This is a description of a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. Seminar in Substance Abuse provides an overview of methods for delivering services to substance abusers. The course is designed to assist persons experienced in working with substance abusers by…

These proceedings are intended for use by educators, trainers, and others with responsibility for developing short-term educational programs in the field of aging. The articles are practical tools containing a wealth of concepts and suggestions for designing conferences, workshops, and short courses on aging. The articles were developed or…

Discussed are current delivery problems and current delivery systems for rehabilitation services. The following systems are described: client initiative, consumer appreciation, advertising, referral, client affiliation, family, indigenous worker, developmental, key citizen, legal, community survey, community corporation, catchment area service,…

This issue of Impact, a bi-monthly magazine produced by the ERIC Center at The University of Michigan, examines a variety of viewpoints, issues and explorations about out future world. Included is a speech by B.F. Skinner, a presentation on the future and its impact on life/career planning, a curriculum plan for a course in futuristics, and…

As one part of the Career Options Research and Development (CORD) Social Service Aide Project, Prairie State College conducted Pilot A program to test and evaluate model career ladders and a core curriculum for the human services areas. Success included: (1) The college has successfully used methods of task analysis to expand the number of human…

A guide to encourage all concerned personnel to develop and improve resources and skills that will improve their service to the elderly who receive public assistance is presented. The guide contains seven teaching units, each containing an outline of content to be taught. These basic elements are emphasized: training process, training media,…

Many needy elderly residents of New York City are unable to secure help of one kind or another, because of the lack of awareness of existing services, inability to complete the application process, or hesitancy in accepting assistance from others. Significant unmet needs exist in the areas of housing, health, finances, home services,…

This booklet explains to a prospective volunteer or other person who deals with the elderly their special needs in regard to human relationships and how to satisfy them. The necessity of reinforcing or restoring the older person's sense of worth and dignity is emphasized. Special hints are given for visiting the elderly in a group facility as…

Correctional services can best be provided through local, community-based programs. The construction and operation of adequate field supervision services must be emphasized in California, corresponding to a de-emphasis of institutionalization. Task force reports on probation and parole are presented separately, giving extensive general and…

A new design for government family planning programs is proposed in "Family Planning Programs: An Economic Approach," the principal article in this monthly publication of The Population Council. The design is intended primarily for low-income countries that seek large and rapid reductions in fertility. Thirteen elements of the proposed system of…

This monograph is the third in a series summarizing the work progress of the Human Services Manpower Career Center, a special research and development project funded by the U. S. Department of Labor. This volume offers a core curriculum for the training of workers in state human services agencies, geared primarily to the use of the community…

The Ward Grievance Procedure (WGP) is an Exemplary Project which was developed in California Youth Authority institutions in response to the need of forming administrative procedures for settling inmate grievances. Comprehensive information is provided to aid correctional planners and administrators in their efforts to improve or develop methods…

Examines the impacts of a computerized information system on eight neighborhood service organizations and their funding sources. Discusses how the new system changed interorganizational relationships and what effect those changes had on the integration of services. (Available from American Society for Public Administration, 1225 Connecticut…

This paper proposes establishment of situation/transition groups within schools, led by school mental health personnel: school psychologists, social workers, and guidance counselors. The groups provide immediate crisis intervention and ongoing support to children of divorcing parents, as a means of preventing development of psychopathology.…

This article discusses the development of health education and the internal communication between health educators within the discipline and between educators, health professionals, and human services professionals. (JD)