The author states his opinion that much of what passes for business training, especially programs referred to as management development, is virtually worthless. He attributes this to training managers' shallow understanding of the potential of training, and lack of sincere attempts to utilize training effectively. (MF)

Play therapy components are: (1) child's feelings and actions; (2) playroom setting and materials; (3) counselor techniques and implementation of one's personality. Counseling techniques are: (1) reflection; (2) interpretation; (3) silence; and (4) structure. Case study used to illustrate. (EK)

The authors believe that the future of psychology lies in a unification of enhancement and reinforcement, not in the wasted energy of continued conflict. (Author)

A kindergarten teacher, aware of the need for a generation of peacemakers", describes one method of training children to discuss differences instead of resorting to violence. (Author/SP)

A method is presented which permits teachers to use volunteers to conduct programed instruction and use behavior modification methods in preschool settings for severely handicapped children. (KW)

The educational process should be one of dynamic activity that will stir the child's mind into creative thinking rather than just a mere presentation of a formal curriculum. (CK)

Author's view on newer trends in the field which are giving rise to more comprehensive approach to personality theory and change. (Author/CJ)

Results indicated that behavior modification techniques can be applied to individual students and to entire classes by the counselor or teacher, and desirable changes should occur. (Author)

A young man with a long history of social withdrawal and lack of initiative was treated on behavioristic principles after the therapist had established a highly sympathetic relationship. Graduated tasks were suggested and assertive behavior was modeled and gently instigated. Within 6 weeks increase in motivation and level of activity was achieved.…

Sequential treatment involving systematic desensitization and relaxation, symbolic (film), live, and participant modeling were employed in the successful alleviation of a severe snake phobia. Implications are discussed regarding the utility of programs attuned to the needs of individual patients. (Author)

Three learning disabled students acting as tutors for their peers were able to modify school-related problems (problems of capital letter recognition and the beginning and completion of assignments) of the tutorees using behavior modification techniques. (KW)

Desensitization or assertive training or both were applied to hospitalized schizophrenics who displayed phobias, lack of interpersonal assertiveness, or both. In none of the patients did desensitization produce any reduction of avoidance of the feared object. The assertive training produces minimal improvement in two patients. (Author)

In a case of claustrophobia and in another with fears of flying, Japanese defense activities of the Karate type proved to be effective counter conditioners of anxiety. They were used in the former case in vivo and in the later case both in imagination and in vivo. (Author)