For more than 20 years, the system of care philosophy has comprised a central strategy of service reform in children's mental health at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels. System of care terminology has become widely used in many different service sectors but often without a shared understanding of what a system of care is. This…

Suggestions for program administrators and training program directors to develop comprehensive plans based on principles of community involvement, education, administration and finance, and the disciplines being taught are broadly outlined. Three accompanying charts illustrate approach to evaluation planning. (NF)

This document is the first part of a comprehensive study designed to review existing data about child development and the evaluation data of programs for children in order to propose recommendations for Federal program planning. Two major goals of the work reported in this section (Volume 1 are: (1) to arrive at an adequate definition of…

This report discusses the success of desensitization techniques in alleviating specific anxiety but its failure in treating generalized anxiety. Anxiety management training (AMTO has been developed to overcome some of the deficiencies of desensitization approaches. Through the use of instructions and cues to arouse anxiety responses and the…

The purpose of this guide is to provide administrators and teachers who work in education programs for migrants with a tool which may be useful in guiding the development and appraisal of such programs. Objectives for migrant education programs and the criteria for program appraisal included in the guide have been developed through the efforts of…

This document is the fourth and final part of a comprehensive study designed to review child development data and program evaluation data so that proposals for Federal program planning can be made. This section (Volume 4) provides a summary of the topics, findings, and recommendations of the other three parts of the study. (DP)