Using a developmental approach to establish a rational model for the assignment of tasks and roles to various levels of mental health manpower, 36 participants attended four 2-day seminars which were concerned with needs of clients, activities to meet the needs of clients, needs of agencies and institutions, and legal, institutional, and…

The Jewish Board of Guardians, in collaboration with the Agency for Child Development, developed a program to respond to the complex mental health concerns of children in day care, their families and the communities in which they live. The program includes on-site consultation, staff development sessions and paraprofessional training. In this…

The 1961 booklet is the report of a 2-year study of mental health problems and needs of Mexican Americans in one area of San Antonio, Texas. The Good Samaritan Center in San Antonio and the Division of Mental Health, Texas Department of Health, conducted the study as part of an effort to develop a project of preventative services. According to the…

Material developed for a national conference of leaders in the applied and theoretical sectors of gerontology, mental health, and nursing home administration is provided in these proceedings. The purposes of the conference were to: develop priorities for populations for whom training would be offered; identify mental health content that is…

This annotated bibliography was prepared at the Staff Seminar on Social Change and Human Behavior held at the National Institute of Mental Health during 1970 and 1971 and was designed to serve as a working guide to the relevant mental health literature published between 1967 and 1971. The 730 abstracts included here have been categorized into five…

This is a series of publications on mental health services research and development. The purpose of the series is to offer assistance to persons working toward continually increased effectiveness of delivering mental health contributions to people in need. Reflected in all publications in the series is a three-phase process of services improvement…

A social system and ecological, as well as individual, perspective is applied to the development of a psychosocial community-oriented data system for children's mental health services. A rationale for the evaluation procedure and the necessary criteria met by the data system are presented. The problem appraisal focuses on the assessment of…

This extensive abstract describes a study which investigated the therapeutic effectiveness and satisfaction of telephone therapy. Subjects were female outpatients who came to the mental health center for counseling. Treatment groups received face-to-face therapy, telephone therapy or delayed therapy (control group). The measures used with the…

Article described a peer group counseling program developed at Archbishop Molloy High School in Jamaica, Queens. The program involved virtually every student in this total school approach to mental health social problem-solving. (Author/RK)

Describes a community mental health program focused on the needs of Hispanic preschool children Worcester, Massachusetts. The program provides consultation and intervention services to the children's parents, day care teachers and family day care providers. (CM)

This model presents a working plan of consultation between schools and a community mental health agency. This involves two functioning levels: (1) concern with process issues; (2) interpersonal transactions between staff and students. This model defines stages in relationship to the institution. It emphasizes the importance of multi-level…

Examines mental health literature on Hispanic populations, and uncovers the following broad approaches to the development of culturally sensitive therapy programs: (1) rendering traditional approaches more accessible to Hispanics; (2) using elements of Hispanic culture to select from available therapeutic modalities; and (3) using elements of…

Presents a national perspective on the Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP), an effort launched by the National Institute of Mental Health to improve the quantity and quality of services delivered to seriously emotionally disturbed youths who are members of minority groups. (Author/BB)

Describes the phenomenon of management succession in the mental health and medical fields. The four articles, which include research reports and literature reviews, describe the succession process, the nature of the executive role, factors relating to stress, and coping styles. (JAC)

The authors suggest that specific methodologies for assessing child satisfaction with treatment can be systematically developed once a more explicit developmental framework has been delineated in the area of children's understanding of medical and psychiatric disorders and their treatments. (Author/BW)