Examined rural-urban differences in the number of activities and services offered by senior centers. Senior centers (N=755) located in 31 states revealed that the total number of activities and services were greater for metropolitan centers. Community type, however, was not a predictor of activities and services whereas size of center budget and…

Describes a field test conducted by the North Carolina Office of Day Care Services to examine the relative merits of telecommunications and traditional training in a realistic setting. Compares costs, time needed for training, and trainees' attitudes. Also discusses location of teleconference centers, content development, frequency of delivery,…

Describes programs to educate 30 to 40 clients at a psychiatric day center. Areas covered by the programs include basic, social, and living skills; employability; emotional development; crafts; liberal arts; issues and current events; and higher education. Discusses delivery methods, problems, and management concerns. (CH)

This article discusses three distinct roles for state government in helping dislocated workers: allocation of Title III funds; use of state government resources to encourage greater cooperation among local service deliverers; and planning and promotion of innovative strategies to help dislocated workers adjust to the structural changes wracking…

On the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), reviews the changes in education that have taken place over the past 40 years, focusing on public attitudes regarding the inadequacy of current models of education, the impact of the Morrill Act of 1862 in establishing these models, and the new model being…

Takes a look at the questions involved in designing customized training: What changes does management expect to see as the result of training? Who has information that must be included and excluded? How "customized" should the training be? and How will the training be delivered? (CT)

Interviews with state mental health authorities revealed that many states are emphasizing program development and funding for the severely acutely and chronically mentally ill while deemphasizing consultation/education, prevention, and evaluation activities. Funding mechanisms are moving toward greater accountability and funding levels are…

Presents a brief overview of four sociological theories concerning rural-urban differences: classical, determinist, compositional, and subcultural. Draws implications and applications for social workers and human service personnel. Suggests development of a typology which would include such components as theoretical orientation, roles of workers,…

The role of Jose P. v. Ambach, a class action lawsuit involving the rights of handicapped students to be referred, evaluated, and placed in a timely fashion into appropriate educational programs and services in the New York City public schools, in structuring the delivery of special education services is discussed. (Author/CL)

Surveyed 400 public and private small (less than 5,000 students) colleges to examine their delivery of counseling and psychological services. Results are discussed for program organization, administration, staffing, delivery systems, most frequently provided services, and services ranked most important. (MCF)

Summarizes the 20-year history of the Appalachian Regional Commission's innovative, flexible, $550M model health care delivery system. Cites achievements in establishing primary care clinics; tackling black lung disease; and expanding health manpower, health education, maternal and child health care, and rehabilitation centers. (NEC)

Traces Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council's decade of delivering/linking cradle-to-grave health services for 500,000 rural residents. Describes microwave communications radio network; clinics; services in family planning, genetic counseling, prenatal care, maternal/child care, nutrition, heart/respiratory disease screening, renal…

A survey of visually impaired children (from birth to age 12) in the Rocky Mountain/Great Plains region indicated that the majority were multiply handicapped, and that within this group, the greatest number were in the mild to moderate range. Data are presented on age ranges, current service delivery options, vocational and alternative-living…

Two evaluation approaches were used to assess the impact of a continuing medical education manual that was distributed by mail. Implications for development of materials and for information dissemination strategies in continuing medical education are discussed. (Author/CT)

This study presents the successes and failures in the delivery of services to low income communities. Executive directors of community-based organizations throughout the county were asked to describe their most and least successful community-based service delivery projects. The service ventures then were classified based on the extent to which the…