Introduction: This study investigated a training regimen for teachers of children with visual impairments (TVIs) who need to assess, plan instruction for, and teach students with cortical visual impairment (CVI), as well as the effect of these strategies on the visual behaviors of these students. Method: TVIs learned CVI content knowledge and…

Youth engagement is the meaningful and sustained involvement of young people in efforts to create positive social change. This approach requires youth-serving organizations to rebalance traditional power dynamics between adults and young people, allowing youths to take on decision-making responsibilities. Collective impact initiatives such as…

Previous research has shown that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can categorize visual stimuli without direct training when they can also tact these stimuli using a common name and behave as listeners in relation to this name. However, children usually learn to assign objects specific names prior to learning the category to which they…

This manuscript examines the US counseling profession's long-standing curricular and institutional commitments around diversity and clinical excellence that pertain to disability as a multicultural identity. Specifically, the author situates training paucities, multidisciplinary contributions, and the recent emergence of disability-related…

In this chapter, the authors synthesize research on existing leadership development programs and practices, highlight why some practices are more effective in students' leadership development than others, draw theoretical connections between the most influential practices and students' leadership development, and offer a broad conceptual framework…

In this chapter, the authors review and critique the existing evidence supporting current leadership education pedagogical practices and their effects on student leadership development. They conclude with a series of suggestions for increasing deliberate practices in formal courses designed to improve leadership education.

Methods to efficiently train instructors to implement evidence-based procedures with children diagnosed with developmental disabilities have been a prominent interest in educational and clinical settings. Behavioral skills training (BST) is frequently recommended and includes four components beginning with instruction. In most studies, the…

Organizational investments in employee training and development have steadily increased over the past decade. Yet, training needs assessment (TNA) remains an understudied topic in the training literature. This study used a large sample of municipal employees in the USA to examine the effects of rater and their job/organizational position on TNA…

Followership is more than just a topic to be tacked on to the body of a leadership program; it fundamentally alters the way students engage with leadership theory and practice. In this chapter, the authors draw on 15 years of experience supporting, modifying, and delivering followership training within leadership programs to provide the unique…

The newly implemented California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA) expects future administrators to create more equitable schools. The CalAPA's mandate toward equity creates an imperative to further explore what is meant by equity and how administrative candidates can become effective equity-minded leaders. This literature review…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the physical match profiles of professional soccer players using 3 and 5 min fixed and rolling averages as well as fixed 1 min averages, with considerations to training prescription. Methods: Twenty-nine professional U23 soccer outfield players competed across 17 competitive matches during the…

This chapter describes the goals and structure of a service-learning experience integrated into a medical education curriculum. The curricular innovation fosters student understanding of social accountability, interprofessional teamwork as well as social determinants of health and can serve as an educational model for training future providers.

This article presents action research conducted on a newly proposed method for school counseling supervision, the 360° Case Conceptualization Process. Grounded in the Integrated Developmental Model for Supervision, we examine the use of this visual tool with school counselors-in-training during practicum and internship group supervision. Results…

Although LGBTQ+ persons are one of the largest minority groups in the workforce, little has been written on the most helpful way to mentor them for leadership. We present a model of relational mentoring based on mentor critical awareness of their own intersected identities and sharing vulnerabilities.

We used content analysis to analyze 42 counseling doctoral students' reports of supports and barriers influencing their researcher development across 3 years. In line with social cognitive career theory, the students named cognitive-person, environmental, and social-context influences. Analyses indicated no differences in frequencies of supports…