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Grasha, Anthony F.; Levi, Laurie – 1983
This paper, written for mental health professionals, focuses on learning, teaching, and professional issues in radio talk show psychology. The discussion focuses on the educational aspects of media psychology, including learning about others' behaviors and problems and alternative points of view, the role and behavior of professionals, how to…
Descriptors: Audience Participation, Learning Experience, Mental Health Programs, Opinion Papers
Loers, Deborah; Sarata, Brian – 1983
This paper describes the efforts of the rural Pioneer Mental Health Center (PMHC), Seward, Nebraska, in the development of a community-based alcohol/drug prevention program. Part I focuses on the history and development of the prevention model, which emphasizes process-oriented activities to promote community identification and ownership of the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Programs, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
McCombs, Harriet G. – 1984
This paper presents an overview of the evolution of the Yale University Child Study Center's School Development Program (SDP) since its implementation in New Haven, Connecticut in 1968. The needs of inner city school children are discussed, and results of parent and staff surveys are presented. A critique of alternative school improvement…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Court Litigation, Court Role
Horwitz, Robert A.; And Others – 1979
This report of a panel discussion focuses on the design, rationale, and evaluation of the Adolescent Crisis Unit for Treatment and Evaluation (ACUTE), a program of crisis intervention for young adolescents. An overview of the structure of ACUTE's clinical program describes the efficiency of the program in seeing referrals at the time of crisis,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Theories, Crisis Intervention, Emotional Adjustment
Jacobson, John W. – 1980
Analyses of the service needs of various disabled groups indicate that the techniques of community psychology are relevant for developmentally disabled persons. Objective needs assessment contributes to effective community psychological interventions by providing valuable input to decisions on systems analysis, program design, evaluation,…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Consultants, Counselor Role, Delivery Systems
Greenberg, Mark T.; Domitrovich, Celene; Bumbarger, Brian – 2000
A study reviewed outcomes of 34 prevention programs for children (ages 5-18) that produce improvements in specific psychological symptoms or in factors directly associated with increased risk for child mental disorders. The following conclusions can be made regarding validated programs: (1) short-term preventive interventions produce time-limited…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education