Results are reported of a NSF grant awarded to Wayne State University in 1976 for support of the project entitled "University-Community Consortium." The project included (1) identification of 16 problem areas by the city for which they wanted policy option papers from the consortium; (2) a three-part survey of city-related academic…

The handbook offers information and guidelines for establishing model daycare services for preschool children. Topics examined include: the nature of day care for preschoolers, the developmental patterns of preschool children, administration, budgeting and funding, licensing and other forms of regulation, facilities, parent involvement, curriculum…

The primary purpose of this analysis is to report on the application of a form of advocacy planning in an inner-city community and then determine how much of what has been learned is relevant to other urban settings that need sociopolitical change. The Brownsville Community Council is one of 26 community development corporations created throughout…

The project had three goals: to increase the supply of elementary counselors in North Carolina, to provide guidance services to seventeen elementary schools in a satisfactory manner so the program would be adopted after expiration of the project, and to provide systematic guidance services for children in grades one through six. Four full time…

This manual provides guidelines for: (1) developing community hospital-based programs of continuing medical education; and (2) delivering education consultation to community hospitals. Chapters I and II outline principles of continuing medical education, present a model for education program development, and provide specific how-to techniques and…

The Weber Mental Health Center consultation program to schools is described. The conditions under which children might be directly treated at the center are enumerated, but the essential thrust of the program is to train teachers, administrators, and parents the principles and application of learning theory to the management of children's…

As many interracial problems and issues are focused upon in the general society and in the education system, increasing numbers of counselors, educators, personnel workers, and the like, are being called upon to provide assistance. The Cultural Study Center at the UNIVERSITY OF Maryland, College Park, has developed an approach to working with…

This first volume of a two-volume final report contains description and findings of a 3-year research and demonstration project in which a small human resource diagnostic and consulting service was established at a State land-grant institution (Utah State University) to provide a broadly based technical assistance program directed toward improving…

Thirty-five state departments of education were surveyed regarding delivery systems, roles/responsibilities, competencies, and certification for special education teachers acting as consultants. Results revealed a need for improved policies and leadership to assist school districts in developing and improving consultation programs providing…

Examined the degree to which a human relations training (HRT) program employed by counselors as consultants to teachers would effect student achievement and self-concept. Subjects included 92 teachers, 776 second-graders, and 784 fifth-graders. Results showed counselor-led HRT can be an effective intervention scheme. (ABL)

This final report describes activities and accomplishments of the Regional Consulting Center for Early Adolescents with Attention Deficit Disorders, a personnel training project for teachers and related services personnel working with students with attention deficit disorders (ADD) in the 5th through 9th grades. The program emphasized…

Noting that many young children are excluded from child care settings because of their behavior and that early emotional and behavioral problems are often ignored or misidentified, this issue brief highlights emerging strategies to promote the emotional wellness of young children and their families, including those most at risk. The brief further…

A nationwide survey on graduate training in school psychology indicated that the vast majority of programs remain committed to emphasizing the direct service triad of psychoeducational assessment, school consultation, and behavioral intervention. A very high percentage of programs employ a comprehensive practicum and internship experience. (Author)

A training program was developed for fellows in child psychiatry at the University of California-Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute to acquaint them with school consultation in the area of sex education. Results of the program, which involved team teaching with fifth and sixth grade teachers, and implications for such programs are discussed.…

Describes counseling approaches used in a two-year parenting program at a primary school. In addition to individual counseling, counselors can offer in-depth parent training programs, monthly parent presentations, or parent resource materials on needed topics. Such strategies help parents guide their children through most school problems. (RJM)