"Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool Children," Fifth Edition, provides academics and school-based practitioners such as psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and social workers with an up-to-date guide to the assessment of young children. Long recognized as the standard text and reference in its field, this comprehensive,…

The nature of persons and studying persons present many problems. This paper attempts to place the problems in perspective, not only in terms of the past, but also in terms of the future. Insightful contributions of Freud, Adler, and Jung are presented in brief overview. Some of their antecedents are mentioned. A future perspective ? is alluded…

The article lists skills to be taught, then describes the psychoeducational training procedures, management problems, and research evaluation results of the structured learning approach for teaching social competencies to aggressive, withdrawn, immature, or developmentally lagging preadolescents and adolescents. Effectiveness reported includes…

Women's psychological growth is presented from a developmental perspective. The findings are related to socialization patterns, and a cognitive-developmental curriculum model that has successfully promoted ego maturity and moral decision-making maturity in a class of 23 young women is overviewed. (Author)

Several questions are raised in this article about the effectiveness of the values clarification approach. The article concludes that values clarification is a consistent and carefully sequenced approach to helping students live their lives in a more consistent and satisfying manner. (Author)

It is assumed here that the most effective way of reducing the rate of deviant child behavior is to alter the reinforcing contingencies supplied by the social agents who live with the child. The immediate focus for the intervention program is upon the social environment in which the child lives, because it is the parents, siblings, peers, and…

Examines the ACES/ASCA joint policy statement on the role and responsibilities of the elementary school counselor. Suggests vagueness of elementary guidance and counseling results from lack of ties to subject-matter discipline, developmental psychology and the process of education. Explores development (as primary prevention) for central focus of…

This paper was presented at the 1970 International Joint Conference sponsored by the American Geographical Society and the American Division of the World Academy of Art and Science held in New York City. The author postulates that education can be accountable to a changing world scene by offering students a relevant education so they may…