This handbook documents the ingredients necessary to create successful school-sponsored special education parent support groups. Common characteristics observed in parent groups are outlined, along with principles of effective group functioning, benefits accruing to parents, and benefits for school systems. Also discussed is the assistance offered…

By critically examining a variety of personological and environmental attributes that influence a person's disclosure patterns in individual or group therapy, the paper attempts to present a clearer picture of self-disclosure as a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Following a definition, the paper is arranged into eight parts. Part 1…

Six ethical dilemmas related to nursing practice were developed and presented to registered and trainee nurses for their resolution. A non-nurse group of university students also gave decisions about what a nurse should do in each ethically-loaded situation. A dilemma was classified as recurrent if its core problem was spontaneously mentioned by…

A study found that conceptual functioning level emerged as an important variable in distinguishing between effective and less effective supervisory intervention. Four supervisors, with their respective supervisees, participated in the study. Participants were videotaped and observed, and transcripts of conference dialogues and participant thought…

Recent legislation in Oklahoma stipulates that upon graduation a teacher is issued a license instead of a certificate which only may be obtained after successful completion of the first year of teaching. An Entry-year Assistance Committee is assigned to each new teacher. This Committee, composed of a representative of higher education, the…

These symposium papers describe various aspects of the Camp Logan, South Carolina, program, a therapeutic summer residential program for children, ages 8-14, who have significant behavior problems. The philosophy and advantages of the therapeutic camping model are discussed, e.g., structure during the summer, controlled though informal…

This paper presents data on psychosocial stress and sources of social support in adolescence obtained from a longitudinal survey of a representative sample of 1,717 West German adolescents between the ages of 13 and 16. Structural changes in the life phase of adolescence are discussed and typical symptoms of psychosocial stress in adolescence are…

An elementary school teacher developed a learning community classroom with four key characteristics: (1) task and objective monitoring systems; (2) use of heterogeneous groups; (3) fostering of individual responsibility; and (4) fostering of group responsibility for learning. It appeared that collaborative planning between teacher and pupils was…

This report was written to provide educators with information on their role in dealing with the problem of adolescent suicide. A review of current literature was conducted to give educators accurate teenage suicide information, and an annotated bibliography of relevant citations from that review is included. Thirty entries are organized in the…

This document describes the Peer Assistance and Leadership (PAL) Program, a peer helping program developed by the Austin Independent School District in Austin, Texas. It explains how selected high school students are trained to work as peer facilitators with younger students either on their own campus or from feeder junior high or elementary…

These inservice training materials were developed to address issues arising when parent aides assist parents under stress. Survey data from aides and their supervisors indicated that they wanted to know how to communicate with parents about their children; how to work with families having problems with alcohol, exploitation, and depression; how to…

A total of 61 Belgian boys and girls who were 5 and 7 years old participated in an experiment which aimed at enhancing their giving and helping behavior. Treatment basically involved the induction of empathy. Children in the experimental group were told stories by their teacher in which the hero meets secondary characters who are in need and acts…

This paper presents a counseling model for managers in education who must deal with staff, their problems, and their perceptions. The basic principle underlying the model is given: the helper is not expected to have ready-made solutions to others' problems, but to offer motivation, time, and skills to help others solve their own problems. The…

This paper provides an overview of mentoring in psychology, and includes the components of teaching, modeling, guiding, sponsoring, and counseling. The contributions of mentors toward the professional success of men and women in business, medicine and education are discussed. The materials suggest a need for further research because the literature…

A study of high school group counseling examined diversity of therapeutic outcome in relation to (a) subject characteristics (race, sex, and exemplary-marginal school status) and (b) counselor training. Counseling produced differential changes in self-efficacy, trust, and coping approach, for different subject groups, with trained counselors…