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Peer reviewedHamilton, Laurie S.; Muthard, John E. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1975
Vocational rehabilitation agencies throughout the U.S. employed research utilization specialists as part of a national demonstration project. The nature and scope of this program's effort to link rehabilitation practitioners to research and other information is reported, including the RUS's goals, roles, and functions; training provided; skills…
Descriptors: Agencies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Research, Evaluation
American Vocational Journal, 1975
Negative labelling harms by lumping together students with diverse learning problems; instead of diagnosing and treating their problems scientifically, students are stereotyped and relegated to watered down curricula and poor instruction, says one speaker. Other reports on vocational education's response to students special needs are briefly…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Educational Problems, Program Descriptions, Rehabilitation
Geizer, Bernard P., Ed. – 1983
The report presents the results of an evaluation of New York's 13 Alcoholism Treatment Centers (ATCs). The goals of the evaluation were to review the role of the ATCs in relation to other alcoholism treatment facilities, to assess their effectiveness and efficiency, and to determine how much money is collected for service provided to patients.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Participant Characteristics, Program Costs, Program Descriptions
Halpern, Seymour – 1977
This paper traces the development of Daytop Village, a therapeutic community for drug addicts begun in 1963. Of special concern is the integration of professional services into the community. The author emphasizes the importance of the role model in such a community, citing the improvements resulting from appointing an ex-addict to the program…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Career Counseling, Drug Addiction, Professional Services
Danaceau, Paul – 1974
Methadone maintenance is a relatively new method for treating heroin addiction. Controversy and questions remain about the drug itself and its use of methadone. The author was engaged by The Drug Abuse Council to prepare these descriptions of four methadone programs and the accompanying summary. The evolution of these programs is examined, and the…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Therapy, Medical Services
Download full textRosenfeld, Anne H. – 1975
Mutual Agreement Programming (MAP) is an innovative technique, developed under Department of Labor sponsorship, designed to increase the efficacy and humanity of prisoner rehabilitative programs and the parole review process. It was tried on an experimental demonstration basis in institutions in Wisconsin, California, and Arizona during 1972-73.…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Demonstration Programs, Parole Officers
1964
This paper gives the specifics of a federal offenders rehabilitation program implementation and evaluation which will test and demonstrate the effects of providing intensive vocational rehabilitation services to federal offenders. The authors note that criminal offenders have difficulty in vocational adjustment, and this is exacerbated by their…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Counseling, Evaluation, Prisoners
Metke, Lynn – Wisconsin Vocational Educator, 1978
An Alternative Career Education (ACE) teacher at Fox Valley Technical Institute describes their short-term program to help exoffenders and other unemployed people to find meaningful work. Students are taught how to apply for a job and formulate goals. A majority of those enrolled did secure employment and followup help is available if needed. An…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Career Counseling, Disadvantaged, Job Search Methods
Peer reviewedPaccione-Dyszlewski, Margaret R.; Dyszlewski, Eugene T. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1981
Investigated the impact of vocational opportunities on maintenance of sobriety of socioeconomically disadvantaged alcoholics discharged from an alcoholism halfway house. Results support the hypothesis that full-time vocational activities have a positive impact on this population of alcoholics. (Author)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Disadvantaged, Employment, Group Homes
Peer reviewedStuder, Lea H.; Reddon, John R.; Roper, Vincent; Estrada, Leonel – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1996
Evaluates the post-discharge recidivism rates of an eclectic sex offender treatment program. Study of 120 program completers and 100 noncompleters indicates significant differences in recidivism for the two groups. Results suggest that comprehensive treatment of sexual offenders can substantially reduce sexual as well as nonsexual offense…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Criminals, Group Counseling, Group Therapy
Peer reviewedBalfour, Michael – Research in Drama Education, 2000
Explains that criminal justice agencies have acknowledged that imaginative and engaging styles of education are crucial to rehabilitative work with offenders. Investigates the ways in which a drama-based cognitive-behavioral program in the United Kingdom for violent offenders can construct and review its theoretical approach through practice.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Correctional Education, Foreign Countries
MCKEE, JOHN M. – 1966
DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD THE NUMBER OF INMATES WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REACHED 173. OF THE 114 GRADUATES, 92 WERE PLACED, FOUR RELEASED TO FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES, TWO RELEASED TO AWAIT PLACEMENT, AND 16 RELEASED TO AWAIT PAROLE. INSERVICE STAFF TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED FOR DEVELOPING PROGRAMED…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs, Experimental Programs, Prisoners
MCKEE, JOHN M.; AND OTHERS – 1965
AFTER RECEIVING VOCATIONAL TRAINING AT THE CENTER, 36 YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS WERE PAROLED AND PLACED ON JOBS. THOSE WORKING IN ALABAMA WERE BEING VISITED IN THEIR HOMES BY THE PLACEMENT OFFICER AND PERSONNEL COUNSELOR TO DETERMINE PAROLEE SUCCESS IN ADJUSTING TO SOCIETY. THE INSTRUCTORS WERE PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE SECOND GROUP OF TRAINEES…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs, Experimental Programs, Job Placement
McKee, John M. – 1967
The prime objective of the dissemination phase of this experimental and demonstration project was to create and maintain good public relations to facilitate efforts to place graduates in jobs to solicit community volunteers whose areas of expertise could implement health, safety, and enrichment programs for the target population. Activities during…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs, Experimental Programs
MCKEE, JOHN M. – 1967
THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE DISSEMINATION PHASE OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WAS TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS. ACTIVITIES DURING AUGUST INCLUDED DISSEMINATING A BIMONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT, PROVIDING INSERVICE TRAINING FOR STAFF MEMBERS, HOLDING LOCAL DISSEMINATION CONFERENCES, DEVISING A PORTABLE DISPLAY UNIT,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Conferences, Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs
