| 9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets   The changes in goodwill for the six months ended March 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):   
|   |   | Health Services |   | Human Services |   | Total |   |  
| Balance as of September 30, 2011  |   | $ | 43,242 |   | $ | 28,081 |   | $ | 71,323 |   |  
| Foreign currency translation  |   | 269 |   | 1,113 |   | 1,382 |   |  
| Balance as of March 31, 2012  |   | $ | 43,511 |   | $ | 29,194 |   | $ | 72,705 |   |    The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets (in thousands):   
|   |   | As of March 31, 2012 |   | As of September 30, 2011 |   |  
|   |   | Cost |   | AccumulatedAmortization
 |   | IntangibleAssets, net
 |   | Cost |   | AccumulatedAmortization
 |   | IntangibleAssets, net
 |   |  
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  
| Technology-based intangible assets  |   | $ | 7,280 |   | $ | 4,353 |   | $ | 2,927 |   | $ | 7,146 |   | $ | 4,097 |   | $ | 3,049 |   |  
| Customer contracts and relationships  |   | 3,535 |   | 1,838 |   | 1,697 |   | 3,454 |   | 1,513 |   | 1,941 |   |  
| Trademark  |   | 642 |   | 137 |   | 505 |   | 620 |   | 102 |   | 518 |   |  
| Non-compete arrangements  |   | 251 |   | 134 |   | 117 |   | 242 |   | 99 |   | 143 |   |  
| Total  |   | $ | 11,708 |   | $ | 6,462 |   | $ | 5,246 |   | $ | 11,462 |   | $ | 5,811 |   | $ | 5,651 |   |    The intangible assets include $3.4 million of fully-amortized technology-based assets still in use by the Company. The Company’s intangible assets have a weighted average remaining life of 6.0 years, comprising 6.3 years for technology-based intangible assets, 5.2 years for customer contracts and relationships, 7.8 years for the trademark, and 1.8 years for non-compete arrangements. Amortization expense for the six months ended March 31, 2012 was $0.6 million. Future amortization expense is estimated as follows (in thousands):   
| Six months ended September 30, 2012  |   | $ | 585 |   |  
| Year ended September 30, 2013  |   | 1,091 |   |  
| Year ended September 30, 2014  |   | 723 |   |  
| Year ended September 30, 2015  |   | 702 |   |  
| Year ended September 30, 2016  |   | 702 |   |  
| Year ended September 30, 2017  |   | 702 |   |  
| Thereafter  |   | 741 |   |  
| Total  |   | $ | 5,246 |   |  |