This guide outlines a workshop that was designed to improve the skills of community college career counselors. The eight workshop sessions address issues identified in a 1981 survey of five community colleges and include: defining the counselor's role; multi-cultural counseling; tools, technologies, and assessments; counselor revitalization and…

Since communication is the working link between the school district and the community it serves, public school administrators serving small towns or rural areas are developing a planned program of two-way communication based on a clear policy statement adopted by the board of trustees which basically upholds the public's right to know. In order to…

A series of mini courses in the basics of management, information systems, and personnel, the workshop was developed for tribal health program managers. The workshop aimed to provide: supervisory management training which was relevant to the need of tribal health supervisors; demonstrable evidence of understanding and application of new skills;…

Community-Based Educational Counseling for Adults (CBECA) is a program operated through the University of Wisconsin--Extension. CBECA explores educational options and adjustments for returning adult students, intending to help them overcome personal barriers to continued education and to assist them in making the what, how, when, and where of…

This report addresses and makes recommendations concerning key issues with respect to cooperation and resource sharing programs among different types of libraries (school, public, academic, and special) within the state of Wisconsin. The foreword to the report describes the goals of the Wisconsin Library Network Plan (WLNP). The background of…

This guide provides a program planning grid for college student personnel workers involved in the area of student activities. A program planning and evaluative system is proposed to address campus needs and allow greater control in planning an educationally balanced program. This system is based on an outline of topical areas to be addressed…

Current economic and political problems and the unclear nature of human services delivery systems create problems for the application of an ecological perspective in planning services for children with emotional disturbances. During conservative periods, the ecological approach, which emphasizes the role of environment, is generally replaced by…

The report presents goals and objectives, procedures, and concluding recommendations for a model counseling services program in North Dakota postsecondary schools. Terminal objectives of the project are to reduce the dropout rate of postsecondary vocational education students, to better serve rural area postsecondary students, and to determine the…

While providing information about children's programs primarily for Delaware County Public Libraries, this guide offers general planning tips and specific program ideas and resources useful to any county/public library considering developing its children's services. Special attention is given to program ideas and public relations. The former…

Outcome evaluation assesses the results or benefits of mental health services received by clients or communities by comparing descriptive data on the mental health status of clients at different points in time. It aids clinicians and managers in planning programs and managing clinical services. A mental health center should establish goal-oriented…

The Arizona state plan for a program designed to provide educational assistance and support services to an anticipated 15,310 migrant children is presented for fiscal year 1981. The plan administration, agency organizational structure, and authority and program definitions are explained. The population to be served, assessment of special…

This program was developed by Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, to improve nutritional services to 2,146 infants and preschool children enrolled in fifteen area day care centers, by developing the role of a sponsoring organization and by developing standards of expectations for other sponsoring…

The Oregon component of a four-state project working towards the design of a staff development and school improvement support system is described. Information was gathered from various sources regarding the number and kinds of continued professional development activities engaged in by schools throughout the state. These data were fashioned into a…

Intended to assist Agency for International Development (AID) officers, advisors, and health officials in incorporating health planning into national plans for economic development, this first of ten manuals in the International Health Planning Methods Series deals with planning and evaluation of communicable disease control programs. The first…

This Self Assessment Instrument was prepared to assist school nurses in assessing their own functions and other activities related to the operation of a school health program. Its primary purpose is to provide a ready tool that can be used as the basis of an internal or peer evaluation or to serve as a model for local school districts to follow in…