The Idaho State Occupational Unit completed a total life of 3 years and 4 months as of September 30, 1968. This document views past accomplishments, and looks to the future role and function of the Unit as it enters a new 5-year continuation. The function and role of the Unit has been built around four major purposes and objectives: (1) conduct…

As a tool to assist in the implementation of constructive educational change, a national directory was prepared of people, programs, and projects dealing with some phase of the change process. The directory includes 367 listings in the three general categories of people (196), agencies (104), and projects (67). People are further categorized under…

This report presents a two-dimensional framework for classifying the health system which is recommended for use by health planning agencies during plan development activities. The content is in six sections: The first section discusses the need for a consistent planning framework. Section 2 presents the rationale for the selection of health…

With the increasing amount of leisure time people are facing due to shorter work weeks and longer life spans, there is a growing need for public agencies to offer fulfilling leisure time activities to its community members, as well as teach them how to use this time appropriately. The YMCAs, (Young Men's Christian Association), and YM-YWHAs (Young…

This paper reports on seven day care centers established through the Southeastern Day Care Project to provide state child welfare agencies with experience in developing day care programs and providing program administrators with information for program planning and development. The project was funded by the Donner Foundation and the Office of…

The purpose of the Nonmajority/Minority Task Force was to develop a study on the impact of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) on the Nonmajority/Minorities named in the Act. A meeting held in 1977 resulted in the development of operational goals. To fulfill these goals: (1) the staff was to initiate a data search, using a two-phase approach, and…

The instructor-free, empirically-based training package focuses on planning for a program or total agency for severely handicapped, developmentally disabled persons and is intended to assist agencies develop a participatory management system for ongoing program planning and evaluation within the trainee's agency. The package consists of a trainee…

Intended for persons appointed to local advisory councils or committees and for educators and/or administrators of vocational educational or technical education, this booklet is designed to serve as a brief guide and initial source of information on local advisory councils. The first section, Overview, is a general discussion of vocational and…

This report discusses trends in the causes of child deaths in New Jersey in recent years and closely examines child deaths in the state in 1974. Demographic data on child deaths are reported with an emphasis on types of deaths in which neglect or nonaccidental injury are likely to have been a factor. Death certificate data were obtained from the…

Prompted by embarrassment and frustration in dealing with American Indian prisoners, San Quentin officials decided in the early 60's to secure outside help. Under guidance by an outside sponsor, a visitation program was established which, in turn, led to organization of the American Indian Cultural Group (AICG). Motivated by pride and…

The report reviews current literature dealing with past/present/future mechanisms to assist workers' adjustment to technological change. A basic concern of the study is what level of governmental policy, if any, is needed in this area. Part 1 is a discussion of the conceptual impact of technological change on the labor market. The four chapters of…

This report describes and evaluates Project Crossroads, a manpower approach to the rehabilitation of accused offenders prior to adjudication. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of working with the court and its personnel to provide a pretrial intervention alternative for youthful first-time offenders, Project Crossroads provided a…

This paper presents the objectives and results of an experimental program, the Teen Age Medical Service, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The first objective of this program was to experiment with new ways of delivering additional, more extensive, and continuous personal services while maintaining the emergency and episodic services that have…

This document, prepared by California Review and Synthesis of Foster Care Studies project reviews and combines the major recommendations of seven recent California studies of foster care. These studies were: (1) Children Waiting, State Dept. of Social Welfare, 1972; (2) Report on Foster Care in California Joint Legislative Audit Committee, 1973;…

This guide is one of the results of the New England Interstate Project 505 effort. The materials were useful in Vermont for State Department of Education personnel working with local education agencies and may also be useful in other places. The guide contains materials explaining (a) department planning procedures, (b) department planning…