The guide focuses on administrative and program planning for Willie M. students (ages 9-18), those whose particular constellation of behavioral, emotional, neurological, and/or academic needs may require specially tailored special education or mental health services. Contents include a discussion of the role of the North Carolina Department of…

This document, prepared for the use of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs in considering proposed welfare legislation, comprises annotated bibliographies, most with abstracts, the following subjects: (1) case management; and (2) agency/client contracting. The cited literature includes books, journal articles, research reports, and…

The final report and recommendations of the Nursing Education Committee of the Western Australian Post Secondary Education Commission are presented, with specific attention to articulation between hospital general nursing schools and colleges of advanced education. After reviewing general issues in nursing, nurse supply and demand, access to the…

Examined were the development and correlates of children's strategies for resisting maternal control. Subjects were 51 dyads consisting of depressed or nondepressed mothers and their young. Children were 1.5 to 3.5 years of age at first observation and 5 years old during the second. Data on parent and child behaviors were coded from 9 hours of…

The Families as Allies Conference was held to promote collaborative working relationships between professionals and parents of seriously emotionally handicapped children and adolescents, at the case level as well as the service delivery system level. This working conference was designed to involve equal numbers of parents and professionals,…

Focusing on problems believed to pose the greatest risk to the children of New Jersey, this report sets forth the views of the Governor's Committee on Children's Services Planning on priorities for action. After an executive summary of the report, the issues identified by the committee are summarized in chapter II, which describes the current…

This article describes some key lessons from the MindMatters Plus (MM+) initiative, as a best practice approach to improving the mental health outcomes of secondary school students with high support mental health needs. The MindMatters Plus initiative focuses on early identification of students with mental health needs, implementation of…

A survey of fourteen southern states was conducted to determine what staff training programs were being carried out in mental health agencies in that region. On-site surveys of the existing administrative and programmatic arrangements for staff development were made and comments of both program directors and training officers were gathered…

In response to a requirement in Senate Bill 1751, which became a California statute on September 12, 1976, this report reviews the costs and benefits of California's membership in the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE), as well as the desirability of further participation in WICHE-sponsored programs. The data were derived…

Information and accompanying exercises in this four-part booklet are designed to assist adults make changes in their career and personal lives. After introductory material describing career and life planning as a continual assessment process, Part I of the booklet reviews the common characteristics and problems of adults in each of five life…

The awareness of the effects of stress on school personnel and its effects on student achievement led to the formation of a committee to examine the problem and establish some objectives. A copy of the questionnaire submitted to the personnel of the Worchester, Massachusetts, Public Schools is presented. Job related factors were listed with…

An approach to reducing stress in student teachers, known as the Circle, incorporates the basic strategies of group counseling. The Circle is comprised of a small group of students gathered in a relaxed atmosphere for the purpose of sharing new teaching experiences common to all. The accepting, nurturing attitude of the Circle creates an…

The World Federation for Mental Health was founded as an international apolitical organization concerned with quality of life rather than merely the absence or prevention of mental illness. An examination of the manner and extent to which mental problems arise in different cultural settings can provide data needed to understand the relationship…

The paper describes a collaborative project carried out with staff of an IIWAS (Individual Instruction with Augmented Staffing) classroom and clinical staff of IJR (Institute for Juvenile Research) to provide educational and mental health services to 16 Black inner city children (10-12 years old) with low academic achievement and a variety of…

This Congressional hearing records the testimony of administration and public witnesses on H.R. 9434 and S. 1392 and includes the texts of the legislation. H.R. 9434 is an act to amend the social security act to increase the dollar limitation and federal medical assistance percentages applicable to the medicaid programs of Puerto Rico, the Virgin…