Proposes a model for planning activities that will help human service practitioners to prevent emotional problems in a targeted group or community. Provides practitioners with a framework for identifying variables affecting a population, a means for assessing which variables to address, and a structured approach to planning preventive…

This paper discusses the challenges of effectively matching the needs of youth populations with program services. An introduction reviews some broad issues that shape the discussion, namely whether youth is a period integrated into the course of life or a separatist culture. A second section proposes an ecological approach to youth services, which…

Instructions are provided to help teachers implement a human ecology program. Objectives are to help high school students become an active force in the advancement of the human condition and develop positive attitudes to improve their effectiveness in dealing with their environment. The text of the student handbook is duplicated in the guide. In…