Examines some constraints unique to human service delivery in rural areas. Proposes a conceptual framework for strategies and examines implications of the framework for education of human services professionals. (Author/AH)

A survey among agencies involved in psychological service provision for the aging indicated that: (1) therapy, assessment, and community consultation were the most prevalent geropsychological activities; (2) community mental health centers, hospitals, and New York State expressed greatest interest in hiring geropsychologists; and (3) the…

Examples such as "The Others," a television program about severely retarded people, are given to emphasize the thesis that were human service providers to present their clients in more favorable and familiar ways, more citizens would accept the disabled. (MC)

The author examines the health/disability status of women in several developing countries throughout the world. Attitudes, educational opportunities, employment trends, and services/benefits available (or not) in different areas are discussed; and their import to society is analyzed. (Author/SW)

Discusses the major characteristics of the scientific and the humanistic approaches to research. Proposes that for the applied, human service professions such as education, action research is a more appropriate method. (SK)

Health care and other human service programs exhibit disparities and inequalities in services and rising costs. A broader focus in program evaluation is needed. Evaluation studies should determine how well programs work as well as identify and consider alternatives. (JOW)

Moderately strong associations have been described for relationships between selected state policies for elders and for children. Patterns of partial interdependence have emerged. Knowing the level of state policy outputs for children permits one to predict about one-half of the variability in levels of aging outputs. (Author)

Indicates aspects of arguments used by those opposing human services legislation. (CM)

If program evaluation is to continue its decade-long advance as a specialized field and make contributions at both the operational and policy-setting levels, evaluators must receive a basic education in the theoretical, substantive, methodological, and organizational elements pertinent to their roles. (Author)

Articles on career education for teachers, curriculum development in teacher education programs to reflect the human services component, and the interface between teacher education programs and human service agencies are annotated. (JD)

Audiotaped, transcribed, and coded initial problem identification interviews of 41 consultant-consultee dyads. Hypothesized that open-ended questions, inference questions, and accepted questions were positively related to consultees' evaluation of consultant effectiveness. Results suggest that asking inference questions and questions accepted by…

Suggestions are provided for mental retardation service providers interested in closer cooperation with the self-advocacy movement. Tips emphasize sharing information, establishing local self-advocacy groups, encouraging convention participation, encouraging staff involvement, listening to consumers, and listening to the voices of the…

Compliance during drug treatment reflects treatment engagement. Examines self-assessed compliance, behavioral compliance, and their influences, among adolescents in treatment. Stepwise logistic regression showed that desire for help was significantly related to more compliance. Discusses the implications of these findings for adolescent treatment…

Peer advising is one model for delivering advising services. This article describes peer advising in the Human Service Program at the University of Tennessee. Students who serve as peer advisors provide a needed service, contribute to the human service program through their leadership, and benefit from developing competence consistent within the…

Applied an alternative strategy for assessing the extent of change clients undergo as a result of receiving human services. Used the approach in a survey of parents of 61 young children in an art program. Findings show the feasibility of the service productivity approach. Psychometric properties of the approach were promising. (SLD)