One of a series of background papers on the effects of new federal approaches to human services in Monroe County, New York, this paper examines the facts, issues, and local impact of changes from l981 to l982 in federal funding of Title XX. The document begins with an overview of the program area, including description of the historical background…

Increasing numbers of special needs offenders reflect the proportionate growth of the general incarcerated population. Prevention should be aimed at working with local school districts to identify youth with learning problems who may eventually drop out of school. Many of the developmentally disabled and learning disabled persons who end up in the…

In 1986, it was reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that nearly one-third of U.S. commercial farmers were economically threatened. This monograph presents effective adult education programs developed in eight Midwestern states (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota) in response to the farm…

In the past few decades, senior centers have developed at an exponential rate. To investigate elderly citizens' knowledge of senior center activities and services, 250 white older adults (125 center users and 125 nonusers) from a small urban community were personally interviewed about the services and activities provided by their local senior…

This document presents an introductory course syllabus for use with undergraduate social work students. Course material presented is generic in nature and will be useful to social workers employed in a wide variety of settings. The syllabus maintains a focus on practice and is divided into two major parts. The first part includes a brief overview…

Three metropolitan and five rural counties in Washington State were studied to determine relationships between budget change decisions--particularly expenditure decreases--and public service consequences. Demographic, economic, social, and budget data for 1979-1982 from census sources, state and county agency reports, and 214 questionnaire…

The study examined medical and social services to pregnant women, newborns and their families in 10 European countries and suggested implications for policy and practice in the United States. The 10 countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) tend…

In 1979-80, a national study used a combination of the Older Americans Resources and Services Functional Assessment Questionnaire and the Subjective Distress Scale of Psychiatric Status Schedule to assess the service needs of the Hispanic elderly. Thirty variables were selected from this data and categorized using Anderson and Newman's (1973)…

This report provides an account of the discussions and issues from a symposium held by the International League of Societies for Persons with Mental Handicap in November, 1984. It describes: (1) the role of voluntary organizations in the future; (2) the need for strong advocacy of the organization's goals; (3) the issue of whether voluntary…

To provide for the planning and implementation of a community based, university sponsored, child care information and referral clearinghouse, a doctoral practicum project was undertaken. The primary goal of the project was to provide parents with up-to-date information about the full range of child care and children's services available in…

This study attempted to clarify the issues of previous research that revealed that Korean Americans underutilize available mental health and social service systems in the community. It is reported that five independent variables are related to underutilization: (1) level of adjustment; (2) cultural values; (3) personal adaptability; (4) attitude…

This collection of abstracts, designed to assist White House Conference on Aging delegates involved with research on aging, presents information from 16 Technical Committee Reports which focus on implications of an age-integrated society, employment, support systems, health issues and services, the family, long-term care, older Americans as a…

This is a report of a hearing held in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 1982, before the Subcommittee on Aging, Family, and Human Services of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate. The purpose of the hearing was to examine the untapped human potentials for volunteerism in America by promoting individual and corporate…

The status and problems of aged widows have, to some extent, been camoflaged by the more general concern about older adults. A pilot project was undertaken to identify the existing support networks for aging urban and rural widows and the details of the operation of those systems in order to relate the findings to social and educational policy.…

The purpose of this manual is to guide and assist alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs to maximize cost recovery from third party reimbursements. It is intended to be a guide for planning and decision making rather than a resource manual. The text is based on the experiences of agencies in six states participating in a demonstration…