A three-week intensive training program is described for preparing paraprofessionals to organize, develop, and establish Occupational Resource Centers (ORC) in elementary and secondary schools and related community agencies. The training program is based on a specific task analysis of the position of developing and operating an ORC. A behavior…

This Title III project involved the training and utilization of a paraprofessional counselor in working with a sample of first-time freshmen students at California's Southwestern College. The hypothesis was that a team consisting of a paraprofessional and professional counselor wound be more effective in counseling; the assignment of routine tasks…

Contents of this document include brief descriptions of programs, the majority of which are funded under either Title I or III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Some of the activities were: seminars on integration, an attitudinal change project, a behavioral and learning disabilities project, community services, and cultural…