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Bell, Theresa; And Others – 1987
The Mechanicsburg Area (Pennsylvania) Phone Pal Program is a telephone reassurance program in which an older volunteer calls a child who is home alone before or after school. Calls are made at the same time each day. These daily calls provide both younger and older persons with a safety verification, in addition to fellowship. Phone Pal is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Services, Elementary Education, Helping Relationship
Peer reviewedSumner, Edward D.; Haight, Barbara K. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1993
A method for increasing interaction between students and older adults in a geriatric pharmacy course uses an instructional module on stereotypes, age and personality, role changes, and nursing home living. The course requires students to conduct a life review of someone over age 65. The exercise improves student communication skills and…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Counselor Client Relationship
Torrance, E. Paul; Goff, Kathy; Satterfield, Neil B. – 1998
This guide offers guidance for mentoring programs and relationships serving gifted and/or talented students from multicultural and/or disadvantaged environments. After an introductory chapter which defines the mentor concept, Chapter 2 considers the mentoring relationship, racial/cultural differences, characteristics of economically disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Creativity, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
