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Download full textInstitute for Information Studies, Falls Church, VA. – 1980
These 15 conference papers discuss exemplary practices and key issues faced by local human services managers and elected officials. The issues include understanding the local government role in managing human services, coordinating human service delivery, non-service approaches to governing human services, public-private sector cooperation, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Cooperation, Government Role, Local Government
Rosenberg, Marvin L. – 1980
Growing recognition by government that social services cannot be for the poor alone has led to a series of laws appropriating Federal funds for services to different categories of clients. The rapid expansion in public spending, however, has created a fragmented system marked by lack of coordination among its components. The impersonality of this…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Decentralization
Byrne, Patick H. – 1981
This paper examines the philosophy behind the Pulse Program of Boston College and its attempt at integrating theory and practice and transforming student's paradigms of justice and love. The basic idea of the program, begun in the fall of 1969, is that students receive academic credit for participation in off-campus field projects which have a…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Justice
Cohen, Allen B. – 1978
In this paper, the history and activities of the Chinatown Planning Council are described. Formed by individuals in the fields of social service and education, as well as business people and local citizens, the Council set the goal of developing educational and social services for the Chinese Americans in New York's Chinatown as well as for those…
Descriptors: Chinese Americans, Community Development, Community Programs, Cultural Enrichment
Hines, Charletta; And Others – 1978
Needs assessment questionnaires were sent to both social service providers and consumers in Contra Costa County, California. This project was designed with three purposes in mind: to determine the level and gaps in services provision for children in the county; to compare consumer and provider perceptions of children's services in the county; and…
Descriptors: Children, Community Recreation Programs, County Programs, Day Care
Yarmel, Rose – 1979
The Bridge Youth Advocacy Program is designed to provide an alternative community based service for status offenders (10 to 18 years old) diverted from the juvenile justice system and to increase approprite use of social services by the police, court, and magistrates. Governed by the Catholic Social Services of Luzerne County (Pennsylvania), the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Community Information Services
Kirk, Mimi – 1979
The report describes the Services in Counseling/Intervention and Life Skills Education (SCILSE) Program, a comprehensive program providing services to emotionally disturbed children in their own homes, under the auspices of the Southern Home for Children, a residential treatment center in Philadelphia. The history of the Southern Home for Children…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Family Environment, Family Involvement, Home Programs
Williams, Simon; And Others – 1979
This inquiry was designed to review the processes and identify some of the factors which were associated with violent confrontations in the East End of London, England and to make appropriate recommendations for action. Interviews were conducted with both indigenous respondents and Bengali and West Indian respondents during August through October,…
Descriptors: Ethnic Relations, Foreign Countries, Housing, Police
Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, DC. – 1966
HEALTH SERVICES OF PROJECT HEAD START CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS PROVIDE--A MEDICAL EVALUATION OF EACH CHILD INCLUDING MEDICAL HISTORY, DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT, AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, SCREENING TESTS FOR VISION, HEARING, SPEECH, AND TUBERCULOSIS, LABORATORY TESTS OF URINE FOR ALBUMIN AND TESTS OF SUGAR AND BLOOD FOR ANEMIA, DENTAL ASSESSMENT,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Health Programs
JACOBY, ALBERTA – 1967
A 28-MINUTE FILM, "HOMEFIRES," DRAMATIZING THREE CASE HISTORIES OF HOMEMAKER SERVICE, WAS DEVELOPED TO BE USED AS A TRAINING AID, AN INSTRUMENT FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES AWARE OF THE SERVICE, AND A TOOL FOR RECRUITING CANDIDATES TO THE HOMEMAKER AIDES TRAINING PROGRAMS. HOMEMAKER SERVICE IS A FORM OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY HEALTH AND WELFARE AGENCIES…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Film Production, Instructional Films, Orientation Materials
RIESSMAN, FRANK; SPECHT, HARRY – 1962
SOCIAL AGENCIES SHOULD BE ORGANIZED, NOT TO OFFER SPECIFIC SERVICES, BUT RATHER TO DEAL WITH SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND RELATED AREAS. SOCIAL WORK HAS TENDED TO DEVELOP TECHNICIANS WITH SPECIALIZED POINTS OF VIEW. SOCIAL PROBLEMS CAN OCCUR AT THE SOCIAL LEVELS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, THE GROUP, THE ORGANIZATION, OR THE INSTITUTION. EACH LEVEL INVOLVES A…
Descriptors: Community Action, Disadvantaged, Models, Social Agencies
Pierce, Norma F. – 1980
Forty-six adults responded to a questionnaire in which they ranked their preferred counseling person in four problem areas: home or work, children, spiritual matters, and marital problems. Males' first choice in all areas was their spouse; females chose their spouse for work and child problems, their pastor for spiritual matters, and themselves…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Church Role, Clergy
Thomas, Mason P., Jr. – 1976
North Carolina's Child Abuse Reporting Law makes all citizens legally responsible for reporting incidents of child abuse and neglect. Professionals, such as doctors and teachers, must also give their professional opinions as to the nature, extent, and causes of the damaged child's condition. The basic purpose of the law is to identify children at…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, County Officials
National Association of Coordinators of State Programs for the Mentally Retarded, Arlington, VA. – 1979
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…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Programs, Federal Legislation, Housing
Bodine, George E.; Sobotor, William – 1979
This extensive bibliography of books and articles provides an interdisciplinary overview of present day terminal care and the hospice alternative. Designed to aid in the development and implementation of terminal care programs stressing palliative and supportive services for both patients and their families, the bibliography includes abstracts of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Death, Educational Gerontology
