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Kristin Geiser; Elena Elliott; Derric Heck; Kristen Jackson – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2022
Redwood City School District (RCSD) has a long history of attending to the needs of its students and their families, and it has responded to the current incidence of mental health challenges among youth by setting a goal that by June 2024, every student will receive "appropriate social-emotional supports designed to meet their needs. The plan…
Descriptors: School Districts, Mental Health, Health Services, Social Emotional Learning
Murúa, Vanessa – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This paper discusses a collaborative inquiry (CI) that explored a California community college program known as Puente. The purpose of the inquiry was to bring together different stakeholders involved with Puente---students, mentors, counselors, and instructors---to engage in group dialogue and share their perceptions about the functions of the…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Community Colleges, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Gamboa, Robert – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The Three article dissertation is a program review of the Counseling 50 college preparedness program at Fullerton College, Fullerton California. Article I is a comprehensive review of literature on educational legislation during the 1960s that led to the development of educational programs and opportunities for students from underrepresented…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Guidelines, Higher Education, College Preparation
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Knight, David; Wadhwa, Anita – Schools: Studies in Education, 2014
In this article, we tackle the disadvantaging conditions of zero tolerance policies in school settings and advocate using an alternative approach--critical restorative justice through peacemaking circles--to nurture resilience and open opportunity at the school level. In the process, this article builds on theory and qualitative research and…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Rehabilitation Programs, Zero Tolerance Policy, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Martinez, John; Fraker, Thomas; Manno, Michelle; Baird, Peter; Mamun, Arif; O'Day, Bonnie; Rangarajan, Anu; Wittenburg, David – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2010
This report focuses on the seven original Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) projects selected for funding in 2003. Three of the original seven projects were selected for a national random assignment evaluation in 2005; however, this report only focuses on program operations prior to joining the random assignment evaluation for the three…
Descriptors: Welfare Recipients, Program Implementation, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
Lea, Robert – 1979
This paper describes a program of free, short-term, individual bereavement counseling for survivors of sudden death in Marin County, California. Co-sponsors are Marin Suicide Prevention Center and Marin County Coroner's Office. Most survivors are initially referred to the program by the coroner at the time of certifying cause of death, others are…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Death, Grief, Mental Health Programs
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Tsemberis, Sam; McHugo, Gregory; Williams, Valerie; Hanrahan, Patricia; Stefancic, Ana – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
Reliable and valid longitudinal residential histories are needed to assess interventions to reduce homelessness and increase community tenure. This study examined the test-retest reliability, sensitivity to change, and concurrent validity of the Residential Time-Line Follow-Back (TLFB) Inventory, a method used to record residential histories in…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Validity, Reliability, Longitudinal Studies
Association of California School Administrators. – 1983
Descriptions of successful school counseling and guidance programs are offered as a resource for those responsible for developing or improving such programs. Following brief recommendations on program planning, one-page descriptions are presented for 54 California counseling and guidance programs. Each description includes the name, address, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Comprehensive Guidance, Counseling Services, Elementary Schools
Scott, Jeanne – 1974
This document outlines, in detail, the Vocational Readiness Package for young girls, which is a week-long program utilizing simulation games and role-playing, while employing peer group counseling techniques to dramatize the realities concerning women in marriage and careers today. After three years of using this program, the authors have compiled…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Females, Game Theory
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McGraw, Michael J.; And Others – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1977
Describes activities in the development of the project, Home-based Employment to Accomplish Rehabilitation (HEAR). This description is intended to serve as a guideline for replicating similar programs with any group of homebound individuals. Project objectives, effect of home-based employment, guidelines, and enhancing professionalism are topics…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Guidelines, Home Programs, Homebound
Hanson, Marlys; Allen, Lynn – Training and Development Journal, 1976
A career planning project was conducted by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory to meet the career guidance needs of organizations and employees. The program emphasized self-assessment as a basic step in career planning and utilized a variety of resources. Workshops were conducted on personal assessment and on defining motivational job skills. (EC)
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adults, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Dohrmann, Harriet M.; Jones Helen M. – 1976
This guide describes the goals and abjectives of schools and classes for pregnant minors, the financial assistance provided by the California Legislature, and the legal implications. It discusses the services to be provided the pregnant minor (psychologically, realistically, financially, and ideally), how to obtain community support, what…
Descriptors: Child Care, Community Involvement, Counseling Services, Guides
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
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Ross, Charlotte P. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1980
Consultation to school personnel following student suicides led to a program of prevention through training school personnel. The program increased the ability of resource persons available to adolescents--teachers, counselors and school nurses--to recognize signs of suicidal depression and to respond effectively to suicidal students. (Author)
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, High School Students, Mental Health Programs, Prevention
Covelo Indian Community, CA. – 1975
Describing the initial implementation period (April 1--June 30, 1975) of the Covelo Indian Community's Career Development Program, this report presents: (1) the Director's Report which deals with implementation delays, revised time frames, contracts for personnel, the new site, the board of directors, record keeping, testing instruments, charts,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Career Development
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