Multicultural psychology examines existential-humanistic concerns in reference to the unique world of the client. Some of these contextual variables include race, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, sociocultural and sociopolitical influences, as well as the roles of power, privilege, and disadvantage. Diversity impacts…

Recruiting mentors is a continuous challenge for most programs. A systematic recruitment plan, carefully developed and implemented, will increase a program's chances for success. Drawing from effective practices used by volunteer-based organizations and research findings about mentoring, the material in this document describes recruitment…

The Head Start program, a comprehensive child development program designed to increase the social competence of children in low-income families and children with disabilities and to improve their chances of school success, has been in North Dakota since 1965. This report describes the objectives of the Head Start program, the North Dakota Head…

The Head Start program, a comprehensive child development program designed to increase the social competence of children in low-income families and children with disabilities and to improve their chances of school success, has been in North Dakota since 1965. This report describes the objectives of the Head Start program, the North Dakota Head…

Major natural and human-caused disasters deeply affect children, and they have a special vulnerability to such events. The importance of providing crisis counseling recovery assistance within the context of their special world cannot be over emphasized. The information in this manual provides both theory and guidance to individuals concerned with…

Compares and contrasts the standard projections of steadily increasing manpower needs in the major human service areas with the projections made by critics who doubt the efficacy of publicly supported human services. (JM)

A shortened version of a commencement address delivered at Saint Louis University, May 31, 1969

Examines the changes that occur in the social networks and activities of individuals as a result of divorce. An integrative review of the available research concerning the social situation of divorced persons, five metapolicy guidelines, and examples of policy implementations relating to divorced persons are presented. (JAC)

Investigated the effects of inconsistency between counselor's verbal and nonverbal behavior on student perceptions of a counselor as empathic, genuine, and expert. Results indicated that nonverbal behavior increased the impact of a congruent verbal message and altered an accompanying incongruent verbal message in the direction of the nonverbal…

Offers a conceptualization of support groups, differentiating them from counseling and psychotherapy groups. Discusses implications for group formation, membership, and format. Support groups can be relevant to both remedially and developmentally oriented helping efforts, as surrogate support systems for persons who have experienced support loss.…

Although most users respond favorably to computerized career information systems, staff in human services agencies are sometimes resistant to the systems. (JM)

Problems inherent in social work education and a definition and analysis of the human service delivery system (HSDS) concept are reviewed. The benefits and problems of adopting an HSDS educational framework are discussed and a means for implementing it in social work education is examined. (Author/MLW)

A framework for the evaluation of proposals for the development of human services programs considering student needs and other educational factors is presented. Five program variables and five environmental variables are examined in a sample matrix. Suggestions for practical use of the matrix are also offered. (Author/CJ)

Notes that effective staff development and positive youth development practice share many philosophical and structural similarities. Examines the relationship between youth and staff development and the long-term implications of organizational commitment to the youth-serving movement's newest paradigm-positive youth development. (EV)

A study investigated the cognitive, academic, and personality characteristics of 75 adults with learning disabilities referred for services through the state/federal vocational rehabilitation system. Results found the subjects were homogenous relative to other groups of adults with learning disabilities, with low-average cognitive functioning and…