The demonstration project involving the Cooperative School-Rehabilitation Centers (CSRC) for trainable mentally handicapped adolescents is described in areas of background, local planning, the planning grant, and beginning activities. Administrative concerns of staffing, program focus, responsibility structure, and negotiations for expansion are…

This presentation outlines the approach to integrated living for severely disabled individuals which was developed by Independent Living for the Handicapped of Brooklyn, New York. After a brief overview of the history and philosophy of this organization, the 'how-to' approach is explained. This program model coordinates services which are…

The data are intended to offer a comprehensive picture of disability and rehabilitation in the United States. Provided are a selection of existing statistics on the prevalence and distributions of disability and the programs, organizations, and occupations concerned with the disabled and their rehabilitation. Also included is an account of…

RECOVER is a developmental aftercare team of professionals and paraprofessionals organized to serve the total person with versatility. Coordinated expertise of the team was focused on providing action-type opportunities for starting developmental processes in clients. Methods included counseling, groups, crisis intervention, cluster apartment…

Describes a rehabilitation counselor training program, the Independent Living Project, that attempts to meet the needs of a community agency while simultaneously providing students with a paid work experience, direct client contact, and an opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills learned in counselor education programs. (Author/RC)

The report details some aspects of the American Friends Service Committee's (AFSC) and the Mali government's cooperative rehabilitation project for nomad families along the shores of Lake Faguibine. Covering the years 1975-81, the report contains five sections. The introduction provides background information on nomads and the Sahel; drought,…

In 1976, with a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Sex and Disability Unit began training disabled and nondisabled professionals and paraprofessionals to serve as sociosexual educator-counselors for physically disabled persons; this is the final report of that project. Training included lectures on the sexual aspects of…

The project (1968-1973) was undertaken to demonstrate job and earning potential for competitive work of homebound and/or severely disabled persons who otherwise have not benefited from rehabilitation programs as they conventionally exist. In the lifetime of this project, three companies were formed: An non-emergency transportation service for the…

Included in the report of Project MODEL's final year of operation as a Federally-funded educational project is a brief description of the project and an examination of its various operational activities. The project was originally designed to test the effectiveness of a specialized form of instruction for specific groups (physically and mentally…

This is the last of five reports on programs for treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, D. C. For each of these cities, the following information was sought: (1) how much money Government agencies were spending on narcotic treatment and rehabilitation, (2) goals of…

The report describes a project, the National Clearinghouse on Offender Employment Restrictions, designed to develop a program to help in the removal of formal barriers to job opportunities for ex-offenders. The report describes the project's effort in gathering research and development materials relating to licensing restrictions and other…

Since 1974, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has provided students with disabilities the opportunity to attend a higher education institution. From a modest beginning audience of less than two dozen students, the university now provides services to nearly 300 students. Services and personnel now include over 50 full-time employees, and over 100…

This bibliography on halfway houses contains seventy-two entries (includes books, journals, films, technical reports, and government publications) which address the critical issues in halfway house operations, evaluations, and innovations. Each entry includes an annotation preceded by the appropriate bibliographic information, such as author,…

According to this report on the results of a 1977 survey of 163 correctional education programs throughout the United States, the general state of education in correctional institutions has improved, but funding is a major problem that is reflected in the quality of administration, lack of resources, and inability to offer meaningful programs on a…

According to current estimates, approximately 5.5 percent of all American pregnant women use an illicit drug during pregnancy. National concern for drug-exposed infants prompted interest in the needs of substance using pregnant women and in the development of drug treatment programs for them. A total of 147 comprehensive programs have been funded…