A statement is made on the desirability of expanding teacher education programs to prepare professionals who can work in other than school positions. It is argued that the field of human services needs personnel with the kind of training colleges of education are equipped to provide. (JD)

This document discusses the development and implementation of a multiservice center that could offer a variety of human social services in a single location. The paper focuses on seven components of the center's operation: governance, organizational structure, core services, joint funding, joint planning, joint programming, and evaluation. The…

A multi-purpose senior center within a community college setting is the focus of this presentation. The following points are discussed: (1) the historical development of the Hawaii State Senior Center with respect to national and local programs on aging; (2) the financial means of expanding and supporting the various stages of development; (3) the…

If human services in America are to become more responsive to the needs of the consumer, the training of the service worker will have to be radically transformed. Currently, the training of human service workers resembles that of prolonged apprenticeships. Teacher training, for example, requires general education and broad knowledge rather than…

In this document, the Talent Corps in New York City, which was established to orient and train persons from low income communities to become paraprofessionals in the human services and to work toward the establishment of permanent career lines in public and private institutions in the city, provides job descriptions of twenty paraprofessional…

The Social Sciences, as they relate to the aged and the aging, are discussed. Social gerontology seeks to discover the role of the social environment as a determinant of aging and of the behavior and position of older people in society. In the United States, some 20 million people are over 65 years of age, and the median age of the elderly has…

The goals of the work study project: Services to the Aging conducted at the University of Denver, were: (1) to sensitize the undergraduate students participating in it in their understanding of the role and functioning of older people in a changing social structure; and (2) through a field work and academic program, to acquaint students with the…

Describes some taproots of a human growth ideology and presents notions on the relatedness of personal growth to societal functioning. Focuses on fifteen points vital to the union of humans and society. (Author/RK)

The author discusses the valuable contributions the elderly can make to our society and suggests means by which educators can assist in this endeavor. (Editor)

The Portillo family, who were undocumented workers, were helped to get legal temporary alien status so that their son could be placed in a school for the mentally disabled. (NQ)

Addressed to the rehabilitation counselor and particularly to graduate students about to enter the profession, this paper explains the critical relationship that exists between the actions of rehabilitation personnel and the survival of their discipline, focusing on the counselor's role in human services and society, and how government…

The dually diagnosed manifest a complex combination of cognitive and adaptive deficits compounded by significant psychiatric problems. These individuals pose a dilemma to human service agencies, which have historically become specialized to provide services for either problem, but not for both. Special guidelines for structuring therapeutic groups…

A survey of 983 older adults and 447 service providers from religious organizations revealed that the perceptions of the service providers differed significantly from the perceptions of the older adults regarding the seriousness of losses experienced in the later years. Suggests opportunities for older adults to become proactive and for service…

A study of 319 human service organization workers was used to analyze the effects of multiple predictors (job, organization, and worker characteristics) on job satisfaction and commitment. Results show that skill variety and role ambiguity are the best predictors of satisfaction, while leadership and the organization's age are the best predictors…

Examined the development and provision of social services to persons with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and their families in rural areas and barriers to the delivery of care. Subjects (N=15) were persons who coordinated or provided services to AIDS victims. Found structural factors, confidentiality, fear of contagion, and homophobia…