The fate of OEO seems doomed. The nation's educational system and OEO cannot efficiently work together. So OEO has no big plans for education this year. (MF)

The psychosocial approach in social casework is described, and illustrated in use in three case situations involving newly blinded persons experiencing problems adjusting to their loss. (KW)

Health agencies would be wise to involve outside experts in the preparation, presentation, and implementation of their materials in the schools. Nationally prepared materials may have to undergo the scrutiny of a local panel to see if they are regionally applicable. (Author)

Covers name and incorporation, purposes, membership, territorial jurisdiction, meetings, board of directors, officers, commissions, indebtedness, waiver of notices, authority in the conduct of meetings, rules of procedure, and amendments. (AYC)

Indicates prerequisites and strategies for successfully recruiting foster parents and discusses strategies for retaining their services. (RH)

Examines the role of voluntary agencies as intermediary between government policy and refugee assistance within the context of four facets of assistance: advocacy; education; program initiatives; and policy implementation. (Author/MK)

States that voluntary children's and family services are being affected by a reduction in government funds and argues for a vigorous response through the maintenance and development of tested, valid programs. (Author/MP)

Statements are presented from four national organizations regarding their efforts to raise community awareness of issues affecting individuals with disabilities, and an editorial titled "Action for the '80s" addresses the issue of including disabled individuals in all aspects of family and community life. (SBH)

Sheldon Hackney will step down as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities for personal reasons, and resume teaching college-level history. During his tenure at the federal agency, he contended with significant budget reductions by a Republican Congress and was sometimes criticized for his leadership style. The agency is still…

Discusses the development of family centers in Great Britain by statutory and voluntary organizations. Includes a brief historical overview of family centers, current center models in practice, and issues related to centers. (RJC)

A guest editorial comments on the acrimonious rhetoric and arguments exhibited in the debate over the use of aversives with individuals with mental retardation. The editorial urges members of the field to refocus their framing of the issues around respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. (JDD)

Summarizes for a general audience experiences of 585 children in foster care in the Casey Family Living Program from 1966-1984. Focuses on advantages of private, voluntary agencies like the Casey Family Program, and on the needs for long-term care of the most difficult (generally homeless) children in foster care. (SAK)

Reports on clandestine drug laboratories for manufacturing methamphetamine; the formation of an interagency steering committee to address the problem; and the role Environmental Health professionals need to play as the problem becomes more prevalent across the United States. Provides background information on methamphetamine characteristics and…

In addition to discussing many scholarly issues at its first meeting, the new Historical Society examined its own reasons for existence, including an interest in reinvigorating intellectual debate on history; reintegrating into the profession historians who have been pushed to the sidelines; and dissatisfaction with two major existing history…

The following paper contains the principles for good practice for quality assurance agencies agreed by delegates at the INQAAHE Conference in Dublin, 2003.