Measurement-based care (MBC) is an evidence-based practice (EBP) focused on regularly administering outcome measures to clients to inform clinical decision making. While MBC shows promise for improving youth treatment outcomes, therapist adoption remains low. Clinical consultation is one strategy that improves MBC implementation, but our limited…

Procedures and information relevant to developing and maintaining a resource file for Social Security Administration workers are outlined. Specific information is given for compiling, indexing, and updating a resource file. Three lists of subject headings for indexing are included. Also, supplemental reference material, including directories, is…

To improve the JOBS program of the National Alliance of Businessmen Metros, a feasibility study was conducted in which existing technical assistance programs were examined, problems analyzed, and recommendations formulated. The study resulted in the "Guide" to be used in promoting effective company training programs for disadvantaged…

The Program of Continuing Education in Urban Affairs of the University of Minnesota's General Extension Division acts as a clearinghouse and consultant service, provides clerical and administrative services for the Minneapolis Council of Community Councils and the Association of St. Paul Communities, and runs lecture series and one day…

Within a standard format the details of instruction and training in various areas (units) of information and referral (I and R) services are given for Social Security Administration workers. Each unit is specified by the following categories: objective, special consideration, background, presentation, participation, review, and examples. There are…

Community Based Consultation, a consultation/education model appropriate for use in CMHC's and mental health departments is described. The model is being implemented by a Community Services Team of a rural mental health department. Appropriate strategies, a conceptualization of the community along power dimensions, a decision-making structure for…

Describes the federally funded program conducted by Afram Associates, Inc. which provides service to nine Parent Implemented Programs located in nine cities in six states. (MB)

Describes the Vermont Interdisciplinary Leadership Education for Health Professionals Program, which has developed a family-centered, interdisciplinary, community-based assessment and consultation process to serve children with disabilities and their families. Aspects of the community-based assessment and consultation process are explored and…

For staffers, consultants, community coordinators, and community council chairpersons in Teacher Corps projects, this guide tells how to use the Corps' consultant teams for onsite assistance in project goal-setting, planning, implementation, and skills development. The text describes how to determine the need for consultants; clarify the kind of…

The Student Consultant Project (SCP) of the University of Pittsburgh is a university-based operation which has been channeling university resources into the community. Part I of this study, covering the history of SCP, emphasizes the organization, the board of directors, scope of activities, funding, and future plans. Part II discusses the…

A group experience with neighborhood workers in a black, ghetto community action program, with a white psychiatrist as group leader focuses on the definition of the task of consultation, derivation of mutually agreed upon goals, evolution of the group, and issues dealt with during the experience. (Author)

The Treatment Foster Care program of the Oregon Social Learning Center provides a community-based, relatively nonrestrictive treatment for adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral disorders at risk for incarceration or group home placement. The model includes foster parent preservice training, home consultation, school consultation,…

This is a call for community psychologists to engage in research, consultation, and program development and evaluation in supporting military families and communities. Barriers to such involvement are identified and discussed. It is argued that the needs of military families and communities cannot be ignored when military and civilian communities…

This manual is concerned with developing community-based work for persons with disabilities, particularly disabled workers in segregated settings and individuals who are considered not yet ready for or capable of work. The first part of the publication deals with the following topics: the concepts of community, work, and severe disabilities; the…