Home-based intervention, using paraprofessional teachers and the concept of "parent as teacher," was provided by this 3-year project (1977-1980) for handicapped children aged birth through 4 and their families in 10 rural West Texas counties comprising approximately 9,100 square miles, with 14 to 20 people per square mile. Most families…

The initiation, implementation, and successes of 13 older adult volunteer programs are traced in these descriptive essays focusing on: (1) the Educational Growth Opportunities project at San Diego State University (CA); (2) the Retired Volunteer Service Corps at the University of Maryland; (3) the Displaced Homemakers Program at Valencia Community…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEF SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC IS TO HELP ESTABLISH AN ADULT EDUCATION POLICY FOR FUTURE COLLEGES OF GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE PROVISION FOR ADULTS AT THE FIRST STAGE OF ORGANIZATION RATHER THAN ADDING IT LATER AS EXTENSION ACTIVITY. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE LAID…

THE PERSONNEL OF THE FAMILY AGENT PROGRAMS WERE WOMEN OF COMFORTABLE MEANS WHO HAD TEN TO TWENTY HOURS A WEEK AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE TO THE POOR. THE TRAINING PROGRAM DESCRIBED IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES--INITIAL TRAINING AND INSERVICE TRAINING. SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDE--(1) CONCEPTS OF THE WAR ON POVERTY, (2) THE NATURE OF POVERTY, (3) THE CULTURE…

This summary contains abbreviated versions of 1977.1979 plans of services for children proposed by Illinois human services agencies. The booklet was prepared as a reference document for persons involved in planning sessions of a regional workshop. Contents include excerpts from the text of the Illinois Welfare and Rehabilitation Services Planning…

The Fort Yuma Reservation of the Quechan Tribe is located on 9,246 acres in the southwest corner of California in Imperial County and the southeast corner of Arizona in Yuma County. Historical records indicate the Quechans have inhabited the area since approximately 800 A.D. The 1974 tribal rolls show a population of 1,687. The unemployment rate…

The report describes the development and operation of a communal laundry center, or housewife club in Netivot, Israel which provides laundry facilities, a social meeting place, and a variety of classes and services for users. The proposal for the club grew out of the difficulties facing the district social welfare bureau in solving the laundry…

Head Start grantees play a critical role in the development and testing of new program approaches and service delivery models. This survey of program initiatives covers both Head Start program initiatives and developmentally appropriate curriculum materials. Each section includes an overview and profiles of programs, including grantee address,…

A handbook on social work practice with Native American families, developed for use by students in undergraduate social work programs and by social service practitioners who work with Native American people, is divided into four sections. The first section contains four articles, written by Joseph A. Dudley (Methodist minister and Yankton Sioux)…

This manual aids in developing cross-agency and cross-disciplinary inservice training in the areas of transition and supported employment for moderately and severely disabled individuals. Using a "train-the-trainer" approach, the manual outlines goals and objectives and presents strategies for designing inservice workshops and training…

This report focuses on economic, social, and legal development affecting women's employment in the United States during the first half of the United Nations Decade for Women. The first section reports on the economic roles of women in the U.S. as their participation in the labor force reached historically high levels during the last half of the…

Designed for youth workers, teachers, counselors, and student organizers, 11 essays in this handbook examine issues concerned with children's rights. "Children's Rights and Social Work" proposes that social workers can speed and direct the process of change by advocating the rights of young people and by providing services to make those rights a…

Early childhood programs have been shown to enhance school readiness, increase the efficacy of investments in primary schools and human capital formation, foster beneficial social behavior and, thereby, lessen social welfare costs, and promote community development. The World Bank has directed investment toward young children, including supporting…

Early childhood programs have been shown to enhance school readiness, increase the efficacy of investments in primary schools and human capital formation, foster beneficial social behavior and, thereby, lessen social welfare costs, and promote community development. The World Bank has directed investment toward young children, including supporting…

The Project on Devolution and Urban Change conducted a study to learn how new welfare policies and funding mechanisms, especially devolution and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grants, affect human service agencies in neighborhoods with high concentrations of welfare recipients and people living in poverty. Key personnel at 106…