Draws parallels between a supervisor helping troubled teachers and a teacher helping troubled students, using a fictionalized example. Recommends that supervisors use both professional methods and personal relationships to help teachers become more effective. (MCG)

The effects of modeling versus no modeling and modeling versus systematic training were examined in brief empathy training. Significant modeling and systematic training effects were demonstrated. Systematic training does not appear to represent a superior method of developing empathic response behavior when compared to the briefer modeled…

A program in rational-emotive education (REE) is compared for effectiveness with the Human Development Program (HDP) or Magic Circle. Results indicate REE can be taught to fifth and sixth grade children. (Author)

The cycle of student stress is identified and used to design a more suitable programming and helpful environment. (Author)

Treatment, counselor, and client variables were examined for effects on client satisfaction and career information in a comparative study with college clients. Clients working with males had the highest information scores. Clients indicated most satisfaction with female helpers, professional counselors, and test interpretation treatments. Average…

This paper suggests a philosophy of supervision, recurring issues, and potential problems relevant to the supervisor of a candidate seeking admission to NAFL (National Alliance of Family Life). Since courses of this nature are rare, this paper seeks to outline major steps in supervision. (Author)

Retirement counseling offers assistance to the person who lacks either the knowledge or the skills to define or solve the problems that arise in this later stage of life. (Author)

Society as a whole has entrapped women into believing that they are, by nature, submissive, dependent, and emotional. Highlighting her article with illustrative cases, the author shows how counselors must shed their own biases and help women act in their own behalf. (Author)

The individual's attitudes towards women's issues and the women's movement are no longer a side issue but are major content areas that must be addressed by the counseling profession. This paper addresses the problem of how to respond most helpfully to the concerns of women being counseled. (NG)

Partnerships between education and business have proven to be an effective means for preparing young people with disabilities for positive postschool outcomes. Employers, however, are often inundated by requests to participate, causing confusion and ultimately hampering relationships between the two parties. This issue brief discusses how…

This guide promotes the use of natural supports to assist individuals with severe disabilities. The first two sections review the development of natural supports in the workplace, including changes in perspectives on the role of persons with disabilities, utilization issues, and the definition of natural supports. A seven-step process reflecting…

This paper describes the training of a high school assistance team designed to guide younger students. The program, which was directed at students in grades 7 and 8, lasted for 1 year and involved students in community service and challenge activities. The setting was a small rural school in Vermont, with nearly 400 students in grades 7-12.…

This self-help manual provides information to districts and schools wishing to investigate or implement a beginning teacher mentoring support program. The manual describes one model of mentoring, the Beginning Teacher Support Program, that was researched in Montana schools from 1992-1995. Chapter 1 introduces the purpose and organization of the…

This booklet is designed to sensitize and inform the scuba diving instructor on appropriate attitudes and successful methods for teaching scuba diving to persons with physical disability. It addresses misconceptions about people with disabilities and the importance of effective two-way communication and mutual respect between instructors and…

The purpose of this study was to identify significant sources of support for Canadian aboriginal students in a unique early childhood education program developed between the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and seven across Canada. The approach of this study provided a fresh perspective in that it gave students the opportunity to name…