Drawing provides opportunities for children to communicate their thoughts even when they do not have the vocabulary or the English proficiency to fully explain their ideas. This practical guide presents foundational information on the role of drawing in vocabulary development. The authors describe a research-based intervention designed to support…

Describes a course in the first-year college composition sequence (with substantial research and argumentation components) that is organized around a career focus on social services practice. Describes how the students learn about connections between writing, thinking, problem solving, composition class, and their chosen profession. (SR)

One of a series designed to help Florida school districts provide special programs for exceptional children, the manual presents a training guide on interagency coordination for profoundly mentally handicapped students. Instructions are provided for conducting group sessions and extensive examples of handouts are furnished. Objectives are listed…

This document presents an introductory course syllabus for use with undergraduate social work students. Course material presented is generic in nature and will be useful to social workers employed in a wide variety of settings. The syllabus maintains a focus on practice and is divided into two major parts. The first part includes a brief overview…

This book is designed to provide a comprehensive and contemporary view of food and nutrition for secondary level students. The activities and text address fundamental nutrition issues in a wide range of disciplines such as economics, government, anthropology, biology and journalism. The following major topics are covered: 1) eating patterns; 2)…

This collection of 83 clip sheets, or classroom handouts, was created to help U.S. migrants learn more about health, careers, and general "opportunities" including education programs. They are written in both English and Spanish and are presented in an easily understandable format. Health clip-sheet topics include the following: Abuse; AIDS;…

Argues the increasing importance of volunteers as social service funding declines and provides an instructional unit on volunteerism designed for college students preparing for helping professions. The unit integrates students' practicum experiences as volunteers with information about volunteerism, service delivery models, and the…

This final report summarizes a three-year project to develop and field test an advocacy curriculum designed to teach secondary-level disabled students (mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, physically disabled, visually and hearing impaired) their rights and responsibilities under recent legislation, the various service…

Guidelines are provided for identifying and integrating the context of ethnic and minority group history, sources of information are reviewed, and the use of local history is discussed. Examples of ideas and techniques for classroom instruction are provided. (MSE)

Presents a three-day lesson in which students learn how to interpret photographs as texts, learn about the history of social welfare in the United States, and learn about the role of institutions in family life. Provides historical information on social welfare institutions and family life. Includes directions for teachers. (CMK)

This report provides information to be used as the basis for developing training programs related to human services work in the private sector. It describes occupational tasks performed by human services workers in non-government agencies, outlines the range of tasks undertaken, and suggests specific skills required by these workers. The report…

Notes that, as Head Start programs nationwide are finding increasing numbers of children displaying stressed behavior in the classroom, it is important to examine programs and to modify expectations and environments to better meet the needs of children. Offers advice on understanding stressed children's needs, classroom strategies for meeting…

This module is part of a training program for foster parents and foster care workers offered at Colorado State University. The module's learning objectives include: (1) identifying the needs of those involved in the foster care process; (2) examining the decisions involved in placing a child in foster care; (3) focusing on the family in which the…

This manual is intended for young people with spinal cord injuries who are receiving rehabilitation services within the Spinal Cord Injury Unit at Shriners Hospital (San Francisco, California). An introduction describes the rehabilitation program, which includes family conferences, an individualized program, an independent living program,…

This module, which may be used as the basis for a workshop or as a special topic unit in adult basic education or English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) courses, discusses how to access the formalized human service delivery systems in the United States, which often replace the networks of extended families and friends that immigrants relied on in…