Describes the legal assistance program currently offered by the Texas Department of Corrections which demonstrates the wide range of questions and problems that the paralegal can address. Reviews paralegal's functions in the prison setting and the services they can provide in assisting prisoners to maintain their rights. (Author/ABB)

Discusses the increasingly common practice of providing legal services for college students. Presents specific service models including an ombudsman, legal aid board, full range of services, student fee funding approach, and development of a liaison relationship with the institution. (JAC)

Redefines the advocacy role in social work and demonstrates how a social influence typology can clarify contradictions in the social psychology literature. The typology helps the social worker match the manner in which advocacy is attempted to specific details of the situation. (Author/JAC)

Explores factors behind the lack of effective services for battered women delivered by the social work and legal professions. Proposes a model of multidisciplinary intervention with four basic components: intake, social work intervention, legal intervention, and collaborative activities. (Author/JAC)

This technical report is part of a series on AIDS/HIV (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and is intended to help link various legal advocacy organizations providing services to persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities. This report discusses strategies to utilize existing disability models for…