The report contains summaries of 176 pilot projects demonstrating new and innovative approaches for training mental health personnel. Projects were conducted under grants awarded by the Experimental and Special Training Branch of the Division of Manpower and Training Programs, National Institute of Mental Health. The projects have been developed…

This two-day conference heard from leaders on national trends in health manpower, with particular emphasis on the granting of equivalency credit for relevant experience. Presentations were made under these areas: opening doors to health careers, national trends in allied health testing, innovative approaches to allied health equivalency testing in…

The Student Volunteer Career Elective Program at the Coatesville High School is designed to provide instruction and practical learning experience for 10th grade students who are interested in health careers and training in areas of technical, trades, and administration occupations. It is a cooperative project between the school and the Coatesville…

AAMC data describing medical education institutions were analyzed in order to raise researchable questions for subsequent examination. A suitable multivariate method was selected and its applicability tested. The method chosen was multiple factor analysis, which analyzes the pattern of correlations among large sets of variables. Variables were…

The Lister Hill Network was a federally supported program designed to share computer-assisted instruction (CAI) programs among health science institutions through a national computer network. In May 1975, federal support of the program was discontinued. At that time, the Health Education Network Users Group (HENUG) was formed to insure the…

The instructor training institutes were conducted to familiarize State and local emergency medical instructional personnel with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) curriculum materials and to enhance their instructional capabilities with this material. Thirty-hour courses, correlated with the content of the Emergency Medical…

The document is the second volume of a four-part report of a study conducted to evaluate and assess the national state of clinical education and training of allied health manpower. It contains the appended materials of the study and includes the following: (1) approach and mechanisms of the study--selected occupations, areas of inquiry,…

The document summarizes preliminary research findings of the Allied Health Professions Projects regarding social service entry workers in health care services. Preliminary findings suggest job descriptions, task assignments, and training requirements and provide a framework for the project's main objective of developing instructional materials and…

The curriculum guide, developed to serve as a statewide model for nursing assistant programs, offers teaching suggestions for nursing assistant courses in the public schools. It is designed for 270 hours of theory and 200 hours of clinical instruction. There are 11 units of instruction: orientation; human behavior; medical communication skills;…

High demand for admission to Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) programs and limited state resource allocations for LPN training programs in Washington, have forced North Seattle Community College (NSCC) to utilize a selective admissions policy for its LPN program. Currently, prospective LPN students are required to obtain satisfactory scores on…

Intended for persons interested in further investigation of training programs and students or others contemplating careers in the health occupations, this report contains information gathered through: (1) surveys of institutions conducting health occupations training, (2) reviews of school catalogs, brochures, national publications, and research…

The teacher's guide to Orientation to Health Occupations is an outline for a course designed to create student awareness of the broad range of health occupations. It can be adapted for use at the junior high school through postsecondary levels and is designed to be used in a variety of ways. There are 18 units of instruction, each containing one…

This study assesses the curriculum strategies indicated by the intellectual orientation and personality dimensions of students in a Health Technology Program at a community college. When designing curriculum, educators in allied health programs frequently overlook the characteristics of the students the program must serve. This study explores the…

Presentations made at institutes and workshops conducted by the National Association of Psychiatric Technology (NAPT) are included in this publication. Drug abuse, alcoholism, crisis intervention, mental retardation, and mental health manpower were the themes for these presentations: (1) "Mental Health Trends in California" by G. Duffy,…

These career ladders, developed by state, federal, county, and college personnel, have been designed to enable postsecondary students to prepare for entrance into environmental health occupations at a level commensurate with their abilities where they will be capable of meaningful contributions and can obtain advanced standing in employment.…