Discusses ethical principles necessary when evaluating students' communication skills. Stresses the importance of examining the ethics of this process because the evaluation of communication behavior is performed by individuals who are prone to subjectivity. (PD)

Three term analysis (a format for viewing a student in relation to other people and to the physical environment) is proposed as a way of providing teachers (including those of the handicapped) with a vehicle for viewing all behavior and recording all aspects of the planning process. S. Sapon's behavioral formulations are presented followed by a…

A clinical procedure is presented for analyzing interactive behaviors between caregivers and hearing impaired children, based on language acquisition research and literature. The procedure allows a systematic identification of behavior patterns that facilitate the child's development of communicative competency, as well as those that hinder it.…

Ways in which social work students can be taught to evaluate counseling outcomes through direct observation are outlined, including monitoring of clients' opportunities as well as their responses to them. Deciding when to use this approach and developing scales for rating clients' responses are discussed. Case examples are provided from student…