In response to the need for a comprehensive child services program, the Parent Education Follow Through Program was developed. It combines a program of social action with emphasis on functional relationships between the home and impinging social systems. The major features of the program include the following: (1) comprehensive services (social,…

As many as 15 million people living in rural areas report one or more long-term impairments that significantly affect their quality of life. In general, disabled people living in rural areas receive fewer services than do people in urban areas. For example, counties in Montana with the largest population centers received significantly more…

The school counselor is viewed as the most effective career education change agent in the guidance model presented in this booklet. The model, termed "developmental career guidance," is primarily presented in full-page illustrations showing the counselor's (with a combined consultant function) role in the following cooperative relationships: The…

The Division of Program Evaluation and Research of the Los Angeles County Superintendent's Office provides program evaluation consultation services to all local educational agencies (grades K-14) in Los Angeles County. The three program evaluation services that are described are: (1) Educational Program Evaluation Planning Assistance, (2)…