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A National Survey of the Small Chapters of the National Association of Social Workers.
Colby, Ira C. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1983
Attitudes toward the (NASW) National Association of Social Workers were examined by analyzing survey responses from 32 small state chapters. Respondents identified key social issues, described relationships with rural constituencies, evaluated NASW services, and provided general responses regarding NASW expectations, communications, funding, and…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Professional Associations, Program Evaluation, Rural Areas
Hunger, Poverty, and Malnutrition in Rural Mississippi.
Storer, John H.; Frate, Dennis A. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1990
Defining hunger on the basis of poverty or other nonphysiological criteria is misleading. With nutritional data used by human-service agencies, suggests programs with such conception of hunger hurt the efforts at nutritional change. Uses central Mississippi as an example to propose objective nutritional definition and assessment. (TES)
Descriptors: Definitions, Hunger, Nutrition, Poverty
Using Community Agency Professionals in the Evaluation of Family Preservation Programs.
Denning, Janice; Gibbons, Jacque – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1993
Interviews with 74 rural community professionals assessed family preservation services available during a 2-year pilot project in 3 rural areas of Kansas and compared family preservation services to traditional child welfare services. Respondents viewed family preservation projects as highly valued services, focusing on the projects' informality,…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Community Services, Counseling Services, Family Counseling
Audio-Conferencing and Social Work Education in Alaska: New Technology and Challenges.
Kleinkauf, Cecilia; Robinson, Myrna – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Reports on the use of teleconferencing to deliver undergraduate courses to geographically remote social work students of the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Describes telecommunications system, courses, teaching methods, and measures of educational effectiveness. (LFL)
Descriptors: Course Content, Distance Education, Higher Education, Professional Education
Spouse Abuse Program Services: A Rural-Urban Comparison.
Bogal-Allbritten, Rosemarie; Daughaday, Lillian Rogers – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1990
Examines U.S. spouse-abuse program directors' survey. Compares programs according to region and urban-rural location. Results show rural programs offer more services, but few programs accepted clients from outside service areas, and few programs used proactive outreach methods. Discusses findings, social-work implications, and further study…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Comparative Analysis, Differences, Family Violence
The North Idaho Rural System of Care Project: Program Evaluation Findings.
Ray, JoAnn; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1993
A pilot system of individualized and rurally compatible community-based alternatives to residential and institutional treatment settings for seriously emotionally disturbed children was evaluated. The results indicate that this intensive, community-based, service-delivery system appears to improve children's behavioral and emotional functioning,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Health, Community Services, Delivery Systems
Workfare in Rural America: The West Virginia Experience.
Ginsberg, Leon H.; Meehan, Kevin J. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Describes West Virginia's Community Work Experience Program, a work requirement program for public assistance recipients. Examines issues workfare raised in a rural context, explains why West Virginia avoided the controversy usually associated with such programs, and notes benefits including improved images for welfare workers, recipients, and…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Services, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation