Borrowing from IDEA's (Institute for the Development of Educational Activities) individually guided education program, the Albuquerque Indian School set up an advisor teaming program which encountered minimal staff resistance and produced observable positive effects, improving staff morale during changeover from Bureau of Indian Affairs control to…

Describes is an improvement program for the operation and maintenance of municipal wastewater treatment plants in Detroit, Michigan. Improvements included expansion and upgrading of the existing city plant and a training program for plant personnel. (MA)

In the United Kingdom there are more than 100,000 business executives unemployed as a result of the economic recession. This article describes educational assistance being offered to executives by government agencies and focuses on ways in which colleges and universities responsible for the training have approached their task. (Author)

Explores the role and training of new health practitioners and the pattern of rivalry among them. (RK)

A hospital is an obvious setting for counseling services, pastoral or nonpastoral. The practicum experience described in this article indicates that it is feasible to integrate such services into the overall healing effort of the hospital staff. (Author)

A description is given of the peer counselor training program of the Stanford University Student Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services Division. (MJB)

A travel training program in which college volunteers teach handicapped pupils to use public transportation decreases transportation costs and increases the students' independence. (CL)

Discusses the mass communication sequence of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, a four-semester program which presents educational experiences that are analagous to real-world work situations. (KS)

The British Open Tech Program (OTP) is providing technical training and refresher courses to any adult interested in learning. The development, structure, and delivery of the program (which has had an ethusiastic response) are discussed. (JN)

Describes an age-integrated program serving residents in long-term care facilities in New York State. Describes the program's inception, the nature of recruitment efforts, and the content of the training program. A number of illustrations of volunteer ombudsmen interventions are presented for the purpose of providing an overview of services.…

Describes the implementation of written comprehensive examinations in the doctoral program in counselor education at Florida State University. The examinations, administered to 26 students over three years, emphasized application of knowledge. Although conducted with limited resources, the examinations served the department's needs and satisfied…

The article describes a triadic method of supervision that can be adapted to several settings. The triadic method reduces the complexities of the supervision process to teachable elements. Students learn to function alternately in the three roles of supervisor, commentator, and facilitator. (Author)

Ivey's Do-Use-Teach (DUT) model offers an important and viable vehicle for helping trainees get more than book learning out of training sessions. This article presents a basic structure for implementing a DUT model within the confines of the usual conseling theories or practicum courses. (Author)

Project Leadership was designed six years ago to provide school districts with resources necessary for a really first-class in-service program. Its uniqueness was evaluated. (Author/RK)

With character education as one of the fastest growing reform movements in education today, counselor educators and counseling students need to be informed and cognizant of various character education programs. Currently, more than 30 states mandate some aspect of character education and school counselors are frequently responsible for introducing…