This article provides an identification and brief discussion of some issues in counseling older people. A thorough review of the literature on aging, with implications for counseling, is strongly recommended. Paper presented at 83rd Annual Meeting of American Psychological Association, Chicago, September 1975. (Author)

The Human Service Scale is an assessment instrument for measuring the progress of the rehabilitation client and the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs. The theory behind the scale is based on Maslow's hierarchy of human needs. The development and some potential uses of the scale are discussed. (EC)

Citing the scarcity of suitable land, unmanageably high infrastructure costs, and a dearth of lending institutions as obstacles to the acquisition of decent housing in many parts of Central Appalachia, this article describes how the Coal Field Housing Corporation is dealing with these problems. (Author/KR)

Focus is on opportunities for participant personal growth and development with emphases on: (1) contradictions implicit in values/feelings exploration in an evaluative academic context; (2) conflict between leaders' needs and participants' needs; and (3) the issue of coleadership. (Author/MJB)

In Crystal Lake, Illinois, the Office of Curriculum and the teachers comprising the Curriculum Council of the district struggled for three years with the development of a sensible format for categorizing the importance of the many parts of the school's total instructional program. A working model was developed and is described here as the Crystal…

Discusses the needs of disabled adults in the context of participation in adult education programs. Highlights methods for meeting these needs and describes implications for community education programs. Presents possible actions to facilitate disabled adults' access to education. (CH)

Describes a questionnaire and interview study of the attitudes of 14-year-olds toward their physically handicapped peers. Reports that adolescents from integrated schools were more likely than students from nonintegrated schools to think that the physically handicapped were clever, friendly, capable, and approachable. (Author/CH)

Notes that economic, demographic, and political factors pressure health care providers into improving discharge planning and long-term care services for clients. Examines the application of computer technology to case management and describes a computerized, hospital-based case management program for the elderly. (Author/NB)

Surveyed 45 workers in correctional agencies to examine number of handicapped inmates and types of programs provided to them. Found that most prison systems had identified some handicapped inmates. Variety of programs were offered to inmates, many systems did not have specialized treatment for handicapped. Found need for evaluation and treatment…

Surveyed state rehabilitation counselors and administrators regarding their perceptions of mental health problems among individuals with physical disabilities. Results suggest that the state vocational rehabilitation counselors and administrators perceive a significant need for mental health services among individuals with severe physical…

The Leisure/Work Interest Inventory, 170 items scored on scales that cover leisure and work interests and stimulate further thinking and exploration by providing both leisure and work options, is examined. (CT)

Assessed needs for achievement (nAch), affiliation (nAff), and power (nPwr) among working managers (62 males, 62 females). Results indicate that women managers have a higher nAch, a not significantly different nAff, and a higher nPwr than managerial men. (Author/BL)

Compared the career paths of engineers and engineer-managers. Discriminant analysis differentiated engineers from engineer-managers on affiliation and dominance needs and enterprising and investigative interests. Multiple regression analysis found achievement need and conventional interests were predictive of engineer-managers' job satisfaction,…

Results of a preliminary survey of epilepsy self-help group members are presented, and effects relating to stigmatization, reasons for participation, asserted curative factors, and formal-only versus informal participation in the self-help group process are examined. Societal reaction to people with epilepsy is viewed as a major contributor to…

Tested six hypotheses concerning the effects of need level (higher versus lower order) and need salience as moderators of the relationship between need satisfaction and alienation-involvement in employees (N=632). Results showed that higher-order need satisfaction correlated with alienation-involvement, and need saliency did not moderate the need…