Consultation is the process of exchanging professional help. Knowing who can help and why help is needed can make a significant difference in an organization's effectiveness. This booklet addresses these considerations. It is written primarily for managers of public institutions, public or private service organizations, and governmental agencies…

Preparation for consultation on the part of both the consultant and the organization can have a direct effect on the outcome of consultation. While the importance of preparation for consultation has been acknowledged, most of the literature deals with preparation on the part of the consultant, rather than the organization. This document describes…

The document reports accomplishments of the Home and School Services project serving handicapped children (0 to 8 years old) in the Magnolia (AK) School District. Findings of the evaluation are reported in terms of objectives under the following program components: direct and supplementary services for children's services, parent/family…

A study of the faculty work week at the University of Connecticut shows that the typical professor works 54.8 hours per week. The study, conducted between April 9 and April 29, 1976, involved 213 faculty members. This represents 18 percent of the faculty, excluding librarians, full-time extension agents, and health center faculty, and provides a…

A New York City program offering clinical and guidance services to parochial school children is discussed in this evaluation of an Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I project. The program was operated by the Board of Education and was to offer services comparable to those in the public schools. Based on data gathered by…

The purposes of this book, designed as a textbook for students, are to (1) present the fundamental concepts governing the field of recreational service, (2) to identify the chief components and concerns of the field, and (3) to research what history has provided for a contemporary comprehension of how ideas, philosophy, terminology, and practices…

This study aimed at describing: the forced attachment of two suburban districts and the extension of adult education opportunities to a disadvantaged community, the process and actions involved in establishing the Carver School Adult Education Program, and the attempt to provide educational opportunities for the adults of the Carver School area.…

The 1961 booklet is the report of a 2-year study of mental health problems and needs of Mexican Americans in one area of San Antonio, Texas. The Good Samaritan Center in San Antonio and the Division of Mental Health, Texas Department of Health, conducted the study as part of an effort to develop a project of preventative services. According to the…

The Maldistribution Thesis (whether a maldistribution in skilled manpower, accumulated wealth, and their implied production of income, goods, and services is demonstrable and the extent to which the thesis explains poverty) is at least in part testable by the amount that redressing old imbalances contributes to the increased income, improved life…

School psychologists (N=6) structured their teacher consultation according to three consultative modes which varied primarily in the number of follow-up contacts. The findings indicated that follow-up contacts led to greater teacher implementation of recommendations, greater perceived pupil behavior improvement, and greater sense of cooperative…

This model analyzes the role of the school psychologist. This role has become a consultation model. Parents share ideas and knowledge, about the child, with the school psychologist and parent contacts. (MFD)

Reviews findings of studies that address the dynamics among parental efficacy, parental involvement, and children's functioning; suggests their possible applications to early childhood education; and explores viable options for broadening research and study. (BB)

The ideal professor of education (1) values the interrelationships among teaching, scholarship, and professional service and (2) models behavior appropriate to these values. The quality and reputation of colleges of education depend upon the pursuit of this ideal by all faculty. (IW)

Police social work had a promising start in the early decades of this century but then faded. This article represents an important first step toward uncovering the history of the police social work movement--a necessary step if social work intervention is to find its way back into police departments. (Author)

The Standard for the Ethical Practice of Web Counseling indicates that Web counselors should review pertinent legal and ethical codes for possible violations emanating from online counseling. Doing so is a difficult task considering the many legal and ethical codes and the difficulty of obtaining codes from state counselor licensure boards or from…