The authors address themselves to the need for interaction between school personnel and community patrons to achieve a schooled environment." (Author/BY)

Based on a paper delivered at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges in November 1969. (IR)

Describes in detail the implementation of an employee assistance program in a textile plant. Reviews the historical development, referral process, and termination guidelines of the program and contains descriptive statistics for six periods of the program's operation. (Author/JAC)

Argues that a computerized data management system can help the developmental educator maintain professional accountability. Reports on a project conducted at the State University of New York Agricultural and Technical College at Canton during which paperwork was reduced and report writing expedited through a computerized management information…

Administered the Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory to Parents (N=99) assessed as "At Risk" of parenting problems. The "At Risk" group scored significantly above a norm group. Comparison with an earlier study indicates the program is more effective in selecting parents in need of services, but participants may resist…

An experimental curricular track (Primary Care Curriculum) was instituted at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine to educate more students to enter rural primary care and to better develop skills in life-long, self-motivated learning. A study comparing characteristics and results of the Primary Care Curriculum and of a conventional…

Describes an alternative to traditional residential care for children with behavior disorders, neuroses, bizarre behavior, or immature personality designed to maintain the child in his or her own rural community and to provide a family-type experience. (RH)

Compared film programs on family violence and alcoholism, in an alcohol rehabilitation program. Patients (N=77) were evaluated for their reactions to the two film programs. A majority of patients rated the film program on family violence very highly, indicating a need for such interventions in alcohol rehabilitation. (JAC)

Explores the nature of experiential deficiency pattern to suggest a preliminary model for assessing it and then considers whether and how experiential learning strategies can be accommodated to the experiential deficiencies of hearing impaired students. (Author)

Discusses services provided by group job search programs; describes two job search programs that train youth in job seeking and job application skills; examines outcomes of the two youth programs; and suggests that group job search programs can be effective in promoting youth's entrance into the labor market. (Author/MJL)

Analyzes data from a juvenile diversion program which seem to indicate that as program services increased, the likelihood of participant recidivism increased. Maintains that the unexpected findings resulted from flaws in data recording within the program and suggests that program designs should incorporate evaluation strategies in order to ensure…