The twelve characteristics of an ideal training course discussed in the article are based on the workshop course Criterion-Referenced Instruction: Analysis, Design and Implementation by Bob Mager and Peter Pipe. Behavioral objectives, provision for student differences, practice, feedback, diverse materials, and progress information are some of the…

It was hypothesized that structured training would cause an increase in the ability to discriminate helpful counseling conditions and a shift toward the internality dimension of locus of control. Results indicate that changes in counseling skill and personality orientation may be effected in very brief but structured training programs. (Author/PC)

This study replicated a social skills training program previously designed to eliminate verbally aggressive behavior in six institutionalized elderly, by substituting physical acts of aggression for verbal ones. The treatment package consisted of instructions, modeling, role playing, and feedback. Dependent measures included confirmed incidents of…

A description is given of an intensive training program on the use of microcomputers which was implemented in a school district prior to the installation of the computers in the schools. Participants in the training program were elementary and junior high school teachers, and some administrators and secretaries. The format and sequential…

The Danforth Foundation Program for the Preparation of School Principals has recently been implemented at Georgia State University, the University of Alabama, and The Ohio State University, and it will soon be extended to another 11 universities across the United States. This article provides a brief description of a week-long specialized training…

A two-year behavior-modeling training program focusing on attention processes, retention processes, motor reproduction, and motivation processes was implemented to increase the accuracy of free throw shooting for a varsity intercollegiate women's basketball team. The training included specific learning keys, progressive relaxation, mental…

Intended as a resource for people interested in intiating or promoting networking and collaboration, this manual evolved from a federally funded training project of the Community Education Resource Center (CERC) at the University of Massachusetts. While the theories and activities described are designed to aid in the building of networks in the…

Urges the redirection of the counselor's role in the school to one of resource consultant and trainer. Sees the return of the teacher-counselor as a way of reaching more students with counseling services. Implies that the school counselor will function as a counselor educator in the future. (PC)

The authors propose that counselor educators add new dimensions to the current counselor training model so that counselors may become dynamic facilitators within the school. The multiple demands on counselors and the confused expectations of their positions make it necessary for them to redefine their role. (Author/PC)

Many university counseling centers are employing paraprofessionals. The article discusses the issues of termination of training, staff resistance to paraprofessionals, and placement of responsibility for paraprofessional services and suggests ways for coping with these problems. (Author)

Students and faculty were given a Delphi survey to determine learning objectives for the training of master's level student personnel professionals. Eighteen process objectives and 21 learning objectives were identified and ranked. Data was used to evaluate, improve, and innovate the content and procedures for student personnel training. (Author)

Results of a survey of 50 organizations having a progressive attitude toward training indicated that a number of organizations had "career development" programs which included skill training as well as the perspective and knowledge needed to progress on the career ladder. (SC)

Discusses the implications of staff needs, staff motivation, teaching skills, and teaching roles for the setting of staff development objectives. (JT)

Pharmacological education is presented as a continuous undertaking of preclinical students, clerks, and physicians and surgeons in training and practice. Goals are listed for the preclinical, clerkship, and residency stages of training, and the various actions which candidates should actually perform at each stage are defined. (Editor/JT)