Dejuvenilizing the high school by minimizing the custodial relationship between school and student calls for innovative alternatives in school scheduling, in providing students with off campus educational opportunities, and in meeting their needs for work and service experience. (Author)

The administrator of a recreational program needs to constantly evaluate that program to be sure it is accomplishing the objectives for which it is established; while objective and subjective evaluation on the part of leaders and participants are valuable, factual computerized data are also a reliable tool. (JD)

Recreational programming for older adults should provide for enjoyment, a sense of belonging, new learning experiences, new skills development, recognition and utilization of old skills, opportunities to serve others, and formation of new friendships. (JD)

This paper is concerned with the present system of providing information about public services. It discusses desirable features in a delivery system for administrative publicity, establishing a directory of public services, and related indexing. (KP)

Examined the conditions under which managers in public long-term care programs believe that family and friends can assume responsibility for the long-term care of the elderly (N=127). Revealed five broad dimensions of importance in care plan development: size of responsibility, caregivers' capacity, long-range welfare, caregivers' age, and…

Describes the intervention approaches, clients groups, and impacts on use of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursed services for five demonstrations included in the national evaluation of community-based long-term care. Only one project produced significant reductions in nursing home use. Unlike other projects, it identified potential clients through…

Contends these are advantages for mental health clients who become employable: feeling that they are part of the world, satisfying socialization needs, finding an acceptable outlet for expressing needs, getting approval, occupying time, developing self-discipline, and sensing the need for further training. Recommends increasing employability as a…

Using a newly developed coding method, the Geriatric Interaction Analysis system, the interactions of doctors with a matched sample of older and younger patients were audiotaped and scored. Patients and doctors raised fewer psychosocial issues in interviews with older patients than with younger patients. Doctors also responded less well to these…

Reviews selected case law and recently enacted state statutes pertinent to the "duty to warn" issue. Offers guidelines for practice in dealing with dangerous clients. Concludes that there is presently no substitute for counselor's professional clinical judgment in dealing with conflicting demands of confidentiality versus disclosure.…

The sizes of social networks of rehabilitation clients were measured and compared with those of college students. Students were found to have four times as many social contacts as clients. An age x client status interaction indicated that older clients had fewer social contacts whereas older non-clients had more social contacts. (Author)

Examined coordination between community mental health centers (CMHCs) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) through survey of 281 CMHCs. Found affiliation with AAA associated with more indirect services of all types; more sites where mental health programs were offered to elderly; and more provision of direct services, such as Alzheimer's disease…

Microcomputer simulations in evaluation research are useful for (1) improving student understanding of research principles and analytic techniques; (2) investigating problems arising in research implementations; and (3) exploring the accuracy and utility of novel analytic techniques. This article describes these simulation uses for the context of…

Describes an advocacy service for difficult-to-serve adolescents (exceptional students) created by the North York Board of Education. Includes structural flow charts of alternative programs. (ABB)

Examined responses of psychologists and psychiatrists in medical schools (N=59) to vignettes representing student problems. Results suggested practitioners were generally unwilling to break confidentiality in response to problems involving suicidal tendencies, sexual coercion/seduction, social transgressions, or falsifying data. Only suggestions…

Some tensions in the institutional development of the University of Cincinnati's College of Community Services as an alternative in professional preparation for students interested in human services careers are examined, with attention given to how to build a quality professional college in a major urban university. (Author/MSE)