Kindergarten children were exposed to a behavior modification training activity involving perceptual scanning, which was designed to increase the field-independent mode of perception. The training was evaluated, based upon a group of 18 experimental subjects and a control group of 17 children. Subjects in the training group were individually…

Many training programs have been set up for volunteers and paraprofessionals who work with the elderly. These programs, however, tend to emphasize basic helping skills. Those already trained in basic psychotherapeutic techniques require advanced training in skills related to psychotherapy and counseling with older adults. The effectiveness of such…

In training facilitators for laboratory groups, also known as T-groups or encounter groups, the majority of group facilitators and therapists advocate an experiential apprenticeship in an ongoing group. However, the actions of an inexperienced facilitator trainee may have a negative effect upon the members of the group. The author experimented…

A training program designed to enhance the career development of undergraduate psychology majors is described. The class involved 11 hours of didactic lectures and discussions which attempted to give students external information relevant to work and school decisions. The sessions were designed to give students an understanding of decision making…

Training in Interpersonal Cognitive Problem Solving (ICPS) can be a means of promoting social competence and adjustment. Empirical findings suggest that the process of being able to consider multiple options for solutions of interpersonal problems is important for healthy adaptive functioning, even in children as young as 4 years of age. If one…

This manual is designed to train those helping professionals who carry supervisory responsibility for the work of counselors in drug or other substance abuse programs. The purpose of this training course include identification and desceiption of supervision forms, processes and skills, and development of supervisory competencies useful in the work…

This manual is designed to increase the number of volunteer programs in alcohol service agencies and to upgrade existing programs which are being coordinated by helping professionals in alcohol service agencies. The goals of this training program include assisting participants in: (1) being aware of the pros and cons of having volunteer programs;…

This report describes the application of videotape recordings as an applied research technique in a project directed toward the research and development of training designs and materials for human service agency professionals. The multiple applications of VTR and the types of data collection situations in which it has been utilized are briefly…

The set of behaviors and procedures used in working with school counselors participating in the Upward Bound and Talent Search programs at the University of Maine at Orono is described. Areas of concern designed to facilitate the relationship between school counselors and program coordinators include the following: (1) basic program information,…

Half of this research survey consists of a descriptive discussion of inservice education. It limits itself to "those systematic programs designed to aid the classroom teacher" which are promoted by school systems, government agencies, professional associations, or colleges. The need for inservice education is discussed, and procedures for…

This 1964 meeting of consultants on labor education focused on the following: (1) a review of International Labour Office (ILO) activities, especially advisory assistance to developing nations, (2) the use of audiovisual aids and other educational materials, (3) measures to encourage young trade unionists to take a more active part in the work of…

This book examines in depth the proper use of case studies in training managerial decision makers and defines the conditions under which one method of preparation and presentation is to be preferred to another. The first part defines the varying types of case study and their comparative advantages. The second part examines the process of decision…

The manual (part of the training package, "Individual Program Planninq with Developmentally Disabled Persons", IPP) presents suggestions for administering training in individual program planning and for maintaining the IPP system. Discussed are the contents of the IPP training package, descriptions of the six training sessions, policies for the…

A review and evaluation was conducted of state-of-the-art findings and instructional theory directly applicable to the problem of developing instructional strategies for computer-assisted team training. Two major conclusions were drawn from the review and evaluation. The first is that a conceptual framework for a general purpose set of instruction…

An Assertiveness Skills program for faculty members at a major southwestern university was developed and evaluated. This paper describes the procedures used to (1) assess faculty concerns related to the interpersonal aspects of the instructional situation, (2) develop an assertiveness skills workshop series designed for university faculty,…