Children of divorce encounter many changes in their lives. Treatment through the HELPING acronym of multimodal counseling ensures attention to each of these areas. This article presents a series of eight sessions for HELPING children of divorce. (Author)

The paper looks at perinatal and school programs for preventing the occurrence of handicapping conditions that are in operation in some European countries, and discusses what is currently taking place in British Columbia through medicine and education. (Author/SBH)

A New York state mini-grant was used to open a resource center in a school health suite. Resources in sensitive content areas such as family life education and death education were gathered here for easy, but controlled, access by parents, teachers, and children. (MJB)

A curriculum model for grades K-5 presently in use in the state of Florida is described. Criteria for the program, modular format, content, adaptability, evaluation, and cost are examined. (MJB)

The programs of two junior and one senior high school are described to illustrate how these schools are complying with Title IX requirements for coeducational physical education classes. (MJB)

The Prime Time School Television program alerts teachers about television programs that might hold special interest for them, develops instructional units, and is attempting to develop a definition of quality television. (IRT)

The Intercession program at Glassboro State College offers students experiences not usually available during the traditional semester and provides teachers with unique opportunities to innovate. The Intercession program proves that structured flexibility, timeliness of topic, and group involvement will still be important tools for any teacher of…

This paper presents a working client/overall-program evaluation that has been used by a comprehensive out-patient drug abuse program to meet accountability requirements as well as therapeutic needs and demands. Six central criteria based on program goals are put into a rating instrument to measure client progress and program effectiveness. (Author)

Description of the Community Correctional Services (CCS) program for the 16th Judicial Circuit of Illinois, a program to provide quality vocational and employment services to youthful and adult law offenders. Servicing 250 participants in 1976 and 270 in 1977, the counseling and referral service is funded by the Comprehensive Employment and…

Integration of career planning with Veterans programs at the University of Cincinnati addressed special needs. The project consisted of several components: testing, counseling, exploration, and follow-up. (Author)

Any interview in which the client and counselor come from widely different cultures becomes a cross-cultural interview. The attempt is to train counselors in specific skills--even beyond those proven counselor skills from any one of the several theoretical orientations--that will help the counselors communicate with culturally different clients.…

Describes the scheduling changes that allowed for program improvement at the New Platz, New York, Middle School. (DS)

The CTEA process described provides a systematic, step-by-step process for comparing proposed training and education system alternatives. (Author)

Describes a program based on student-teacher discussion groups that resulted in improved student conduct and increased student participation. (IRT)

Describes a program that reduced teacher absences by 55 percent. (IRT)