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Peer reviewedKelly, James G. – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Discusses common themes in five papers on rural community psychology: myth that rural life is naturally supportive, importance of community needs in designing prevention programs, risks of labeling diseases, rural psychologists as developers/advocates, using advice/direct suggestion, thinking in systems/ecological terms, role/boundary conflicts,…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Coordination, Community Development
Ginsberg, Leon H.; Meehan, Kevin J. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Describes West Virginia's Community Work Experience Program, a work requirement program for public assistance recipients. Examines issues workfare raised in a rural context, explains why West Virginia avoided the controversy usually associated with such programs, and notes benefits including improved images for welfare workers, recipients, and…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Services, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Download full textWisconsin Public Television, Madison. – 1995
This guide to implementing a school volunteer program was developed for the 1995 Wisconsin Volunteer-A-Thon project, which was intended to encourage individuals, schools, organizations, and corporations to volunteer time to youth and education. Part 1 contains a timeline for the implementation of the project, a description of how to participate,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Intergenerational Programs
Novak, Jan, Ed.; Dougherty, Barbara, Ed. – 1981
This handbook offers a variety of prevention and therapeutic services that can be tailored to meet the unique characteristics of a school and community. In section 1, an overview of the dropout problem and the comprehensive dropout prevention strategy are presented. In section 2, on needs assessment, data collection, objective selection, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Action, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention
Peer reviewedMooney, Kevin C.; Eggleston, Mary – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Describes program of a southeastern Washington rural community mental health center to promote preventative interventions in five rural elementary and high schools and to improve coordination between county social service agencies and rural schools. Discusses implementation, acceptance, continuation, and evaluation of the program. (LFL)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Coordination, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBenswanger, Ellen G.; And Others – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Describes a two-year (1983-1985) systems study of the human services provided adolescents aged 10-17 and their families in one rural Pennsylvania community. Describes teacher/student survey, human services utilization survey, case reviews, and development of community-based advocacy plan. Discusses study's impact on local human services network…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Problems, Client Characteristics (Human Services)
PDF pending restorationIsaacs, Mareasa R. – 1986
This report includes the background papers developed for an invitational workshop on mental health program development for minority youth and their families, and a summary of the recommendations made and actions to be taken. Section I presents an overall framework and an overview of the issues that were explored in greater depth at the workshop.…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Community Programs, Family Involvement, Federal Programs
