Results of this study conducted at Arizona State University concerning the medical and social implications of Transcendental Meditation show that physiological parameters do significantly change during meditation. The implications of this study for education are also cited. (JC)

Unless application of nursing skills in the educational setting enhances or promotes learning, justification for retaining the traditional school nurse is questionable. This study was designed to demonstrate application of specific nursing skills for the identification of health problems in school children and the degree of relationship between…

The author contends that all educators must share in making health education more meaningful and relevant to the youngsters they serve. (Author)

The inference is drawn from these findings that the aide group possessed more desirable attributes than the control group for the role of nonprofessional mental health worker. (Author)

Mental health workers are critically examining modes of service delivery. Crisis intervention offers a way to apply to mental health problems some concepts of primary prevention that have been successful in the public health field. (Author)

The results supported the hypothesis that accessibility to the consultant is inversely related to organizational power. (Author)

Several useful innovations in school district practice occurred during consultation in some districts. Consultants would have in mind a flexible blueprint of priorities by which to determine sequence consultation with each of the three categories of personnel: specialized auxiliary, administrative and teaching. (Author)

The objectives of adult education and mental health are similar since the broad objective is the education of the whole personality, both its individualistic (intellectual and aesthetic) and its social (ethical and political) aspects. (Author/RB)

Results of a questionnaire concerning factual knowledge of attitudes toward, and experience with a variety of drugs are reported. It was concluded that marihuana and other drugs are readily available to secondary school students, and widespread experimentation exists; however, a strict dichotomy exists between marihuana and other drugs. (Author/BY)

The authors describe a program which sought to involve youth in seeking a solution to the smoking problem. (Author)

In this paper the authors describe a relationship enrichment workshop they have developed and conducted for married and engaged college students. The goal of the workshop is to teach participants some concepts and exercises for improving their mutual communication, including expression of affection and constructive fighting. (Author)

This paper presents some suggestions for dealing with the problem of adequately utilizing the educational resources available in preparing students to cope with the problems they will face in a drug oriented society. (Author)