This document was written as a functional guide for those responsible for coordinating volunteers in education and provides the background information needed for setting up, running, and evaluating a volunteer program. Ten chapters cover the procedures for recruitment and promotion, interviewing and placement, orientation, and training of…

A discussion of ways in which both adult and young Americans are volunteering to aid in the positive development of young people is presented in this booklet. The wide variety of programs that are designed to use volunteers and the need for additional volunteers are described. These programs are discussed under the following topic headings: School…

The intention of the initial portion of the discussion is to show how residential displacement can affect the school child and why cooperative agency response is necessary. The major objectives of the research are twofold: 1) to determine the extent and nature of cooperation between elementary schools and relocation agencies in responding to the…

This is the final report on the first phase of a two phase comprehensive study of the delivery of Department of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW) services to ethnic minorities. Phase one of the study was concerned with the extent to which services were delivered to Asian Americans, American Indians, and Spanish speaking people. The study sample…

Describes characteristics of the secondary school student in regard to vocational choice: a strong need to want to know, intrinsic and extrinsic values assessment, caring about parents' opinions, and having some control over their lives. Suggests pragmatic activities and strategies counselors can use to assist students with occupational decision…

The purpose of this hearing was to hear testimony on the effects of welfare reform and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant, and to examine one of the most important work supports available to low-income families, Federal child care assistance. The opening statements were delivered by the Honorable Howard P. "Buck"…

Mexican women tend to have limited access to medical and mental health care resources. Some of the common clinical issues experienced by Mexican woman are psychological conflict, depression, anxiety, and psychosomatic symptoms. Appropriate treatment approaches for therapy varies depending on the nature of the presenting problem. If clinical issues…

In 1996-97, the Adult Career Counseling Center (ACCC) at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, enhanced its operation by doing the following: implementing a new computer system to network various software packages; creating and implementing a computerized system to maintain ACCC client records and usage statistics; developing an ACCC policy…

This issue of WIN (Welfare Information Network) Issue Notes focuses on the tendency of children from low-income families to drop out of high school, become teen parents, become involved in drug-related activities, and become involved in other activities that place them at high risk of long-term welfare dependency. Section 1 offers the background.…

This study examined the training and services received by kinship and nonkinship family foster caregivers participating in the National Survey of Current and Former Foster Parents conducted in 1991. Findings indicated that levels of training and services received were inadequate for both groups. Few differences were found between kinship and…

Presents a comparative analysis of individual and group psychotherapy process research. Identifies commonalities between these two treatment formats across the therapeutic dimensions of relationship, interventions, and factors. Explores the distinctive characteristics of group treatment and suggests conceptual implications for the practice and…

Examines several values of Native American clients that may influence the counseling process. Discusses counselor attitudes, behavior, and cultural sensitivity. Presents a story that dramatizes possible conflicts inherent in the situation of a young Native American male who migrates from the reservation to the city and goes to an "Indian…

A group of nine public elementary and middle schools are using principles taught at little-known Audrey Cohen College (New York) to promote educational reform. The controversial approach called "purpose-centered system of education" identifies two "purposes" or themes at each grade level around which all instruction is…

Argues that counselors need to address disadvantaged students' needs from both academic and personal perspectives. Examines cultural and socioeconomic factors that may contribute to poor academic performance, looks at nonfamily support and the limited resources for disadvantaged African Americans, explores meaning of education to disadvantaged,…

This book of objectives, one of a series designed to provide a competency-based analysis of employment categories in human services, deals with the core competencies necessary for social workers. Addressed in the individual sections of the volume are the following skill areas: counseling, income assistance, administration, courtwork, government…