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Peer reviewedMcKenna, Judy; Owen, Alma; Blansett, Catherine – Journal of Extension, 2001
Describes Individual Development Accounts (IDA), a federal program that combines low-income individuals' savings with matching funds for such goals as home ownership, education, and small business startup. Discusses their effect on community building and how extension educators can participate in establishing IDA programs. (SK)
Descriptors: Extension Education, Federal Programs, Individual Development, Low Income Groups
Peer reviewedHynson, Lawrence M., Jr. – Family Coordinator, 1979
This paper sets forth a community family life education model within the structure-functional framework. Attention is first focused on societal and family needs, followed by the model, its goals, organization, and implementation. Finally, several recommendations and a challenge are given to family educators. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Educational Objectives, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Life Education
Marlowe, Anne F. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1981
Describes and evaluates a training program entitled PASSAGES which addresses the need for employee career planning. Implications of the program for business and industry are discussed. (RC)
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Planning, Employees, Employer Employee Relationship
Peer reviewedPorter, Kay – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Describes a model project developed to teach effective coping skills to the aged. Lists objectives of the program workshops and describes approaches to coping with stress due to life transitions. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Coping, Educational Objectives, Individual Development
Peer reviewedSnow, Linda J. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1981
Describes a group counseling program with four basic goals: (1) to provide a comfortable atmosphere for college women to discuss sexual issues and concerns; (2) to provide understanding of the physical aspects of female sexual functioning; (3) to confront attitudes and myths; and (4) to encourage a positive self-concept. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Females, Group Counseling, Group Instruction
Download full textVoogt, Robert D. – 1981
Obesity is one of the most prevalent health concerns currently facing industrialized nations. Psychological, social and emotional problems result from excess weight, and those who fail in their weight-loss efforts become extremely depressed. The obsession to be thin, particularly in the United States, is a boon to weight-control programs, both…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Community Programs, Counseling Services, Counselor Client Relationship
Nield, John B. – 1980
A counseling technique which can be used in a clinical or educational setting with middle school to older adult students to help them understand the concept of the number one priority is a component of Adlerian lifestyle assessments of individual strengths and weaknesses. It is called the stereo-balance technique and its components focus on: (1)…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Individual Development, Individual Needs
