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TIiLE Human Services <br />AUTFIOR.Zaek Folev <br />DRAFf F Z <br />DATE Sept. 16. 1977. <br />PAGE 4 <br />--Hndocsemen[ of co�on cause with fiuman service� environmental and conaumeT <br />organiza[ians on political action, legislative advocacy, joint education <br />wo[kshop, institutes and eanferences� research and data acc�mulation and <br />eharing. <br />--HOniroring and influencing legisla[ian and administrative guidelines <br />dealing ui[h oldez Americans. comnunity educarion, juvenile divecsion, <br />volunteeriam, youtfi jobs, aud [herapeuxic recreaCioo sexvices concems. <br />--Eatabliehing co�:on cause vith allied�groups for the puryose of inFluencing <br />legisla[ion for various ill and disabled populatione. Pzepare and disse.minate <br />an in[erpretive docament on Che personal� sodal, economic. and health <br />maintenance derived from therapeutic recrea[ion sen ices. � <br />--Organizing vorks6ops� ins[itutes, and media presentationa to as�is[ <br />members in developing skills in invluencing public policy and advacating <br />and brokering services for agencies and citizens. . <br />--Continuing and incr_asing our already strong co�itmen[ to citizen <br />participation in the development of iecrea[ion and park goalx, polides _ <br />and facilities. and parks. NRPA should establlsA coumunication with - <br />allied suppor[ groups by organizing institutes and make confexence and - ` <br />vorkeheps available; and share newslet[ers and magazines. These groups <br />shall include ertvironmentalis[s, human service advocates� older Americans, <br />coneumers, and othez appropria[e allied organizations. <br />J. NRPA and sta[e sodeties shnuld encouzage colleges�and universitiea [u <br />examir.e paxk and recreation cuczicula and teaching, research nnd extension <br />secvices to�see tfia[ atudents are receiving a<ademic trairting which tealistir <br />ally relates to the human service needs of tfie individual. and [he community. <br />K. NRPA and member agencies should continue [o promote leisuze educatl.on <br />and life-long sports in school cuxricula, pezhaps ae a viable altexnative <br />to traditional physical education progxams, and seek to influence emp:oyees <br />and tianagement organizations [o prohLbi[.cpllPdays offp promote more meaning- <br />ful leisure opporeunities for American workers and agg2essively lobby for a <br />presidentlal conference on leisure whith would be multi-dieciplinary and <br />compmhenaive in scope. . <br />� <br />