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An Examination Of "Right To Treatment" Standards: Mental Health Policy Within The Context Of The State Hospital System, Kathryn Glass

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper discusses the use of court-imposed standards for public mental hospitals as a method of improving public mental health services. The standards set out in Wyatt v. Stickney are examined, and the author concludes that if implemented nationally such standards would transform the public hospitals. In addition, implementation would alter the power structure of mental health workers, effect the allocation of state and federal funds, and influence the larger system of mental health services. Socio-economic characteristics of public mental hospital patients, and an assessment of present care in this system are presented as central issues in mental health policy …

Dilemmas Of Planning And Self-Determination, Charles D. Cowger

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Self-determination is examined as the premier social work value. It is argued in this paper that the positive or negative impact of planning is dependent on who is planning what for whom, and that not planning may be a more serious threat to self-determination than planning.

The Living Together Arrangement: Social Work And The Lost Client, Robert W. Weinbach, Anne C. Blankenship, Sarah M. Friedman, Judy C. Rutledge, Claudia A. Thompson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A recent research study suggests that persons living together outside of marriage do not view social work services as a potential source of help for problems brought into the living together arrangement, those common to all intimate long-range dyadic relationships or those directly related to choice of lifestyle. A multi-faceted approach is suggested which would aim at reaching this potential client group in a climate which will neither stigmatize or judge the alternate lifestyle or the persons who practice it.

Western News, April 21, 1976, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Three Persons to Receive Honorary Degrees Saturday, Trustees May Act on Fee Hikes Friday, Anthropology Dept. Plans Ethnographic Field Research, Korean Institute Here, Institutional Beige Is Dead, North Central Geological Society To Meet at Western April 28-May 1, University Safety Policy, National Institute On Desegregation Here May 7-8, Medieval Studies 11th Conference to Convene Here May 2-5, International Social Workers; Youth Leaders Visit Here

Western News, April 15, 1976, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Juvenile Court Training Seminar Here Next Week, Old Music Society Meets, Mexican Institute Honors Gault, WMU's Bicentennial Vaudeville Show Wagon Goes on the Road, Open Legal Education Center, Appoint Three Chairmen; Counseling Center Director, Broncos Enter Buckeye Relays, Pinocchio Coming Here

Western News, April 8, 1976, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU Responds to AAUP, AAUP Elects New Officers, Secretaries Exam Here, Mortar Board Taps 25; Including First Men Members, Bosses Day Lunch Features Winning Bicentennial Speech, Award Honors Schoenhals, Management Workshops for Women Set, WMU Hosts Business Law Conference

University Magaizine Vol. 2 No.1, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980)

• A Message from the President • Letters • "Dean of People" • 1975 Annual Report to Investors • On Campus • Alumni • From the Alumni Director's Desk • Bronco Sports • Class Notes • In Memoriam

We Suggest, Eleanor Buelke

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

John B. Carroll and Jeanne S. Chall (editors). 1975. "Toward a Literate Society."

Bulletin - Western Michigan University: The Graduate Catalog 1976-1977 , Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• Section I: General Policies and Procedures • Section II: Master's Degree Programs and Requirements • Section III: Specialist Degree Programs and Requirements • Section IV: Doctoral Degree Programs and Requirements • Section V: Description of Graduate Courses • Section VI: The Graduate Faculty

Some Reasons For Oral Reading, R. Baird Shuman

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Few would question the appropriateness of oral reading in the first and second grades. Most experts feel that reading aloud is a worthwhile activity in the earliest years of school because the students have not yet developed sufficient speed in silent reading to make silent reading a valuable enterprise for them. Lewis and Sisko (1963) caution, however, that "from the time a child's silent reading rate overtakes his rate of oral reading, usually during the second or third grade, too much oral reading has the adverse effect of slowing down the rate of silent reading and encouraging unnecessary lip movement, …

Eric/Rcs Report: Retrieving Information From Eric, Rodney J. Barth

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national information system currently consisting of sixteen clearinghouses under the sponsorship of the National Institute of Education (NIE). Each clearinghouse is responsible for obtaining the educational literature within its area for evaluation, indexing, and abstracting into the ERIC data bank, and also for providing information analysis materials and various user services based on the information contained in ERIC. Transcripts of speeches, topical papers, program descriptions, inservice and preservice workshop materials, curriculum guides, research reports, conference proceedings, and educational journal articles are among the documents indexed in the ERIC system. As one of …

A Three-Year Field Study Of Cacalia Atriplicifolia, L. With Emphasis On Dispersal Mechanisms, Joann T. Athey

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Report Of An Internship In Niles, Michigan, Public Schools, Frank A. Algate

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Summary Of An Internship In The Battle Creek Public Schools, Lee A. Callaway

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Geology Newsletter- 1976, Department Of Geology

Geological and Environmental Sciences News

Vol. 1, No . 2

• Dear Department Alumni and Friends
• Graduate Students
• Geology Earth Science Club News
• This N' That

Reading In The Secondary School: Studying Spelling Successfully, Kenneth Vandermeulen

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Accurate spelling is obviously an important outcome of every student's elementary and high school education. It is true that some research indicates a very low correlation between spelling ability and reading or verbal background. However, it is also true that correct spelling in the world of business is emphasized, perhaps out of proportion to the rest of the graduate's educational attainments. We cannot deny that prospective employees are measured on the basis of some first impressions. His appearance, however superficial that may seem, his conversation, and his letter of application or sample of writing in his resume-these are still the …

A Summary Of Experiences In An Internship In The Area Of School Business Management, Lawrence H. Stancliff

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Instructor Grading Philosophies And Practices In Undergraduate Courses At Western Michigan University, Eun Kyung Oh

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Self-Concept And Achievement: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study In Germany And The United States, Donald F. Depew

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of An Experimental Time-Telling Program For Normal And Mentally Impaired Children, James W. Partington

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of A Token Economy Upon Reduction Of Plaque Concentration On Teeth Of Elementary School Children, Lester Cohen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Counseling The Alcoholic And Drug Abuser, Carolyn B. Yaple

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Relationship Of Cognitive Similarity To Communication Accuracy, Shirley C. Woodworth

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Relation Of Personal Values And Value Disclosure To A Faculty Member's Influence On Students, Donald T. Van Hoeven

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Selected Characteristics Of Elementary Principals And Their Relationship To Teacher Education, Stanley R. Bushouse

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Western News, March 25, 1976, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Trustees Meet Here Friday, MCSCP Director Reports on State Budget Prospects, Announce 'Five Finger' Cast, Local County Awards Grant to WMU Sociology Dept, Don Cossacks Close Patron's Choice Series, Vocational Ed. Teachers to Visit Western Friday, Bronco Cagers Post Marks, New Exchange Swaps Skills

Western News, March 11, 1976, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: College Information Meetings Continue, Tentative Plans Set for Charter, Western's First; First Lady Dies, Undergrad Scholarship Deadline Monday, Job Search Workshops Set, Senate President Resigns; Accepts Probate Judgeship, Brown; Forsleff Head Senate, Campus Gardening Association to Meet, University; AAUP Agree to Exempt Research Funds

Social Participation And Social Integration Of The Aged: Implications For Social Welfare, Ellen Fischgrund

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review of the literature regarding the informal social participation patterns of the aged. The factors associated with degree of interaction with friends will be elaborated. For example, the relationship between morale and friendship patterns emerges as a predominant concern in the research literature. An effort will be made to examine the accumulated evidence in terms of implications for practice or further research. Finally, these findings regarding the informal social participation patterns of the aged will be analyzed within the framework of prevailing theoretical notions about social integration.

Public Housing For The Elderly, Cara J. Orben

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

"In passing the Older Americans Act of 10(5, the Congress took the position that 'in keeping with the inherent dignity of the individual, older people of our Nation are entitled to suitable housing, individually selected, designed and located with reference to special needs and available at costs which older people can afford'" From studies that have been done in different parts of the country, it has been found that most older people prefer independent living arrangements over living with children or in nursing homes. Housing becomes increasingly important as people get older. In a report on housing from the 1971 …

Block Clubs And Social Action: A Case Study In Community Conflict, Mohan L. Kaul

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A "Block Club" may be defined as a group of citizens in a neighborhood who get together and work together to improve their neighborhood. Kahn defines "block organizing as a highly manageable technique, usually "an urban technique" (1970:36). In this context, "organizing may be viewed as a means of achieving and guiding local control over problems that orginate elsewhere in society" (Ecklein & Lauffer 1972:11). shereas services focus on individual needs, organizing focuses on the location of common problems and joint efforts aimed at their solution. Community organizers have generally used a natural leader-informal association approach to organizing Block Clubs …