An experiment with technical high school students found that a combination of motivation and skills training increased job skill information listed in first resume writing attempts of novice job applicants. Both skills training and encouragement are required to initiate and focus writing efforts on describing skills employers desire. (Author/BEF)

Describes an attempt to facilitate a consistently open-systems approach which stimulates rapid growth, learning, and group cohesiveness. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Marital and Family Therapists in Houston, October 1978. (Author/BEF)

This article describes the procedure for developing skill-based ESP (English for Special Purposes) curricula for intensive, technology-oriented training programs. (Author/CFM)

This study determines the effectiveness of the counseling ability of master's degree students in counseling during an intensive prepracticum experience utilizing the concept of self-modeling via videotape, and determines the effectiveness of self-modeling videotape procedures. (Author)

Relative to children in the attention-placebo and waiting-list control, skills-training children demonstrated increased skill in a role-play situation, a greater verbal knowledge of how to interact with peers, and more initiation of peer interactions in school. (Author)

Comparison of the modes of training showed that reflectively counseled mothers improved primarily in parent attitudes, whereas behaviorally trained mothers improved primarily in actual use of appropriate behavioral skills, reporting reductions in problematic child behavior and improvements in overall family functioning. (Author)

Author states that learning is behavior modification and discusses several principles of adult education and training which he has found useful in adult training programs. These include planning, organizing, a variety of activities and methods, involvement of the learner, and followup. (MF)

Argues for anticipatory intervention in schools in order to enhance better coping behavior in times of crisis and emergency. It is argued that children and teachers will benefit from certain modes of behavior, given training and practice before a crisis occurs. Specific instructional units for use in classrooms are developed. (Author)

Manual hand and arm guidance as a form of overcorrection was used in a punishment paradigm to suppress the frequency of serious self-injurious behavior in two profoundly retarded young adults with long histories of such behavior. (SBH)

Describes an approach used in Ramsey County, Minnesota to improve quality of family day care. (CM)

To identify management development needs some organizations have adopted the assessment center method, using simulations of work situations performed before and evaluated by specially trained observers (assessors). (MF)

Internship programs and selected psychology graduate school (N=299) were surveyed regarding training in psychotherapy for women. The 94 usable replies included 55 percent of all APA approved programs. Results indicated only a minority of training facilities deal systematically with issues of sex bias and sex-role stereotyping in psychological…

Counselor training programs at all levels should commit themselves to beginning a serious self-evaluation of their own current practices. Such a self-study would afford an opportunity to create a multi-cultural task force to examine the goals, priorities, and actual practices of a counselor training program. (Author)

Students (N=29) viewed three stimulus films and rated therapeutic effectiveness of the therapists. Students were subsequently rank-ordered on the basis of skill development and assigned to one of three groups (high, middle, or low.) Results revealed an overall higher evaluation for Rogers as compared to either Perls or Ellis. (Author)