This module is designed to provide counselors and related personnel with the knowledge and skills needed to plan and carry out guidance-related public relations activities. To accomplish this goal, a number of learning experiences have been organized into a workshop format lasting approximately six hours. These learning experiences will increase…

Presented are 10 teacher units designed to provide Head Start teachers with the basic techniques for working with preschool handicapped children. Unit I describes some of the possible handicapping conditions that may cause a child to need special education or supportive services in Head Start. Subsequent units cover the following areas (sample…

This book of school health guidelines provides a model for the development of a modern school health program or the enrichment of a program already existing. It addresses the areas of school health services, health education, and a healthful school environment. It contains information, tools and techniques for the development of a program that…

Critical elements of career development may be ignored unless systematic intervention is planned. The objectives to be achieved in the Career Guidance Model are grouped into five phases: (1) awareness of self and society with individual orientation/attitudes; (2) awareness of self-in-society; (3) individual selection orientation/valuing; (4)…

Guidance Services Position Statement was prepared in response to a need expressed by people engaged either in developing school guidance activities or in expanding and improving such activities. The intent was to provide a guide or a framework upon which a guidance program might be constructed or made more effective. Five major sections focus on:…

Presented is a program manual for the Adult Developmental Activity Program (ADAP), a structured work oriented service for substantially retarded and/or severely physically handicapped adults. Program information is organized into four sections: ADAP minimum standards, initial program planning and development factors, information on the ADAP…

In order to develop a comprehensive professional development plan, college employees were asked in 1976 to complete a needs assessment questionnaire, which served as the basis for discussion among divisional officers and a development coordinator. Development goals and objectives were compiled, followed by identification of potential programs.…

The Eugene Board of Education endorses the development of a variety of alternative programs through the cooperative efforts of educators, parents, pupils, and community representatives. The qualifications necessary for a program to be considered an alternative are listed, as are the elements required in alternative school proposals. The…

In many correctional institutions today, more than half of the inmates have drug problems. The presence of such large numbers of addicted offenders poses special problems for the correctional administrator. The long-range aims of correctional drug programs are to reduce drug abuse and related criminal activity--goals that have not generally been…

The document presents descriptions of goals and behavioral objectives as guidelines for development of an educational program for gifted and talented students from kindergarten through grade 12 in Oklahoma. Sections cover the following topics: decision on areas of study and goals for specific areas (such as social studies, mathematics, and…

The manual on residential farmer training provides guidance to the extension staff of all agencies concerned with rural development, with special reference to the principals and teaching staffs of training centers, and the informational and training needs of the smaller farmer. The manual was prepared as a result of recommendations made by…

The purpose of the inservice education program is to help local inservice coordinators plan and conduct effective inservice programs for teachers and other instructional staff who will be using curriculum materials (teacher's guides) developed at the center for vocational education. The intent of the program is to provide an orientation to career…

This manual presents guidelines for planning, monitoring, and controlling the development and operation of volunteer assistance programs. The materials included address questions related to both the process of establishing a volunteer program and the administration of a volunteer management system. The manual is not intended to provide a blueprint…

This document contains program objectives written during the school year 1972-1973 for use in guidance departments. The author explains that the implementation of these objectives will be possible only through the cooperation of building administrators in designing master schedules which will allow counselors access to groups of students. Many of…

Described are the rationale for and development of employment orientation programs for handicapped secondary students in New Jersey. Background information (including operational definitions of handicapped children and a review of the historical development of special education) is provided. It is explained that the employment orientation…