Providing hands-on experiential learning opportunities to supplement hypothetical classroom lessons involving macro social work often presents challenges for educators. Applying theoretical lessons to real-world settings has the potential to significantly boost student critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. Skill acquisition in these…

The destabilization of the current economy has sparked increased interest in entrepreneurship, especially for underrepresented minority social work students. The entrepreneurial thinking of these social work students entering social work programs at historically Black colleges and universities needs to be fostered in a learning environment. This…

The dramatic increase in literature that addresses family therapy training and supervision over the last decade has been predominantly in the area of theory, rather than practice. This article describes the development of a meta-supervisory learning context for approved supervisors and provides examples of interactions between supervisors that…

The author maintains that the industrial setting is a tremendous untapped resource for the training of counselors as well as the delivery of human services. (Author)

Genesis II is a microcomputer program developed to provide rehabilitation counseling students with expanded learning experiences in case management and to provide realistic client data for use in a variety of course activities. An overview of the program is presented, as well as discussion of implications. (Author/ABB)

This journal, published three time annually, is intended to blend theory and practice in reporting on pupil services practices serving Wisconsin youth, and to stimulate professional activity in the pupil services field. An article on the pro-active role of the pupil personnel services administrator stresses competency-building through training and…

An inservice training guide for teacher educators and State Department staff to use with teachers, administrators, and other personnel responsible for vocational training of special needs students is presented, as part of Project SSAVE (Special Student Access to Vocational Education), in Tennessee. The guide, which was based on the evaluation of…