Fictional correspondence between counselor and client indicate how counselors can steer their clients into self-help programs. (HMV)

This book is a short guide presenting an objective and systematic self-evaluation and self-improvement plan for students. The guide is divided into two sections. The first section is a self evaluation checklist which is divided into several areas. Each area includes a series of evaluation items which the student rates in terms of importance and…

People's incessant struggles to exercise self-control have been hindered by their misconceptions about its nature. Self-control is viewed here as a complex behavior--i.e., as a sequence of specific acts influenced by conditions both internal and external to the person. A person can exercise self-control when he has learned how to manage these…

The author presents a strategy for changing health behavior by developing a sense of personal responsibility in the participant through a process of (1) personally defining the concept of health, (2) self-rating one's health status, and (3) deciding which aspects of poor health the subject is willing to change. (MB)

Discusses the effectiveness in four case studies of group instruction (pretraining) in the methods and principles of self-modification as an economical and beneficial offering for individuals suffering emotional as well as overt behavioral problems. (Author/PC)

The portion of the Personal and Social Development Program presented here is designed to help intermediate and secondary students with behaviors grouped into several categories: (1) self concept; (2) responsibility; (3) group consideration. (Author/CJ)

This manual is designed to assist those helping professionals responsible for developing consumer education programs on the topic of retirement income management. In a modular presentation format, the materials focus on the following areas of concern: (1) a personal financial inventory; (2) ways to stretch retirement income; (3) steps to decrease…

The hypotheses tested among college students (N=87) concerned about study habits were: (a) self-monitoring changes study behavior; (b) information feedback accounts for some of this change; and (c) this change can be enhanced by manipulating the quantity and quality of information feedback and self-administered consequences associated with…

Teachers' professional improvement programs mustbe individualized according to the teacher's self-assessment of the problem and provide for self-involvement in the improvement process. (MW)

Described is a one-year study initiated to assist six teachers in developing student self-assessment instructional packages and to evaluate the impact of these materials on teacher/student behavior and attitudes. One of the lesson plans, on dress and manners for secondary students, is included. (Author/SJL)

Over the past six to eight years the Center for Occupational and Professional Assessment at the Educational Testing Service has conducted many efforts in the area of professional self-testing to identify individual strengths and weaknesses as well as to determine what professionals learn from exposure to new information. The results of these…

This manual is designed to assist those helping professionals responsible for developing consumer education programs for older adults on the topic of health care and health care costs. Using a modular presentation format, the materials focus on the following areas of concern: (1) self-evaluation and planning for health care needs; (2) methods for…

This manual is designed to assist those helping professionals responsible for developing consumer education programs for older adults on the topic of housing needs. In a modular presentation format, the materials address the following areas of concern: (1) housing alternatives; (2) subsidized housing; and (3) considerations in deciding where to…

Self-observation as a behavior change technique was implemented through behavioral consultation in a public elementary school system. The self-observation procedures were introduced to two subjects with academic problems (assignment completion) and two subjects with behavioral problems (disruptive talk and interruptions, respectively).…