Identifies specific, concrete skills needed by family therapy supervisors using the "phone-in" technique during the live supervision process. (Author/BL)

Female masters swimmers ranging in age from 20 to 69 were chosen for a study of their body composition and physiological responses at rest and during exercise. Two training groups were formed that differed on the basis of frequency, duration, and intensity of swimming workouts. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

Two learning disabled adolescents participated in training sessions designed to improve six social interaction skills (providing and accepting compliments, accepting instruction and criticism from a supervisor, providing constructive criticism, and explaining a problem to a supervisor). Ss increased these skills and generalized them to actual work…

Discusses environmental training for government personnel as a vital but neglected, area of environmental education, particularly on an in-service basis and in a global context. Ways to help decision-makers gain a fuller appreciation of environmental concerns are discussed. (BC)

The author states that neither cutting-edge nor conventional instruction is the right choice for all training demands. A close look at the learning tasks and learner abilities at hand will reveal the most appropriate, most productive method for meeting specific needs. (CT)

To provide training in issues of child abuse and neglect, steps followed to develop a training module for preservice and inservice school psychologists are logically analyzed to present a prototype training module which can be modified to accommodate a particular school's objectives and its staff's existing skills and training. (MM)

Contains a partial inventory of sales training strategies and video techniques that heighten viewer involvement and promote transfer of learning to performance situations such as selling. These strategies have been used by Monroe Systems for Business, a manufacturer and distributor of business calculating equipment which recently expanded its…

Three severely handicapped adolescents were trained, using a picture prompt package, to complete three complex vocational or daily living tasks. All students required many training sessions to learn the first training task, but generalized their use of the pictures across settings without additional training. They needed substantially reduced…

This article begins with a review of practical experiences in establishing self-development groups before it draws out some of the wider lessons for those wishing to follow this particular route. Discusses what self-development groups look like, how they work, and possible outcomes. (CT)

Looks at some of the realities of life with robots: robots aren't replacing entire shifts of workers; a robot is just a tool; regular plant personnel maintain robots; and job category and seniority dictate who is trained to maintain robots. (CT)

A package style of treatment, in which a number of behavior modification procedures were administered simultaneously, resulted in significantly reducing the aggression of a 24-year-old severely retarded institutionalized woman. The package included a token system, timeout, and a restitutional overcorrection procedure. (CL)

Discusses the marketing value and strategic necessity of planned and promoted customer education. The article examines customer training by the manufacturer as a definite trend in the microcomputer industry. Elements of a good customer training program are described along with suggestions for starting such a program. (CT)

A consumer-related social skills training program using card games, modeling, feedback, contingent reinforcement, and behavior rehearsal was effective in improving the interpersonal skills of four hearing impaired adolescents. Skills included responding to small talk, asking questions, criticizing a product or service, and responding to suggestive…

The Higher Education Management Institute model for leadership development was used to initiate a management development project for college administrators. A program of seminars and other experiences explored organizational climate, leadership, and communication skills. Information useful in organizing such a program is reviewed. (DF)

Illustrates approaches to what training can and should do for the development process of a country, including alternative styles of training, needs analysis, planning and design models, evaluation, and passive versus active learning. (SK)