The USAF Substance Abuse Seminar represents a new phase of preventative drug and alcohol abuse education. The seminar includes: Air Force Drug/Alcohol Abuse Control policies; local conditions regarding substance abuse; sociopharmacology concerning the status of substances relative to their effects; and personal responsibility in the use of…

"Reciprocity," a social simulation game based on exchange theory, was developed to study dynamics of power relationships in the context of marriage and the family. The manner in which Reciprocity may be used to study power in family relationships is illustrated in terms of a husband-wife and a parent-teen version. (Author)

Serendipity is the gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for and a doodle is an aimless, unconscious, automatic drawing. Here they are combined in order to create imaginative designs. Briefly discusses five principles of design. (Author/RK)

For the teacher with a limited art materials budget plaster provides a "best buy" in terms of the variety of art projects possible and relative cost. With plaster, the student can cast blocks for printmaking, carving, and assemblage and use it, in combination with other materials, in crafts projects. Describes different kinds of plaster…

Examines the extent to which Minnesota's current school finance program satisfies the criteria of fiscal neutrality, equalization of fiscal effort, and accommodation of educational need. (Author/IRT)

The introduction of the state reimbursement program substantially improved the equity of the distribution of state funds for support of public school operations. It was not the basic intent of the program to reduce expenditure and school tax disparities and this has not been accomplished. (Author/IRT)

The author describes an adapted physical education program at Cleveland State University for students who, because of permanent or temporary disabilities, cannot participate in regularly offered physical education activities. (MJB)

Braintree St. Coletta Day School, for mentally or physically handicapped, seizure, or behavioral-problem children, provides a full physical education and recreation program, including motor development, adaptive physical education, and corrective physical education. (MJB)

It is suggested that career counseling curricula, developed and taught by counselors, may effectively meet the needs of women reentering college. Specific components for the development of curricula are discussed. (Author)

This article describes a model of group counseling with prison inmates. Members assume responsibility for what transpires, and structure is not imposed by the leader. The stages of a typical group are reviewed. Those counselor qualities that engender positive group outcomes are explored. (Author)

Personal, career, and placement counseling of deaf students and sources for communication services, mechanical aids, and recreational support are discussed. Community and commercial resources are identified, and suggestions for creating programs that enhance faculty sensitivity and deaf student development are offered. (Author)

Maintaining essential counseling services despite severe budget reductions is a major problem for many colleges. This article describes one solution--the development and implementation of a computer-augmented system for academic counseling. Applications to other areas of counseling and advantages in terms of cost and increased productivity are…

An evaluation study assessed changes in perceived locus of control of adults who work in the drug abuse field and participated in a drug abuse training program. Two programs were examined with differing results. Outcomes are discussed with regard to group composition and scores. (Author)

A school orientation program was developed to: (1) create a positive base for home-school communication; (2) provide parents with some information related to school entry skills; and (3) provide an initial positive school experience for beginning students. (Author)