Describes multifacted role of a social worker in establishing a rural hospice care program in Cottage Grove, Oregon, a community of 8,000 inhabitants. Discusses program development, planning, coordination, and administration; problem identification and needs assessment; volunteer training; and client assessment and direct services. (NEC)

The Oregon Department of Education conducted a statewide survey of parent education programs in order to identify programs and begin a database which would guide policy. Major findings indicated that: (1) parent education programs were offered by a variety of agencies and groups; (2) approximately 25,000 parents were served by the programs…

Describes a program in which a teacher's aide is trained in the components of the Teaching Research Data-Based Classroom Model and then provides individual instruction, under the supervision of a certified teacher, to one or two children with handicapping conditions. Notes curriculum, student assessment, data collection procedures, and program…

The implication of an organized classroom guidance curriculum is far reaching. By blending cognitive and affective learning, one can teach the whole child the skills for dealing with stress, decision making, and productive living. The guidance personnel and teachers need to work together as a team. (Author)

In a number of human service offices in Oregon's Jackson and Coos Counties, workers from multiple programs work together in shared offices to provide families with ready access to a wide range of benefits and services. Other factors besides co-location that have proved critical to these programs' success are as follows: shared intake and…

Successful coordination of social service agencies, aimed at serving eligible families with children from the prenatal period to age 8, has been the focus of the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP) in Salem, Oregon, one of 11 sites in this Head Start affiliated program. The Salem program also includes an infant-toddler program emphasizing…

The Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project was undertaken to identify effective strategies for helping low-income parents work more steadily and advance in the labor market. The 15 ERA demonstration projects that were operating in nine states (California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, South Carolina; Tennessee, and…