Lists the more significant federal assistance programs relating to penal and correctional reform which may serve as a guide for environmental health specialists who are beginning to assume much broader responsibilities in institutional environmental quality. (JR)

Reported was a 3 year program of vocational rehabilitation involving 147 male juvenile delinquents (14- to 16-years-old) who had been charged with an offense and placed on formal or informal probation, and who had no history of institutionalization, residential treatment, or prior commitment to a training school. (GW)

Article describes the Cleveland State Hospital's school to teach patients the basic skills needed to have their wants satisfied, social skills and practical living skills. The program's goal is to turn patients into people who can live and be helped in the community, not an institution. (Author/PD)

The entire issue contains a directory listing in the following areas relating to the deaf: educational programs and services, rehabilitation programs and services, community programs and supportive services, and research and information programs and services. (RD)

It is increasingly obvious that prison school educators must work toward keeping the public informed with concrete evidence of the value of prison educational systems. As the public is made aware of and understands the benefits which the society can derive from correctional education programs, approval of and support for these programs should…

Outlines what help is available and how it can be provided for Ontario teenagers with alcohol-related problems through community agencies and programs, services of professional social workers and counselors, group support, residential treatment, therapeutic goals, and family involvement. (NEC)

Concentrated programs are needed to develop vocational teachers' competencies in creating, implementing, and evaluating individualized education programs. Further program improvement in teacher education might include emphasis on the development of a teacher's handbook, preservice teacher preparation programs, inservice teacher training programs,…

Explains a procedure for selection and inclusion of doctoral dissertations on rehabilitation counseling in an annotated bibliography. Topics include counseling patients with physical disabilities and injuries, coping with anxiety and adjustment, and evaluating rehabilitation programs. (JAC)

Describes methods used in a project at George Washington University's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center to predict and classify a family's involvement in a patient's rehabilitation program. As family attitudes can enhance or damage a program's effectiveness, early identification of uncooperative families is necessary so that intervention…