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Stevens, Sally J.; Morral, Andrew R. – 2003
This book provides detailed descriptions of exemplary adolescent drug treatment models and gives the latest information on substance use and its consequences. The examinations of treatment models included in this book include programs serving adolescent substance users from a wide range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Chapters include: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Demonstration Programs, Drug Rehabilitation
National Assembly of National Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Organizations, New York, NY. – 1995
This publication is a directory to over 2,000 paid and unpaid youth development internships in nonprofit human service agencies across the United States. An introduction describes youth development programs and organizations; the work they do helping to develop youths' social, moral, emotional, physical, and cognitive competencies; what the…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Eligibility, Graduate Students
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1991
This report reviews the origins of the Human Corps concept, discusses the Human Corps activities of the University of California and the California State University over the past year (1991), and offers two recommendations concerning future reporting requirements related to this program. The recommendations are: (1) the University of California…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education
Family Resource Coalition Report, 1988
This special issue of a periodical focuses on building support and resources for families of children with special needs. It contains 13 articles in addition to descriptions of 10 programs serving special needs families at the local level, a list of 15 resource organizations and 10 publications/audiovisual aids, and a message from the coalition's…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Involvement
Bailey, Bruce E.; Ray, Patricia E. – 1983
This guide describes the organization, administration, and maintenance of a student volunteer program designed to provide experiential learning to students and paraprofessional staff in rural human service agencies. The need for volunteer paraprofessionals in rural human service agencies, the benefits of a student volunteer program to both…
Descriptors: College Students, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Blundell, Joan; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
Describes five creative/innovative human service programs currently dealing with the farm/rural crisis: Northwest Iowa Community Mental Health Center (Spencer), Lutheran Social Services in southwest Minnesota, Farm Counseling Service, Inc. (Memphis, Missouri), Missouri Financial Advisory and Resource Management Support (Columbia), and Missouri…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Crisis Intervention, Crisis Management, Extension Education
O'Brien, Robert W.; D'Elio, Mary Ann; Vaden-Kiernan, Michael; Magee, Candice; Younoszai, Tina; Keane, Michael J.; Connell, David C.; Hailey, Linda – 2002
Recognizing that families have played an essential role in the Head Start philosophy since the program's inception, the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) is an effort to develop a descriptive profile of families participating in the Head Start program and services, as well as to develop, test, and refine Program Performance…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Diversity (Student), Family Characteristics
Chaudry, Ajay; And Others – 1993
This annotated bibliography describes 53 books, papers, and articles written about efforts toward integrating and improving human services for children, youth, and families living in poverty. The bibliography has been developed for individuals working on and interested in service integration, including policymakers, program administrators,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies, Children, Cooperative Planning
Davis, Frank W., Jr.; LeMay, Stephen – 1980
This guide is designed to assist administrators of human service agencies in developing and implementing driver selection and training programs. Examined in the first half of the guide are the following aspects of designing a transportation training delivery system: understanding the training mission, identifying the program target group, training…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Driver Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1985
This teacher handbook provides recommended goals and objectives and suggested measures for competency-based courses in the vocational program area of home economics education. A background and overview section contains the philosophy and rationale, discusses thinking skills and programs for exceptional children, and provides notes that explain how…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavioral Objectives, Careers, Child Care Occupations