Author described a program designed to provide additional help in the school district by using the knowledge, skills, and expertise of parent volunteers. (Author/RK)

This article describes how one instructor can teach swimming to as many as 350 students with the aid of about 12 inexperienced volunteers. (PB)

This document reports on Congressional hearings on issues relating to the 1989 youth services bill to create a nationwide Youth Service Corps. The hearings focused on the successes of local youth programs. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from the mayors of San Francisco and Los Angeles,…

Because parents-to-be in Santa Barbara needed hands-on, practical assistance prior to the birth of their child, Postpartum Education for Parents (PEP) volunteers organized the Baby Basics program. Like all PEP services, Baby Basics is a supplement to, but not a substitute for, medical advice. Part 1 of this guide describes the history, philosophy,…

The handbook was developed by the staff of the Volunteers in Partnership with Parents Project (VIPP) and is intended for volunteers in the VIPP program in which people are trained to offer support and caregiving assistance to parents of young handicapped children. The partner's roles and responsibilities with parents are listed as well as those…

The guide is designed to assist the 4-H volunteer leader in the preparation of a resume or a written record of life experiences and resulting skills, should they decide to seek paid employment outside the home, pursue further education or simply take stock of all they have learned from "doing" in the past. It is comprised of three major…

The teacher's role in creatively and effectively involving school volunteers in educational programs is spelled out in this guide. After explaining the value of volunteers to schools, teachers, and students, the booklet suggests and expands on 12 steps teachers can take to obtain full value from volunteers: (1) assess teacher and classroom needs,…

Intended for use by local units of the Association for Retarded Citizens, the manual is a guide to holding an 8-hour workshop to 1) motivate members to become involved in seeking new jobs for retarded people, and 2) training these volunteers in modern sales techniques to use in approaching employers. The first section contains information for…

Summarized are five papers presented at the 1974 conference of the International Federation for Learning Disabilities in Amsterdam. (DB)

Article described how students working towards a Bachelors degree in education volunteered to help relieve teachers of tasks that were not involved with instruction. (RK)

THE NEED FOR, AND TRAINING REQUIRED OF, SUB-PROFESSIONALS IN SOCIAL WORK IS EXPLORED. THERE ARE NOT AS MANY PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS AS ARE NEEDED. OVERTRAINING FOR CERTAIN TASKS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL EDUCATION WOULD RESULT IF ALL PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME VOLUNTEERS WERE REPLACED BY PROFESSIONALS. AT PRESENT, THE NEED FOR MANPOWER IN THE SOCIAL…

This report, including statistical data, on the Parole and Pre-Release Employment Project which has been sponsored by the California Employment Development Department and funded through LEAA, covers the history, need, and purpose of the Program in context with the special employment problems of the offender in the San Francisco Bay Area. The…

Described is Ohio's use of community volunteers in the education of behaviorally disordered children and suggested are guidelines for the organization and development of similar programs. Advantages of such an approach are seen to include adaptability and lack of expense. Elements (including volunteer recruitment and child selection) of the Ohio…

A demonstration was designed in Butte, Montana, to experiment with the use of volunteers in a homebound method of adult basic education in urban areas. A two week intensive training session was conducted for six trained teachers, twelve teacher aides, and thirty volunteers. These were divided into teams composed of a teacher, two teacher aides,…

The purpose of this research project was to devise a method of personality assessment for Peace Corps trainees which would increase efficiency, decrease costs, include human relations training, and promote research. It was found that professional personality evaluators are prone to use a stereotype of the "Ideal Peace Corps Volunteer"…