Describes program in which American Speech-Language-Hearing Association certified audiologists train protocol providers to assist older hearing-aid users in adjusting to using hearing aids on a daily basis. Training emphasizes empathy, effective communication skills, knowledge of the interaction of aging and hearing loss, phases outlined in…

Discusses the terms career development, career planning, career pathing, and career management; identifies the common delivery systems of these career functions; describes a career stages model; identifies career anchors; and discusses work values and interests. (CT)

Examines 109 rural community level public sector mental health systems involving 314 administrators. Focuses discussion on whether those who manage/work in rural service delivery systems are interested in/utilize data in their own systems to solve managerial concerns. Includes system, state, and federal level policy recommendations. (NEC)

Discusses problems of purchase of social services. Reviews literature concerned with cost and quality, including a study of participant satisfaction and cost effectiveness of homemaker services in Utah. (JAC)

Mission statements, operating principles, and general philosophy statements for a human resources development department were drafted and readers asked to tell which of these philosophies, mission statements, and operating principles come closest to describing the way their training and development departments work. Results are presented and…

France provides a model for the public-private-voluntary sector interaction with ventilator-dependent patients. The French regional associations are home ventilator care systems that have met the multiple needs of those concerned. (Author/CL)

Describes a newly developed model of intervention that responds rapidly to natural disasters or political and social crises. The model focuses on community response to the event to identify a community of sufferers. Highlights the efficacy of service delivery wherein the relationships among social workers are egalitarian and cooperative.…

Reported the impact of Virginia's Vital Information for Education and Work (VIEW) System, which is modeled on the Michigan Occupational Information System (MOIS). Suggested that a statewide career information delivery system could serve as an impetus for generating excitement and new activities in local guidance programs. (LLL)

The chairman of the House Committee on Labor and Human Resources reviews economic and geographic factors affecting the development of social policy decisions for handicapped persons. He notes progress in prevention and early childhood special education and considers implications of tax policies for families of handicapped children. (CL)

Respite care for parents of mentally retarded children may be provided through such services as placement agencies, group day care, existing community residences, state residential facilities, funding conduits, and camperships. Partlow State School and Hospital in Alabama has sorted an increasing number of families, since its inception in 1980.…

A brief history of vocational school psychology is followed by descriptions of direct services (such as individual and group assessment and counseling) and indirect services (such as inservice education, public relations, and grant writing assistance). Areas of collaboration among school psychologists and other members of career development team…

The study examined the relationship between direct clinical services provided to persons who are mentally retarded/developmentally disabled in 338 group homes and program and occupant characteristics. Findings suggest that group homes differ significantly in on-site service provision. (Author/CL)

The author describes characteristics of two extreme positions of school-based special education delivery models: the restorative model and the prevention model. A middle-ground approach combining features of each is proposed. (CL)

The article reviews mainstreaming models and describes results of questionnaires completed by 36 Ontario districts (large, medium, and small school boards) regarding service delivery models to implement mainstreaming. Results revealed increased integration of exceptional children and general support for the philosophy of Bill 82, Ontario's special…

The author examines how research into the learning process paved the way for the application of modern technology--the microcomputer--to individualized, competency-based learning systems. He also discusses the educational benefits of such technologies as videocassette recorders, two-way cable television, telemail, viewdata, and robots. (CT)