A CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH WAS HELD IN APRIL 1966, TO (1) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND MENTAL HEALTH LEADERS TO CONSIDER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES IN THE TRAINING OF MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, (2) PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS AND CURRENT PROGRAMS IN THIS FIELD, (3) STIMULATE DISCUSSION OF PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE PROGRAMS, (4) DEVELOP METHODS OF EVALUATING APPROPRIATENESS OF THE NEW JOBS AND THE ADEQUACY OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND (5) INDICATE AREAS OF RESEARCH. THIS CONFERENCE REPORT INCLUDES THE TEXT OF 13 PAPERS WHICH WERE PRESENTED AT OR PREPARED AS STUDY GUIDES FOR THE CONFERENCE, AND WHICH WERE CONCERNED WITH THE ROLE OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE IN PREPARING MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS TO SERVE IN FIELDS RELATED TO NURSING, MENTAL RETARDATION, SOCIAL WORK, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, AND GENERAL COMMUNITY SERVICES. (WO)