When determining eligibility for certain services and providing needed and appropriate resources, human service agencies and education institutions often require that children and families share very private information about themselves. Laws and statutes are in place to protect the privacy of these individuals and to ensure that this information…

In an age of legal, clinical, and fiscal accountability, record keeping is an important component of professional counseling. The second edition of this book is intended to be used to: (1) explain the uses of a case record and who has access to it; (2) comprehend everyday problems associated with ineffective communication, including how records…

The development of six university consortia and the prospects for their continued growth are examined. Areas of educational program development, development of symposia and short courses, public service, and research are reviewed. (BL)

It is in the students', the university's, the community's and the nation's interest that the public relations officer become involved with foreign students on campus. (HS)

Examines human services in China and reports that they demonstrably are based on the philosophy that the highest end of the individual is selfless service to the people. (DM)

Study designed to determine the students' attitudes and knowledge concerning the aged, to gain an indication of the students' future employment plans, and to provide a basis for considering improvement in the present educational preparation of the students for geriatric occupational therapy. (Author)

Explores the implications for the educational preparation of home economics workers at all levels and the problems facing the profession in developing to its fullest potential. (Editor)

As man faces larger number of people, he will tend to disregard individualism more and more, and ultimately to reduce man to nothingness. This article explores some of the long term implications of such decisions and the professional responsibility for the resulsts. Fresh look at the morality of decision making appears urgent. (Author)

Describes several types of "growth groups", established at Bowling Green University in effort to maximize personal development of interested students and staff. (CJ)

This paper compares the human service organization (HSO) with mainstream industrial and commercial enterprises. It examines some insights drawn from recent British and American research, particularly in the area of "domain theory," and suggests possible reasons for the ambivalent performance of most organizational development/management strategies…

The executive director of Advocates for Children describes a collaborative effort between that agency and two locals of the United Automobile Workers Union. Among the projects undertaken since 1969 are educational advocacy activities, psychotherapeutic services, support services for children, and other union benefit programs for members' children.…

Surveyed newly unemployed workers (N=171) regarding their needs for information and community services. Workers rated items relating directly to employment and financial concerns (i.e., information on job search methods, food, family budgeting) as most important, and rated pamphlets as the preferred method for obtaining information on most items.…