THE HISTORY, CLIENTELE, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND NEEDS OF THE STATE CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SERVICE ARE DESCRIBED. THE AGENCY, DESIGNED TO HELP WITH MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF CRIPPLED CHILDREN, TRIES SIMULTANEOUSLY TO AID THE CHILDREN IN REDUCING THEIR HANDICAPS, IN ADVANCING EDUCATIONALLY DURING PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, AND IN…

THE HEALTH STATUS AND HEALTH NEEDS OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND OF RURAL MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR ARE SUMMARIZED. SUGGESTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR IMPROVING HEALTH SERVICES. ILLUSTRATIVE DATA RATHER THAN A COMPLETE REVIEW OF PERTINENT LITERATURE ARE PRESENTED. MORTALITY RATES AMONG CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND PREGNANT WOMEN IN…

THIS MANUAL, WRITTEN BY A PSYCHOLOGIST, PROVIDES BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATURE OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND DISCUSSES FEELINGS AND REACTIONS OF PARENTS OF CEREBRAL PALSIED CHILDREN. INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRAIN AND BRAIN DAMAGE IN RELATION TO MOTOR AND EMOTIONAL FUNCTION, PERCEPTION AND INTELLIGENCE IS PRESENTED. PART TWO GIVES INSIGHT INTO PROBLEMS…

SPEECHES AND REPORTS FROM AN INSTITUTE ON HIGHER EDUCATION FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS ARE PRESENTED. THE INSTITUTE WAS SPONSORED BY THE ALL-UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION COUNCIL AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. ONE SPEECH OUTLINES THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS INCLUDING ADMISSION, PLACEMENT, AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR HANDICAPPED STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY…

Research was conducted to test six hypotheses about the social effectiveness of mainstreaming orthopedically handicapped children. Data were collected on the network structures of the social relationships among handicapped and nonhandicapped children in first, third, and sixth grade classrooms. The three samples of children used in the study…

One of a series of materials developed by Project APT (Administrators, Parents, and Teachers/Assessment, Programing, and Training), a program designed to foster home/school coordination in educational planning and program implementation for severely mentally retarded and/or multiply handicapped students; the booklet focuses on lifting and…

The Children's Social Relations Interview Scale (CSRIS) was developed to assess the role expectations and role behaviors associated with physical disabilities, namely low status and independence. Three traits are assessed: succorance, the seeking of help and support; restraint, physical and social limitation and circumscription by others; and…

The booklet contains brief synopses of 29 pieces of legislation enacted by the 95th Congress which affect physically and mentally handicapped persons. Covered are the following major pieces of legislation: Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978 (P.L. 95-602); Housing and Community Development…

An eight-page annotated bibliography contains material available from the National Easter Seal Society and current material available from other sources. The annotations are grouped under design, guides, planning resources, standards/legislation, and general. Ordering information is provided. (MLF)

Three hundred seventy-two college students completed person description questionnaires in an examination of social stereotyping of the physically handicapped. Ss rated a person identified by either age and sex (minimal description condition); age, sex, and as a person the S would like (liking condition); or age, sex, and either blind, deaf, or…

Evaluated were the cognitive and social development of 40 orthopedially handicapped children ages 6 to 12 years. Social development was measured by the Children's Social Relations Rating Scale, the Children's Social Relations Interview Schedule, and the Children's Role Taking Task. The Concrete Operations Tasks assessed cognitive ability. Data…

This is a followup posttraining of 210 program participants of rehabilitation practitioners, including social case workers, rehabilitation counselors, and para-professional staff members. These rehabilitation practitioners were involved in, 'Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Welfare Applicants and/or Recipients,' within the States of Virginia…

Available in both print and braille, this directory describes the activities of the Volunteer Services Section of the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Braille Book Bank, and Recording for the Blind. Its major section lists the names of 269 volunteer groups and individuals who transcribe and record books…

In the counseling phase which is imbedded in the global vocational rehabilitation process, the primary challenge, in dealing with the disabled disadvantaged client, is viewed as being the disadvantagement rather than the disability per se. A multitude of factors and interacting clusters of variables that influence the counseling process with these…

This monograph has been prepared and published to disseminate the results of recent scientific research in rehabilitation counseling and related areas. The twenty abstracts in this volume reflect the quality and variety of research which is currently underway throughout the country. Topics included are: (1) counselor orientation; (2) mental…