RE.PORTRESUMES D 013 112 RC 001 185 THE PROFESSIONALSERVICE CORPS, A NEW SOURCE OFMANPOWER. BY- LAZAR, IRVING AND OTHERS NEUMEYER FOUNDATION,BEVERLEY HILLS, CALIF. REPORT NUMBERMONOGR-1 EDRS PRICE FUB DATE MAR 67 MF-$1.25 HC-$11.76 294F. DESCRIPTORS- AUTOINSTRUCTIONALAIDS, ACTIVITIES,*COMMUNITY SERVICES, COLLEGESTUDENTS, COMMUNITY CONSUMER SCIENCE, ACTION, COUNSELING, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS,FAMILY PROBLEMS, *FINANCIAL SUPPORT,HOME ECONOMICS STAFF, INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION, *INSTRUCTIONAL DIFFERENCES, LEGALAID PROJECTS, TRAINING, LEADERSHIP *PSYCHOTHERAPY,REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION, *SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, VOLUNTEERS,YOUTH CLUBS, NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS, COMMUNITYACTION AGENCY, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPS, VISTA,CAP, 0E0, A.MULTI-FURFOSE CENTER WAS ORGANIZEDTO PROVIDE PSYCHOTHERAPY AND SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICALSERVICES TO A INITIALLY A SERIES COMMUNITY. OF MEETINGSWITHIN THE COMMUNITY DETERMINED TOE SERVICES THATWERE NEEDED. THE PROJECT WAS STAFF FOR THE SELECTED FROMTHE RANKS OF EDUCATED WOMEN PROFESSIONALLY WHO WERE NOTWORKING, RETIRED COLLEGE STUDENTS, PROFESSIONALS, VISTA, CAP,NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH 'VOLUNTEERS. THE CORPS, AND STAFF WORKED ONFAMILY PROBLEMS, INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS OF DIFFERENCES, ANDINITIATED GROUP ACTION COMMUNITY. OVER WITHIN THE A PERIOD OFTWENTY-FOUR MONTHS, CENTER PROVIDED THE SERVICE A FAMILY AGENTPLAN, CRISIS PLAN, REMEDIAL INTERVENTION AND AUTOINSTRUCTIONALAIDS, COUNSELING PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS,LEGAL AID PROJECTS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, CONSUMER SCIENCEAND HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAMS, YOUTHCLUBS AND SUMMER GROUP OF PREGNANT ACTIVITIES, AND HELPFOR A TEENAGERS. THEREPORT CONCLUDES PROJECT WAS THAT THE SUCCESSFUL, ANDOFFERS SUGGESTIONSFOR IMPROVEMENTS WITH FUTURE PROJECTS.FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE WAS NEUMEYER FOUNDATIONAND THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.(JS). ik 4 ! ,..w.om01, rN. I . ; 1 ; 4. 0 4 ,;.- $ .1 - . 4.'' 't :4..-,"... ' . ' '..., 4. vivo- .!6; .0y1f, ,1 e , ' ' -: F.. ow' , 7, ::--,, 4: 4.11. , .114 : ' ':' *.°414 It ; r 47.4 j 4 : 241 , A ...O.' 1 - 1 I \ ,, ; , ' bs, .4 ; t. ; 4 Ay' e e A ". ,e 4 . " L,. Si U,S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OF: ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS HATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. Utle ThoteggionaP gektneeeottps A NEW SOURCE OF MANPOWER IRVING LAZAR, PH.D.- HARRY A. GRACE, PH.D. - JOYCE B. LAZAR, M.A. MONOGRAPH NO. 1 THE NEUMEYER FOUNDATION 1405 NORTH BEDFORD DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210 c, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS As the reader will realize, the complexprogram described herein required thedevotion andenergy of a large number of talented people. unusually Their 'participationin thisprogram itself demonstrates vast human the resources available forrecruitment inevery city, We cannot really pay adequate tributeto all of the people helped. We can point to who a few,- and list thesupervisors of thevarious components of this project. We are indebted first of all, to theforesight and generosity of MA. and Mk6. AtbentG. Neumeye/L, who financed theproject before there was a federalprogram and before poverty was a major publicconcern. Respecting the'need forflexibility of program management, theyremained a source of wisdom andobjectivity. We are grateful for the help andsupport of DA. Santiohd KAavitz of BrandeisUniversity, thenDirector of Research, ing and Technical Demonstration, Train- Assistance of the Officeof Economic DA. Edgan"Cahn Opportunity, and of the FieldFoundation, then Special Director of the Office Assistant to the of EconomicOpportunity. Locally, W44 HeAen FuLeet,of the Bureau of Mt. Watiam &AM, Public Assistance; of the StateEmployment Service; Mn.. LOui6 Dews 1;1.1* MA4. &Whey Kastowof the County Probation Department; Mh.Ha/Lad Attman and M4. Sam HammamanOf the Los Angeles City Board ofEducation; Mho. Ruth Cti.460Adof Family Service of Santa Monica;and very especially, Reverend Dan Kennedy and Reverend MichaelCooney of the Parish of the Ocean Park Greater 'Methodist Church allplayed crucial rolesin our being able to function ef?sctivelyin the complicated and fragmentedarea in which this projectwas set. Vt. LOui4 Stone gave unstintingly of histime and creativity the community in development aspects ofthis project, and Mn.. of the University Habeht:Sigutdbon of SouthernCalifornia wasa significant contributor its design. to MA6. Makvin Robman, originally a recruitin the Professional Service Corps, assumed major administrativeresponsibilities through whole period of the the demonstration, and virtuallyevery aspect of the program was helped by hersure and sensible skill. Vavid Cobbs, Hehman Rikteman and Mm in WeinAttinalso, played significant rolesas flexible and creative administrators andsupervisors, bringing their considerable knowledge and experienceto.bear on a that needed program so many different kinds oftalents. Gtacto Cook, first Supervisor, andthen Director of theFamily Agent Programwas a special source of wisdom, experience and sanityto all of us,. helpingus to avoid most of the booby traps and land mines thatare strewn in the War On Poverty. Hatton Kiititz, Eby Makan, and Jacquettne Richman,project monitors of the Economic & Youth OpportunitiesAgency of Greater Los Angeles helpedus in many important ways co work with theiragency. Parts of thie report are primarily thework of certain members of the ProfessionalService Corps. Maktha John4on,who directed our Youth Employment Servicewith' saintly dedication isthe primary author:of the description ofthe Demonstration Community in Section B of thefirst chapter. D4, Julia Sherman, clinical psychologistmember of the staff was responsible for much of the initial researchand evaluation design, and her study of theuse of psychological tests in pre-employmenttraining is included in SectionE of Chapter IV. Ca/tot Cachetins4 sensitive work withpregnant teenage girls is reflected in her report in Section D ofChapter V. On the page which follows we havesimp4 listed the personnel in the project. supervisory All of them- and all of the volunteers who worked with them - were the people who madethis project the effective and exciting experiencewe all felt it to be. And finally, we wish to acknowledge andthank Mi64 PAiscata Fo4ance.end Mn.. Gwynne Millad, whotyped and edited this around the clock manuscript to meet our finaldeadline in threeyears of crises. ii Supervisory 1964-1967 Project Director Irving Lazar, Ph.D. Marvin Weinstein, M.S.W. (1965) . Administrator Administrative Assistant David, Cobbs, B.B.A. (1965-66) Comptroller Mrs. Marvin Robman, Director of Training and Selection Joyce Lazar, M.A. Director, Family Agent Program Joyce Lazar, M.A. (1964-65) Gladys Cook,B !3 W (1965-66) Supervisors, Family Agent Program Betty Matthews, B.S. Mary Heiman, M.A. Esther Alexander, M.S. 1. Supervisors, VISTA Project David Cobbs Mrs. Marvin Robman Supervisor, NYC Project Mrs. Marvin Robman Director,. Crisis Intervention Program David Cobbs Supervisors,, Remedial Education ProgramCynthia Green, M.Ed. (1265) Shirley Frierman, B.Ed. Eileen Ireland, B.Ed. Director, Programmed Learning Sanford Margolies, B.A. Supervisor, Counseling Services Julia Sherman, Ph.D. Director, Community Relations RosUyn Kane, B.A. Supervisor, Predchool Programs Ida Bucher, M.Ed. Director, Youth Employment Program Martha Johnson, B.S. iii Supervisor,Boys Workshop David Cobbs Supervisor,Girls Workshop Harriet Roth,M.Ed. Supervising Attorneyfor LegalServices and Assistant to the ProjectDirector Mrs. HaroldHorowitz, LL.B. Director of LeadershipTraining Louis Stone,Ph.D. Director, ConsumerEducation Program Cynthia Ratner,M,Ed. Supervisor, Family SkillsCenter Mrs, MarvinRobman Director, YouthGroups Joy Taylor(1964-1965) Marvin Weinstein(1965) Supervisor, BoysClubs Herman Rikleman,M.S. (1965-66) Supervisor, GirlsClubs Doris Dienter,M.S.W. (1965-66) Supervisor,Programs for Mrs. David PregnantTeenagers Grossman, B.S.,R.N., 1964- 1965 Mrs. Donald Cachelin, R,NI __M P H 1966 9 Staff for Research andEvaluation Irving Lazar,Ph.D. Julia Sherman,Ph.D. (1965) Herman Rikleman,M.S. (1965) Harry A. Grace,Ph.D. (1966-67) Joyce B. Lazar,M.A. Anne Fischer,M.S. Gary Faltico,M.S. (1966-67) Laurie Fargo,B.S. iv r PREFACE This report is the first ofa series of three describing the work and findings ofa demonstration program inmanpower utilization sponsored by the Neumeyer Foundation. During the twenty-four month period of this demonstration,its work was augmented by a ninety-day demonstrationgrant from the Office of Economic Opportunity, and later, a twelve-monthgrant from 0E0. This project isone of a series sponsored by theNeumeyer Foundation, a private,non-profit philanthropyconcerned with finding, new ways of improving the humancondition. Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Neumeyer of Las Vegas, Nevada, itsprofessional advisory board includes: C. H. Hardin Branch, M.D. University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Murray'Bowen,M.D. Georgetown University Washington, D.C. Ernst Drenick, M.D. University of California Los Angeles, California Albert Feldman, Ph.D. Welfare Planning Council Los Angeles, California Judd Marmor, M.D. Beverly Hills, California Lee Meyerson, Ph.D. Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Gardner Murphy,'Ph.D. The Menninger Foundation Topeka, Kansas Henry Platt, Ph.D. The Devereaux Foundation' Devon, PennsylVania Frank Rafferty, M.D. University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Kermit Ryan, M.D. Special Children' Clinic' Las Vegas, Nevada. Norbert Schlei, Juris. D. Beverly