Discusses several indirect benefits of clinical biofeedback training and their role in the therapeutic process. Suggests these secondary benefits may give biofeedback a distinctive advantage over other therapeutic interventions. Argues that these benefits are as important to the client's long-term emotional and physical health as is symptom…

Conducted a national survey of counselor education field practicum programs. Reported current and ideal characteristics of practicum activities, trainee evaluation, and supervisory requirements from 287 counselor education programs. (Author)

Describes a highly cost-efficient student-staffed study skills program designed to help a large number of students. Reviews program goals and content, as well as the training, selection, and supervision of career counselors. Describes and evaluated program operation and administration. (RC)

Traditionally, counselors have not received systematic training for human resource development positions within business and industry. Yet counseling skills can be readily applied to the business setting. Describes one counselor education department's response to the need for systematic training in human resource development. (Author)

Examines a confrontation team-building intervention that was highly successful in building the supervisors into a unified group. Evaluation indicated the team became the most important variable with little consideration given to the rest of the organization, resulting in the whole organization being severely crippled and having to be rebuilt.…

Reports the development of a counseling program for student athletes in which the athletic counselor's role has been expanded to that of identifying and assisting with the athletes' personal, vocational, and academic concerns. A course in counselor education targeted toward athletes is reported. (Author)

Describes an elementary school counselor training program and outlines the background, philosophy, selection criteria, and core aspects of the program. The program focuses on the acquisition of developmental, preventive, and remedial counseling skills and on communication, consultation, and coordination. (Author)

Discusses Florida's renewed interest in attracting and serving industry through the Industry Services Leadership Development Program to train school district and community college personnel to deliver industry services. Describes training workshops using self-paced models that have been conducted to launch the program through a multi-agency…

Describes aspects of the preprofessional program for minority students in the health sciences at the University of Washington, including a summary of the history of the entire preprofessional program, factors bearing on selection and placement of students, and motivational factors. (CS)

Describes systematic organized training of peer facilitators at the elementary school level. By implementing peer facilitator programs, such as the junior counselor program, counselors can provide students with valuable educational experiences. In addition, junior counselor programs can be fun for students, teachers, and counselors. (Author)

Describes a number of employment projects for low-income persons over age 55 nationwide through the Employment and Training Administration's Senior Community Service Program. Many public and private agencies are program sponsors, some for several years, receiving federal funds through grants to states. (MF)

Humanities students often feel left out of college job placement efforts. A career development program for humanities majors at the University of Illinois includes curriculum alternatives, funded counseling internships for the Humanities Department, career fairs and other activities aimed at increasing awareness of particular concerns to…

Describes a Reentry Opportunities for Women program; Boston College's involvement in Programs for Women in Political and Governmental Careers; the Employer-Based English as a Second Language Program for Indochinese Refugees; Project Adelante's provision of adult basic education for limited-English speakers; and a word processing program. (AYC)

Describes the organization and functions of the Union of Civic and Workers' Institutes, which provides an organizational framework and general regulations for Finland's civic and workers' institutes of adult education, represents and promotes the institutes, arranges training for teachers and administrators, and publishes educational materials and…

This article describes the Northwest Connection services, consultation processes, and consultants; and the model for consultant training, the approach to the initial awareness training workshop, and the effect of this workshop on consultants' perceptions of their abilities in various consultation skills and knowledges. (CT)