Certified school counselors in Wisconsin were surveyed regarding their participation in professional development activities. Results reveal that, while many counselors were actively involved, others were only minimally so, and some completely uninvolved. Implications for maintaining counselor effectiveness in a changing society are discussed.…

Discusses sex equality, and documents continuing significance of sex bias issues and their relevance for counseling personnel. This article also presents a rationale for counselor renewal in sex equality, competency areas for renewal efforts, and programs relevant for each area of competency. (Author)

Presents the history, philosophy, and form of training at the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy, and attempts to capture the spirit and atmosphere of the program rather than enumerate details. The program teaches family therapy and a systems perspective on human behavior to professionals who have completed basic professional training. (Author)

The arguments for and against mandatory continuing education for professionals and critiques of these arguments are presented. A cybernetic model based on comparison of practice performance to standards of practice, educational remedies for weaknesses, and evaluation for relicensure or recertification is presented. (Author/MLW)

A controlled, computerized study of graduates of the Brigham Young University College Health Nurse Practitioner Course was conducted to determine the level of job satisfaction and professional acceptance of nurse practitioners. Findings suggest that nurse practitioners show a high degree of self-acceptance and physician and peer acceptance. (JN)

Provides details on the philosophy and operation of the Australian Mineral Foundation, established in 1970 to update professionals in the mining and petroleum industries. Services in continuing education courses and to secondary school teachers and students are described. (CS)

A survey, taken of 13 colleges of optometry in the United States to ascertain the size of continuing education programs, is described. Information includes: (1) number of courses offered, (2) number of classroom hours, (3) number of enrollments, (4) man hours, and (5) number of persons employed in continuing education. (MLW)

Describes the continuing education program for clinical chemistry instrumentation training established at The College of Staten Island, New York. A course consisting of 14 sessions is outlined and discussed. (CS)

Develops a general model of needs assessment, objective setting, and program development processes in continuing medical education (CME). Examines the coordinative, administrative, and consultative behaviors of CME program planners in their role as facilitators of decision making. (Author/SK)

Describes a needs assessment model that offers practical suggestions to program planners in a multidisciplinary area of inquiry that is relatively new to continuing education in health sciences. (Available from University of California Press, Berkeley, CA 94720.) (Author/CT)

Discusses areas of concern for faculty development in the sciences, including: (1) knowledge of computers, (2) subject matter knowledge; (3) correlation of the delivery of faculty development programs with individual needs, (4) responsibility for science faculty development in terms of available supports. (CS)

Describes four continuing education programs of the American Chemical Society that tackle the problem of the technical obsolescence of college teachers. (CS)

Explains objectives and structure of seminars and workshops at the Colorado School of Mines that address the problem of faculty development. (CS)

Physicians' reasons for participating in continuing medical education are assessed and the efficacy of using a specific instrument for planning and evaluating continuing medical education (CME) programs is judged. Practicing physicians from four Illinois hospitals participated and the responses were factor analyzed. Implications for CME program…

Applied graduate programs in Communication are recommended as a desirable alternative for the future. Advantages of such programs are outlined and potential problems discussed. The Instructional Communication program at West Virginia University is described as an example of a successful applied graduate program. (JMF)