Summarized are results of a validation study of the Observational Checklists for Referral (OCR), developed to assist classroom teachers to identify problems that interfere with learning, to make appropriate referrals to other professionals, and to communicate with parents and professionals. Results of the study involving more than 25 teachers and…

This project assumes that a youngster's problems with the law rarely occur in isolation. More often, they are part of a constellation of problems--family conflict, school failure, unemployment, emotional difficulties and, in urban ghettos, inadequate housing and health care. The Neighborhood Youth Resources Center (NYRC) of Philadelphia provides a…

Described is Closer Look, a parent information service begun in 1970 to meet parental needs for emotional support, and adequate information on educational and legal matters. (CL)

This overview of information and referral services for Spanish speaking people surveys the problems and successes of bicultural-bilingual programs as they have evolved in the past decade, emphasizing the need for innovative and nontraditional approaches to these services for minority ethnic groups. Brief descriptions of information and referral…

The annual report describes goals and objectives, implementation procedures, and results, evaluation, and recommendations of the Piedmont Virginia Community College project to improve vocational guidance and counseling for handicapped students. The project had the following goals: to provide an opportunity for key faculty, staff, counselors, and…

Educational decision makers (N=224) participated in a computer simulated decision making experience to ascertain the extent to which referral information on a child with a suspected handicapping condition biased classification decisions. Ss were randomly assigned to 16 conditions varying on the basis of the child's sex, socioeconomic status,…

The paper provides a framework for a nonbiased placement system for students with suspected handicapping conditions. The suggested approach is designed to help school districts determine whether the appraisal system is contributing to the disproportionate placement of minority group students in special education classes. Nineteen steps in the…

MINIMUM EVALUATION OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL, PHYSICAL, OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES WHO ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR SPECIAL CLASS PLACEMENT SHOULD INCLUDE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION, PHYSICAL EVALUATION, A FAMILY PROFILE, AND AN ACADEMIC RECORD. REGULATIONS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION, REFERRAL PROCEDURE FOR THE TEACHER, AND PLACEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP…

A NATIONWIDE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYED 490 SHELTERED WORKSHOPS SERVING THE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED. LISTINGS BY STATES OF SUCH CENTERS PROVIDE ADDRESSES, REFERRAL SOURCES, AGE RANGE OF CLIENTS, YEAR PROGRAMS BEGAN, NUMBER OF PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CLIENTS DAILY, NUMBER OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CLIENTS DAILY, AND TYPES OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED.…

As mandated by Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law (Act 124), the document presents the Department of Public Welfare's 1979 report on child abuse. Following an introductory section is a brief section on the nature and scope of the problem. Section III outlines the past year's activities of the Department of Public Welfare's Office of…

Described is the development of procedures for standardizing, on a district-wide basis, the administration of special education programs. It is explained that the project required three phases: first, development of a manual which set forth those administrative procedures which schools would follow; second, implementation of the procedures…

This report describes the information and referral services project in a 3-county rural area that was developed in the county public library systems to meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of their communities. Sections of the report cover recognition of need, the area served, funding, the project itself (objectives, staff,…