Singapore, Australia, South Korea, Canada, and Quebec are viewed in terms of their recreational activities. (BD)

The community, state mental hospitals, and a community mental health center work together to provide an environment conducive to the continued well being of chronic mental patients in an area of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The authors describe a program that involves day care centers and the patients' everyday living. (Author)

Recent demands for community representation in planning raise basic questions as to the nature of the community. This article likens the community to theatrical fiction, maintained through variously-staged dramatic performances. (Author/LR)

Community oriented state mental health facilities can provide invaluable practicum experiences for undergraduate and graduate students in training to become teachers of behaviorally disordered children. (Author/CJ)

The rapid expansion of community mental health programs calls for exploring the primary task, the nature of inputs and outputs, environmental conditions, and subsystem interactions as they affect a community mental health program. The differences between programs organized according to a medical practice model and a human services model are also…

Describes specific types of learning situations in which schools and communities work together to provide a holistic approach to children's educational experiences. (MP)

Discusses establishment of a community program designed to provide intervention services, support and education for the dying, their families, and the community. Included is a brief history, the nature of the program, problems related to community acceptance, and the current status and future of the program. (Author/JAC)

Provides a systematic approach toward a remedy of the current stagnation in program monitoring and program evaluation, particularly in the field of drug abuse prevention and intervention. This approach introduces a Uniform Progress and Evaluation Reporting System (UPERS), which is capable of rendering comparative judgments across various agency…

The "Parent Speakers Program" combats misunderstanding about the nature of disabilities, misconceptions regarding the disabled, and stereotypes about disabled persons held by the community. Parents present factual information regarding disability; following the presentation, a discussion time and question/answer period is set aside to…

Describes Tunisian experiment of including practical activities in secondary school curriculum that will prepare students for working life. Suggests schools study development needs and needs of community, translate those needs into community development projects, match projects against objectives of training and personality development of…

A curriculum development model was formulated for training resident advisors (RAs) to work with developmentally disabled clients in small community homes. Overall findings suggested that the alternative living arrangement pilot training programs were highly effective in helping students acquire the knowledge and skills requisite to successful RA…

Legislative direction alone cannot provide a solution to the youth unemployment problem. Recognition by CETA prime sponsors of the values of vocational education and a corresponding willingness of educators to adapt to CETA is necessary to achieve that goal. (CT)

Describes Federal legislation that has had an impact on the elderly by funding programs designed to provide enhanced autonomy through community-based health and social services. Deplores the scarcity of such programs and stresses the importance of broader community care for older adults. (Author/GC)