IT IS ONE OF FIVE SELF-CONTAINED MODULES WHICH TOGETHER PROVIDE A MODEL TRAINING CURRICULUM AND RESOURCE MATERIALS FOR MANAGEMENT TRAINING. THIS MODULE PRESENTS REFERENCE MATERIALS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS. MATERIALS COVER THE FOLLOWING AREAS: (1) THE MASSACHUSETTS STANDARD FORM CONTRACT; (2) SOCIAL SERVICE RATE SETTING IN MASSACHUSETTS; AND (3) LEGAL QUESTIONS AND ISSUES RELATED TO JUVENILE JUSTICE. THE MASSACHUSETTS STANDARD CONTRACT FORMS ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE'S EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES (EOHS); THE FORMS INCLUDE STATEMENTS ON NONDISCRIMINATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY, AND ATTACHMENTS FOR REPORTING ON EACH PROJECT'S SPECIFIC WORK, FINANCIAL STATUS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. CURRENT SERVICE RATE SETTING METHODS HAVE MAJOR DEFICIENCIES FROM BOTH AGENCY AND CLIENT VIEWPOINTS. A PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL TRAINING MODEL PRESENTS INDIVIDUALLY NEGOTIATED RATES, CLASS NEGOTIATED RATES, AND A METHOD FOR MAJOR REORGANIZATION OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM. LEGAL ISSUES ADDRESSED INCLUDE CHILDREN'S CIVIL RIGHTS, CHILDREN'S PROCEDURAL RIGHTS, AND LEGAL PROCEDURES FOR CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES CASES. A FINAL PAPER URGES REDEFINING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION OF UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS AND RESTRUCTURING THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS. A MODEL CONTRACT FOR PROVIDERS WHO CONTRACT WITH STATE AGENCIES UNDER EOHS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, AND A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR EVALUATING THE TRAINING MANUAL ARE INCLUDED. SEE ALSO NCJ 59563, NCJ 59564, NCJ 59565, AND NCJ 59566. (CFW)