Unhappily married couples (n=10) were divided into an experimental and control group. The treatment program consisted of training couples to interact more positively and efficiently when engaged in problem solving and teaching couples to make written contingency contracts. The group receiving treatment improved significantly more than did the…

Practicing counselors and researchers are realizing the value of consulting with teachers, parents, and administrators. Counselor educators need to begin to train counselors formally and systematically in these skills. This article presents one training model in detail. (Author)

This study compares the effects of three supervisory techniques, modeling, feedback, and experiential intervention, in teaching counseling students to communicate empathic understanding. Ratings indicated the modeling method was more effective than the feedback method and the feedback method was more effective than the experiential method in…

Procedures for developing a videotaped counselor skill training package are outlined. Steps (N=11) describe integrating simulation techniques and a systematic training paradigm for the video package. Steps range from a pretest to posttest assessment, with each step highlighting which training aspects are to be taped in the video sequence. (Author)

A behavioral program to train elderly nursing home patients (N=25) in interpersonal skills was systematically developed and evaluated. On a behavioral measure of responses to situations that had been included in training, the Skill Training program was superior to the control conditions. However, learning failed to generalize to novel situations.…

This article describes a model counselor-in-industry program that suggests several approaches counselors may use in broadening their career options. Counselors learn how to make the transition from academia to industry in this program. (Author/HLM)

Describes the personal experiences of an instructor who went through an instructional evolutionary process from traditional teaching methods to more innovative means of instruction. Discusses some of the realities of instructional innovation, such as administrative red tape, faculty incentives and disincentives, accountability, and student…

The psychological personnel shortage presents special problems to minority groups in this country. The minorities usually are the last to receive any services. Because of the present shortage, there are few trained minority psychologists to attend problems of their people. Presented at the 1975 APGA Convention in New York. (Author)

This study marked the first experimental examination of the Model for Change. Results are not encouraging in terms of the model's effectiveness in altering negative attitudes and behaviors of prospective white teachers. Results suggest the necessity for serious reevaluation of the model as a training method, especially in time-limited situations.…

This review presents a critical analysis of the skills required for test-taking, the training of test-taking skills, and the experimental evidence on the training. Based on the recommendations of psychologists such as Thorndike, Cronbach, and McClelland, practical classroom strategies for test-taking are discussed. (Author)

Compares bilingual reading instruction in Puerto Rico with that on the mainland, commending the emphasis given in Puerto Rico on comprehension as opposed to the emphasis given to decoding on the mainland. (HOD)

Education must cope with the problems created by the knowledge explosion; develop delivery systems that are more flexible, more easily accessible, and more readily adaptable to individual needs and interests; and become more cost-effective. (Author/IRT)

At what point and to what degree does loud noise interrupt or hamper the process of education? This article attempts to answer this question by presenting data relative to a school affected by the placement of a traffic artery. (Author/MLF)

Intended for teachers of handicapped children, the article provides information on a standardized recording format useful in sharing successfully developed instructional materials and procedures with other teachers. (SBH)

This article focuses on two elements of the dialogue: the "real-life" quality of the language (where to find "real-life" language, how to check its authenticity, how to record it) and the element of unpredictability (how to create "real-life" dialogues with unexpected responses which necessitate well-developed listening skills). (CFM)