Besides describing a program at Mississippi State University whereby persons having a bachelor's degree in social work are used to deliver social services in rural areas, the article discusses the setting, problems encountered, and major form of services provided. (Authors/KR)

The case history explains the techniques used to introduce research methodology into a service agency for the visually handicapped. (BD)

A survey of state in-service training plans identified priorities in in-service training topics (including instructional and behavioral management of the handicapped child and implementation of the individualized education program); instructional personnel to be trained; differential patterns of delivering training; and such additional needs as…

Among the factors contributing to the acceleration of community education development are the increasing concern over duplication of effort by community agencies, declining school enrollment, and increased adult leisure time. (Author/MLF)

The complexity of the cross-cultural counseling and psychotherapy encounter is examined, with particular reference to four prominent variables: (1) views of mental health; (2) goals of counseling; (3) roles of counseling participants; and (4) counseling strategies. (Author/MJB)

Reporting on a study designed to investigate the need for special attention and a cadre of social workers with special training in rural-specific social work, this article examines rural urban differences in terms of the individual and the informal helping network and organizational and systemic dimensions. (JC)

Faculties within the university community are ideal settings for preventative, outreach counseling. Efforts by a university counseling center to provide psychological services to a faculty of education are described. Difficulties of program evaluation and psychological consultation are also discussed. (Author)

New and better mailing practices in the University of Houston's mailroom have saved money and improved service. (Author/MLF)

Describing the social work field practicum at Memorial University in Newfoundland, this article details a creative response to a rural and quasi-urban environment where there is a scarcity of formal professional resources. The approach is identified as a collaborative one between agencies and communities with resource persons as field instructors.…

Available from: Teacher Education and Special Education, The Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. The authors suggest twelve areas for developing mainstream programs in which regular and special educators can work together. (CL)

This article describes the reorganization of a city government to improve delivery of services to the citizens in the areas of recreation and health. (JD)

Freight is examined as a significant variable in the difference between selling price and cost price. Consideration is given to the store viewpoint, the publisher viewpoint, guidelines on freight information, postal service analysis, distribution procedures, extraneous costs, freight rate structure, and sharing cost-saving ideas. (LBH)

Described is the work of library services and library promotion personnel who establish liaison among librarians, media specialists, and publishers who offer services to libraries. Suggestions are given to librarians and media specialists on how they can engage in an ongoing dialogue with the publishing industry. (JPF)

Improvement in health service delivery and health education was made in La Plata County, Colorado, by hiring seven health aides and a nurse-health coordinator to run a fifth- and tenth-grade health course involving physical exams, field trips, classroom instruction, and inservice training of teachers. (MB)

Discusses the application of satellite information delivery to training. Describes a new trend, horizontal programming. Also discusses vertical programming and in-house production of training materials. Lists vendors of satellite-based training. (CH)