This Home Start report centers its attention on three areas: how actual home visits are being conducted, how projects are spending grant money from a cost analysis point of view, and whether any tentative statement on program effectiveness can be made based upon an analysis of pre-post test data. The seven sections of the report are: (1)…

The final report of the Health Start evaluation of the second year program is presented in three separate documents. This paper presents an overview of the Urban Institute's evaluation of the Health Start program and covers two broad areas: health service coordination and health service delivery. The two major questions for the 1972-73 evaluation…

The Social and Rehabilitation Service granted the Alaska Division of Public Welfare funds to train and employ qualified Native village people as paraprofessionals who could provide the social services needed while living right in the village. The Rural Areas Social Services Project (RASS), a demonstration and training project aimed at bringing…

This bibliography is a selective compilation of books and articles which focus on the psychological and social issues of applied human genetics. It is centered in particular around problems, issues, and discussions of genetic counseling, the primary mechanism by which human genetics has been applied to date. It includes those entries which, on the…

The role of voluntary workers in the social services is the focus of this book. Following the introduction (Chapter 1), the remaining nine chapters discuss the following topics: The Background to Voluntary Work Today; The Volunteer; Volunteers as Others See Them; What Voluntary Workers Do; Organization of the Work of Volunteers; Recruitment and…

The Ute Indian Tribe Day Care Center at Fort Duchesne, Utah, is an expanded Head Start Program serving Ute and Anglo children. The community control of the center is significant: two-thirds of the staff are Ute; parents work as paid staff and volunteers in teaching situations; monthly parent meetings are held; 40% of the parents are involved in a…

This report is a summary of the functional analysis of the activities of those engaged in social service occupations in medical settings, which was conducted as part of the UCLA Allied Health Professions Project. A task inventory composed of 192 tasks relating to intake, information and referral, treatment, supportive, community and administrative…

This pamphlet provides guidelines for the development of community-based comprehensive service programs to meet the needs of pregnant adolescents living at home. According to the report, the three basic service components of such programs are (1) early and consistent prenatal care, (2) continuing education on a classroom basis, and (3) counseling…

In this report, the author identifies the needs and characteristics of the pregnant student population and discusses the components of a comprehensive program to aid these students. Starting with the three primary components--education, health services, and social services--the author presents a breakdown of each into subcomponents and describes…

A 5-YEAR PROJECT TO SPECIFY STANDARDS OF REHABILITATION CENTERS AND FACILITIES RESULTED IN THREE PUBLICATIONS. THIS MANUAL INCLUDES THE CHARACTERISTICS AND GOALS OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES. THE STANDARDS FOR ORGANIZATION, SERVICES THAT SHOULD BE PROVIDED, PERSONNEL INCLUDED, RECORDS AND REPORTS, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, AND THE PHYSICAL PLANT ARE…

The traditional service programs are not doing the job of providing the comprehensive services needed for youth. Using the following premises as a foundation, an alternative model of providing services for youth is possible: (1) A person does not have to go to a Mental Health Clinic in order to get service. Services can be provided in a local…

Only two percent of general revenue sharing money has been allocated for social services on the municipal level. When local governments do allot some part of their revenue sharing funds for social services, the allocations vary inversely with need--but directly with the importance of organized neighborhood groups. (Author)

Examines the socioeconomic medium for the increasing incidence of pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Discusses the genesis, composition, and mission of Project WIN, a Boston-based, transagency, case management service delivery system designed to provide a holistic response to families' children at risk for or diagnosed with HIV…

Responses of 9,957 Pennsylvanians to a statewide needs assessment questionnaire were examined to determine if there was a rural/urban difference in residualist beliefs about social welfare programs. Results demonstrated that rural respondents were clearly less supportive of specific welfare programs and less accepting of institutional remedies for…

Describes two longitudinal studies focusing on the impact of social support, networks, and support interventions on teenage mothers and their infants. Results suggest that supportive interventions may influence outcomes such as birth weight, health care of babies, knowledge, education, and parenting behaviors. Some negative effects are noted.…