This paper describes a project which is attempting to strengthen existing programs and develop new forms of support for rural children and their families. The setting of the project is a three-county area in south-western Pennsylvania which has been designated as "underserved" in reference to health and mental health facilities. The…

This paper discusses the rationale for needs assessments, briefly describes different types of needs assessments, and outlines basic procedures which can be used in planning and implementing a community needs survey for services for young children and their families. The demographic and statistical approach to needs assessment is briefly…

Despite the difficulties emerging in relationships between paraprofessionals and agency professionals--difficulties related to basic social cleavages (black-white, community-professional, and participation-authority)--the utilization of paraprofessionals will continue to increase because of community desire to influence the staffs of the agency or…

Hearing before the Senate Special Committee on Aging was held to consider the need for funds to provide professional training in the field of gerontology as authorized under the Older Americans Act. Provision for special skills training was made under title IV of the Act but no funds were included for it in the 1975 and 1976 budgets. A statement…

This report culminates the final phase of a three phase project the purpose of which was to develop strategies for dealing with the information needs of urban residents. The focus has been on the information practitioner-client interaction, and how practitioners can effectively deal with individual citizens when these citizens and their needs take…

This document describes the development of a model career counselor-technician curriculum at the junior college level. The initial steps taken included the organization of an advisory committee, the selection of Delgado Junior College as a sponsoring institution, the selection of a project director, and the proposal of a project budget. After…

Information about the Western Kansas Migrant Health Project for 1974 is presented in this annual progress report. The Project provides: (1) migrant education programs; (2) health education; (3) nursing services; (4) medical and dental services; (5) hospital services; and (6) supplemental food programs. Since August 1974, the western Kansas VISTA…

This monograph is a description of a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. It surveys several key issues in providing human services to the public: the legal, historical and social forces underlying human services; management concepts for program administration…

This paper describes how a five-day supervisor training program was designed and offered cooperatively for the personnel department of a city of 100,000 population. It includes the content and related learning experiences which were developed for the training and an evaluation of the results. The course covers basic supervision skills for newly…

Prepared by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Library, this directory cites the existing services and their sponsoring agencies found today on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation which lies in both North and South Dakota. The various services are listed according to: (1) Government Organizations; (2) Educational Institutions; (3) Social Services such…

Prepared under authority of the Economic Opportunity Act, this manual is designed as a "how to do it" guide to job development for the disadvantaged, and is intended for public agencies responsible for planning New Careers programs in a community. Basic objectives and requirements of New Careers are noted. Attention then turns to the…

This bibliography was prepared to stimulate needed research and to disseminate information on opportunities for the poor and culturally disadvantaged as semi-professionals in human service occupations. About 150 annotations are contained in this bibliography referring to articles written since 1964. Section I lists works of general information…

A series of suggested modifications in the scientific reporting of counseling research is presented. The suggested modifications are in five areas: (1) characteristics of research designs in counseling research, (2) within group differences in outcome research, (3) research on the selection of counselors, (4) research on the assessment of…

Prepared by the State Department of Employment and Social Services (Research and Analysis Division) and the Rural Manpower Staff, this 1973 annual report provides a summary and review of the activities of Maryland's Rural Manpower Services Program. The report briefly gives: (1) a statement on the program's administrative organization and…

The Talent Corps/college for Human Services is a chartered two-year action oriented educational institution which trains disadvantaged men and women from the poverty areas of New York City for jobs as new professionals in community agencies. The major achievements of 1969 were: the securing of a provisional charter from the New York State Board of…