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Ziomek-Daigle, Jolie – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2010
Serious social and economic consequences affect the local and national levels when students drop out of school. Research has shown that collaboration among schools, families, and communities in the academic progression of students can decrease their drop out probability. The author presents findings related to a qualitative study conducted in…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Family Involvement, Probability, Counselors
Maestas-Flores, Margarita; Chavez, Mauro – 1987
This manual was developed for individuals serving as mentors in Evergreen Valley College's PUENTE Project, a program which integrates the skills of an English teacher, a Hispanic counselor, and Hispanic professionals/mentors into a team structure in an attempt to assist Hispanic students in making academic improvements, to build self-confidence,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Community Support
Gysbers, Norman C.; And Others – 1985
This module is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings increase their skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating community involvement and public relations activities as a part of an overall career guidance program. The module is one of a series of competency-based guidance program training…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Citizen Participation, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement
Greco, Michael D., Ed – Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2007
The "CURA Reporter" is published quarterly to provide information about the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), an all-University applied research and technical assistance center at the University of Minnesota that connects faculty and students with community organizations and public institutions working on significant public…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Neighborhood Improvement, After School Programs, Art Education
Brill, Jay W. – Independent National Rural Project Newsletter, 1983
Meeting the needs of disabled college students within the limits of the rural institution's resources is a challenge to all rural educators. Support services which must be provided can be divided into two categories: core services, such as classroom assistance and housing, and comprehensive environmental services, such as admissions, registration,…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Resources, Community Services, Higher Education
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Hugo, Esther B. – Journal of College Admission, 2007
While admission to a community college is simple--"apply and you're in!"--the institution itself is quite complex. Community colleges serve several purposes: transfer, vocational, recreational, and remedial. Community colleges see students through many lenses. Can we bring clarity and focus to the picture of the community college student? What…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Admission, College Transfer Students, Remedial Instruction
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Sink, Christopher A.; Edwards, Cher – Professional School Counseling, 2008
This article considers some of the key processes and methods needed to reenvision and transform comprehensive school counseling programs (CSCPs) as strengths-based, prevention-focused learning communities. Specifically, following a discussion of evidence-based "school as community" models found in the literature and how they relate, in part, to…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Counselor Role, Communities of Practice
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Petsch, Priscilla; Rochlen, Aaron B. – Journal of School Counseling, 2009
The recent increase in prison populations has given rise to an unprecedented number of children in the school system with incarcerated parents. To cope with stressors before, during, or after parents' incarceration, children can exhibit a range of problematic and maladaptive behaviors. This article explores the negative behaviors these children…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Parent Child Relationship, School Counselors, Community Resources
Cairo, Peter; And Others – 1985
This document consists of the fourth section of a book of readings on issues related to adult career development. The four chapters in this fourth section focus on settings in which adult career development counseling may take place. "Career Planning and Development in Organizations" (Peter Cairo) discusses several concepts and definitions…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Career Change, Career Development
Bullette, Barbara; And Others – 1981
This booklet describes the development of a program in Boston designed to address the needs of minority rape victims. A history of the program is given which includes the community need for this service, community attitudes toward rape victims and racial minorities, staff training, and the development of the program as a consultation and community…
Descriptors: Aggression, Community Information Services, Community Programs, Ethnic Groups
Miller, Thomas W.; Veltkamp, Lane J. – 2003
Health care providers recognize the importance of standards of care and standardized models of evaluation and intervention on cases of domestic violence. Examined are algorithms and care pathways being utilized to assure consistency in the evaluation and interventions offered where the spectrum symptoms of domestic violence are identified in the…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Counseling, Evaluation Methods, Family Violence
Alberta Education, 2009
This strategy guide is for mentors, support workers and coaches who are working with school-aged children and youth who are affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). In addition to supporting these children and youth at home and in the community, mentors may be involved in advocating for and supporting them at school. This guide…
Descriptors: Mentors, Educational Environment, Community Support, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Diehl, Daniel; Frey, Andy – School Social Work Journal, 2008
While research has shown that social workers can have positive impacts on students' school adjustment, evaluations of overall practice models continue to be limited. This article evaluates a model of community-school social work practice by examining its effect on problem behaviors and concerns identified by teachers and parents at referral. As…
Descriptors: Research Design, Intervention, Student Adjustment, School Social Workers
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Bryan, Julia; Holcomb-McCoy, Cheryl – Professional School Counseling, 2007
The study in this article investigated school counselor involvement in school-family-community partnerships and factors that influence such involvement. Participants were 235 members of the American School Counselor Association. Factor analyses of responses to the survey designed specifically for this study defined a set of factors that were used…
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Role, School Counselors, Parent School Relationship
Burrow-Sanchez, Jason J.; Hawken, Leanne S. – Guilford Publications, 2007
Unique in its coverage of both prevention and intervention, this book provides evidence-based strategies and ready-to-use tools for addressing substance abuse in middle and high school settings. Readers learn ways to identify students at risk and implement programs that meet a broad continuum of needs--from psychoeducational and support groups to…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Social Support Groups, Prevention, Intervention
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