The purpose of the paper is to highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a Human Development and Family Studies internship program. The paper recounts some of the steps taken by the program to respond to the change from face-to-face to virtual internships for ninety interns who were in education, health, and human services agencies.…

The problems and objectives of contemporary consortial endeavors are the subject of this report. After introducing material outlining the 1980-1985 goals for consortial development established by the National Training System (NTS), the report provides examples of consortial activities among institutions of higher education and illustrates ventures…

There is a growing recognition of the importance of collaboration between educators and other helping professionals and families. Research on collaboration and practical experience suggest a number of elements are necessary for true collaboration to emerge. The author summarizes research on effective collaboration and provides a three-step model…

In October 1983 Pathfinder, an organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a federal grant to develop a community network model serving children with chronic health conditions and their families. This document describes the model, demonstrated at four sites in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The model is based on four key assumptions: (1)…

Representatives of 20 professional education associations were surveyed through questionnaires and interviews regarding their membership, their perceived needs in the education of handicapped students, professional development and dissemination activities, and collaborative efforts with other groups. This report from the National Inservice Network…

States that human service practitioners can further the development of curriculums and programs and thus help meet future challenges in human service delivery. Reviews these practitioners' involvement since the 1960s, and discusses five strategies used by one institution to increase its involvement with practitioners. (Author/MKA)

Participation by agencies in a network can provide access to a wider range of services and resources for the handicapped and can enable additional agencies to take advantage of information regarding specialized resources and services to the benefit of unlimited others. The major obstacle to effective networking is the fear that participation in a…

Describes strategies to build and support coalitions for services in an era of diminished public and private resources. It becomes necessary to redefine the client, the community, and the agency or organization to develop appropriate roles for each component in the current social and economic climate. (SLD)

This document discusses the development and implementation of a multiservice center that could offer a variety of human social services in a single location. The paper focuses on seven components of the center's operation: governance, organizational structure, core services, joint funding, joint planning, joint programming, and evaluation. The…

This final report describes the activities and outcomes of a federally funded project designed to develop, implement, and evaluate a systemically oriented process model for improving the coordination of education and human services for young children with identified disabilities and their families at the local level. The project developed and used…

This information packet is designed to assist local interagency councils to implement Public Law 99-457's requirements concerning the provision of high quality services to preschool children with disabilities and their families. The model described provides a framework for continual coordination of agency programs as well as use of collaboration…

Seven papers are presented from a 1982 conference on interagency collaboration in special education. Participants at the conference represented a variety of disciplines. B. McNulty and E. Soper cite 14 critical elements of successful interagency practice in chapter I, including communication, conflict resolution strategies, commitment to an…

The Coimbra Early Intervention Project was undertaken in Portugal to develop the first coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency program involving health care, education, and social service, using existing resources in the community. The program now operates regionwide and supports more than 100 families and children with disabilities or at…

Designed as a resource for rural adult basic education (ABE) program planners, this guidebook describes model linkage strategies between ABE and job placement as well as ABE and job training services that are targeted to rural Americans. The following topics are addressed in the guide: key linkage strategies (community advisory councils,…

This document is designed to be a resource for individuals and agencies concerned with the topic of linkages between education and human services. It begins with an overview of the topic of school-linked services, including background information and project characteristics concerning the long and somewhat unconventional history of collaboration…