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Wood, Julie E. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
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)
Descriptors: Community Services, Delivery Systems, Needs Assessment, Program Descriptions
Ginsberg, Leon H.; Meehan, Kevin J. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Describes West Virginia's Community Work Experience Program, a work requirement program for public assistance recipients. Examines issues workfare raised in a rural context, explains why West Virginia avoided the controversy usually associated with such programs, and notes benefits including improved images for welfare workers, recipients, and…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Services, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Ricken, William – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Describes services of the Salvation Army's network of rural local service units. Discusses relationship between local units, community agencies, and regional Service Extension Departments. Provides examples of individuals who received aid coordinated by local volunteers where formal social services were unavailable. Emphasizes Salvation Army's…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Services
MacDonald, Frederick; Fuller, Kathi – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1994
The Interdisciplinary Rural Health Training Project recruits and trains graduate-level, allied health and social service practitioners for practice in two rural Michigan counties with diverse and migrant populations. The program emphasizes cultural sensitivity, interdisciplinary community service projects, team building among health professionals,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Health Services, Cooperative Programs
