To teach first-year medical students to communicate with patients more effectively, a course was designed and evaluated that uses developments in communication technics. The students' goals include identification of doctor-patient interactions, description of their feelings and reactions to the interview, and learning ways of responding in the…

The impact of the SHRT model on the contemporary helping scene is underscored and verified. The rudiments of the model and its historical antecedents are described and various technical and philosophical issues are identified. (Author)

Improving human relations through better interpersonal communications is the focus of this training module. It guides trainers through the activities and lessons necessary to teach the skills which lead to effective interpersonal communication. Eight activities are described and materials, including 14 transparency masters and 7 handouts, are…

Six objectives which form the framework of a K-12 social studies program of Department of Defense Dependents Schools are outlined. The objectives are to evaluate the relationship between human beings and their social, natural, and man-made environment; analyze the origins and interrelationships of beliefs, values, and behavior patterns; solve…

The bookkeeping/accounting program of a Modesta, California high school is designed to realistically prepare students for business positions through the attainment of acceptable performance skills as well as active practice in dealing with problems, people, and personalities. (EA)

One of the current novelties in sales training is the use of transactional analysis. Transactional analysis centers on self-analysis as a method of improving human relations. In TA training attempts are made to understand people in terms of: adult ego state, parent ego state, and child ego state. (DS)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the interactive effects of cognitive complexity and directorial style on changes in actors' perceptions of self-worth and in their cognitive complexity and effects on their attitudes toward a particular theatrical task. Authoritarian and democratic directorial styles were examined. Subjects, 32 members…

This conference included a session on emerging curricula related to technology and public policy and a session where speakers from various universities summarized the educational approaches that have been taken. Another session brought together speakers and panelists from government, industry, and public interest groups to give their views on what…

When facing terminal illness, the dying individual needs to accept death and his feelings about it, deal with potential isolation from friends and relatives, and find meaning in his remaining time. Family members need also to accept death. Family counseling offers a treatment method for responding to these needs. (Author)

Separate factor analyses of four large samples of respondents to Rotter's Interpersonal Trust Scale produced three orthogonal factors that cross-validated over all samples. Results indicate there may be relatively independent dimensions of trust and factor scores may yield greater prediction than the general scale in many research applications.…

This paper is devoted to clarification and amplification of 10 human encounter principles, focusing on undergraduate teaching. (Author/PG)

This article attempts to apply recent research findings to a possible organizational model of human relations training in a small-college setting. The model is broken down into six training sequences: (1) affective experiences, (2) human relations, (3) practice in application; (4) preservice, and (5) inservice I and inservice II. (Author/BW)

Research on the new group approaches indicates that alienation can be combatted through the teaching of empathy. The author suggests a framework for adapting the new techniques to group work. (Author)