Incidents of collective bargaining by faculty and nonprofessional personnel, the role of the National Labor Relations Board and a selected bibliography. (IR)

Professionals (pros) and nonprofessionals (nonpros) compared each others' performance of 11 social work functions. Questionnaire responses indicated both groups believed pros to be superior at helping patients with long term problems, and the nonpros, at showing the patient someone cares. Pros and nonpros differed in assessing their relative…

Results indicated that nonprofessionals serving in well-defined, highly supervised roles felt more satisfaction with themselves and some of the systems with which they were involved than those left to their own devices. (Author)

Relative to controls, crisis workers have consistently higher apprehension about their own mortality. Significance for selection and training of suicide counselors is noted. (Author)

This study investigated age preferences for 11 different service providers and the age at which workers in these occupational roles were considered to be "too old" by three age groups: young (18-24), middle-aged (35-55), and older adults (65+). Results indicate that in comparison to middle-aged and older adults, young adults continue to have…

Whatever happened to paraprofessionals in employment work? Gordon outlines the rise, the service, and the decline of paraprofessional involvement in this area. (Author)

What's happening in training programs on campus? And where do the graduates go? True and Young's pioneer work in the Center for Human Services Research provides many of the answers. (Author)

Professionals have said a great deal about paraprofessionals. In this article ten more paraprofessionals from around the country discuss their perspectives on their work, their ideas, their lives. (Author)

The article analyzes the management aspect of group practice, examining the effect of the manager on the use of nonphysician personnel. Findings suggest that management input is important in determining the utilization of nonphysician personnel in medical groups. (Author)

This study has provided interest inventory scales for use in vocational counseling of non-college women. Two questions were investigated: (1) Do women who enter different occupations at this level have different patterns of interest, and (2) What are these patterns of interest? The Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) women's form, and a…

In agencies connected with the "War on Poverty" programs, middle class professional people are working with an indigenous staff. Special problems have arisen in the staff relations of such agencies and therapeutic group encounter experiences have not been effective in remedying the situation. The factors which appear to differentiate this…

Despite its significance, the field of informal peer counseling remains relatively unexplored. This study focused on the therapeutic responses that laymen give to and desire from their peers. In two separate studies, S's indicated their reactions to scripts presented in booklets or on tapes. S's were instructed to respond to these scripts as if…

This study investigates the extent to which trained nonprofessional personnel under nursing supervision can effectively conduct health screening of Head Start children. Results of screening by nonprofessional workers are compared with results of the traditional pediatric examinations given each child. A total of four nonprofessional persons…

Higher junior college enrollments present problems for English teachers. Not only is it required for most students, but there are few, if any, automated aids for composition instruction or theme grading. This scarcity can be met most logically by use of paraprofessional aides, able to do more than handle materials, machinery, or clerical work.…

In September 1970, Congress launched a comprehensive program to make funds available directly to those school districts facing problems associated with school desegregation. The legislation was entitled the Emergency School Assistance Program (ESAP) and took $75 million from previously authorized appropriations. Ten percent of the funds was…