A professional social worker is employed for family counseling three mornings a week in a pediatrician's office. Results indicate that this team approach has been valuable in dealing with the many pediatric problems. (Author)

A ten week in-service program for public and school librarians was offered in the U.S. Virgin Islands for the purpose of upgrading the quality of librarianship and library services. Thirty-five participants from various parts of the Virgin Islands took part in the program which consisted of Saturday workshops and lectures during the week. Basic…

This paper was prepared and delivered as the presidential address at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Psychological Association, November 17, 1967, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

A brief introductory discussion of some of the factors involved in career development includes the potential role of strategically placed people, job satisfaction, and the individual's responsibility for recognizing and making appropriate career choices. A 3-stage career development self-inventory is suggested as a means of raising the level of…

Participation in a workshop conducted for media library specialists developed team teaching projects to integrate library/media skills into the subject areas of their school curriculums. Six of the projects were selected for inclusion in this report. A dictionary skills game provides a fun way of learning for fifth graders while reinforcing…

This paper discusses issues concerning legal protection and the legal rights of children, child law in the United States and in Europe, and attitudes of lawyers and child specialists regarding proposed changes in child protection and child rights laws. Several issues were identified. (1) How can children receive additional legal protection without…

TECHNICAL EDUCATION OF THE ADULT HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED OFTEN FAILS BECAUSE OF PERSONAL PROBLEMS AND BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURAL LACKS. A BROAD CONCEPT OF EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL TO PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL SKILLS. A COLLEGE PROJECT DESIGNED TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS IS PRESENTED. A COMBINATION OF BASIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION WITH THE…

THE FIRST DOCUMENT IN A THREE PART STUDY INDICATES THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO MEASURE, ANALYZE, AND COMPARE THE FUNCTIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIALISTS BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT WAS NECESSARY TO EXAMINE THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE RATIO AND ADEQUACY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIALISTS. DATA WAS COLLECTED AND…

Written by filmmakers with five years experience as part of a cooperative for the distribution of feminist films, this handbook is designed primarily to instruct filmmakers on how to distribute their films and to assess whether self-distribution is advisable. Mainly non-theatrical use of 16mm films is discussed, with emphasis on educational…

This brief paper discusses how in 10 year's time a system for providing caregiver training was developed in Texas. The training accessibility system consists of five dimensions: publications, free materials, resource rooms, child development specialists, Title XX training contracts and traveling resource vans. Tips for program continuity under…

Communications specialists should interpret the slogan "integrated communications planning" as a concern for communicating efforts to promote education, health, racial equality, and world peace rather than as a call to expand bureaucratic power and control. The advantages of multiple initiatives and of allowing specialists to perform…

THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR READING PERSONNEL AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO WERE STUDIED. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO THE STATE EDUCATION CERTIFICATION OFFICERS. TWENTY-FIVE OF THE 52 AGENCIES POLLED REQUIRED CERTIFICATION FOR READING SPECIALISTS. MOST STATES DID NOT REQUIRE SPECIAL TRAINING…

The term "agricultural social sciences" is introduced and refers to the areas of agricultural economics, rural sociology, agricultural business, farm and ranch management, and agricultural administration. The report discusses the colleges of agriculture of the future, the college students of the future, and the future agricultural social…