Services, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1989
Presented is the final technical report on the evaluation of the 1988-89 supplementary education programs of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District funded under Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. The following major findings are reported: (1) extracurricular transportation costs, which had been reduced by…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, High Risk Students, Peer Counseling
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1990
The Canadian government is meeting the rising demand for highly skilled workers with a $296.4 million national dropout prevention initiative over five years. This document, written in both English and French, describes the initiative. More than half of the funds will be allocated to programs and services, more than a quarter to mobilizing…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Computer Oriented Programs, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention
Lester, Marilyn – 1986
This document comprises an evaluation of the first-year implementation of the Junior High School Student Assistance Program (JHSSAP), a dropout prevention program of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). JHSSAP is comprised of the following components: (1) Extended Counseling (EC), providing 8 hours per week of auxiliary counseling at…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students, Individualized Programs, Junior High School Students
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1983
This six-part evaluative report describes and assesses three projects, funded by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, designed to facilitate the transition of low-income, minority, and handicapped students from two- to four-year colleges. Part One provides information on the legislative mandate and goals for the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Disabilities
New York State School Boards Association, Albany. – 1987
Pupil support services have been slow to gain attention in the educational reform movement of the 1980s. Accordingly, in this paper the New York State School Boards Association examines the policy issues surrounding pupil support services, their place in the educational system and the reform movement, and their potential to integrate and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Board of Education Role, Counseling Services, Educational Policy
