Findings from 185 projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health are summarized to describe the extent, nature, correlates and consequences of utilizing nonprofessionals in mental health service roles. Paid and volunteer workers were almost equally represented, with females in the majority (56 percent). The majority of projects (59…

With the growth of technology and our increased population, many functions previously performed by professionals are now being delegated to paraprofessionals. This Research Review discusses four paraprofessional training programs offered by junior colleges: teacher aide, library technician, social work assistant, and allied health and medical…

This review and analysis of literature concerning career ladders and lattices in health occupations education should aid researchers and practitioners in assessing the current "state of the art" in the field. Using the resources of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education, a computer and manual search of documents…

This is the 1968 biennial census of nurse-faculty members teaching in nursing programs and in cooperating institutions providing clinical experiences for students in nursing. It is intended as an overview of current conditions and a basis for future estimates and planning. As of January 1968, 20,077 full-time and 3,554 part-time nurse-faculty…

National data on nurses and nursing are organized into the following sections: (1) The Nursing Profession and Society, (2) The Structure and Nature of the Nursing Profession, with subsections on nursing in the general hospital and related facilities, nursing in the mental hospital and related facilities, community nursing, occupational health…

This expanded explanation of "Essentials of An Approved School of X-Ray Technology" (VT 004 172) is intended to facilitate the organization and establishment of schools of x-ray technology. The "Essentials" are minimum standards and their application may be extended from 24 months of training in a hospital radiology department to a junior college…

These guidelines relate to the recruitment, selection, training, and utilization of homemaker/home health aides. Some of the major tenets which the document develops are: (1) adequate leadership and financial support, (2) broad definition of the role based on an ongoing assessment of family health and social needs, (3) identification of a…

Introductory remarks by staff members at Ohio State University College of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, U.S. Naval Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, and Michigan State University explore the educational requirements of the health professions and the ways in which the computer can aid in fulfilling these requirements. Programs…

The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) the number of nursing students and educators in the institutions in southeastern Michigan, (2) where nursing students get clinical experience, (3) all the institutions involved in training nursing students, and (4) the library service available at these institutions. An interview schedule was…

This report contains an outline of the method and the rationale for a project whose purpose is to develop training programs which are relevant to the specific requirements of technical occupations in nine allied health professions. The nine professions are in (a) nursing, (b) inhalation therapy, (c) radiology (technician level), (d) clinical…

This paper focuses on the efficiency of federal subsidies in meeting stated public goals and gives two reasons for doing so. First, specific data on subsidies for the education function of medical schools are available. Second, Congress is now considering the entire package of federal health manpower legislation. It is difficult to escape the…

This is the twentieth annual report on graduate study in member colleges of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. It includes enrollments by college, degree, discipline and sex for 1973, and supplemental information on American minorities. Graduate programs available in 1974-75 appear and a geographic breakdown of both U. S. and…

A follow-up study to discover to what extent the education provided by the Medical Laboratory Technician program at Western Wisconsin Technical Institute has benefited the graduates and their employers was conducted. It was determined that 17 of the first 22 graduates were working successfully as medical laboratory technicians in eight states;…

The course guide has been prepared to aid in planning and conducting a training program in emergency medical care for first responders to traffic accidents (expected to be patrolling law enforcement officers). This document contains a detailed description of the training program; suggestions for course planning including class size, scheduling…

Among the several conditions which fostered the development of an open-circuit televised nursing course for Registered Nurses at Boston College was the limited availability of baccalaureate level programs in nursing for the Registered Nurse outside the Metropolitan Boston area. It was hoped that a televised course would permit wider access to…