Reviews findings from manual-guided training programs in short-term interpersonal psychotherapy for depression, an exploratory treatment focusing on symptom reduction and improvement of social functioning. Discusses literature findings which suggest that the use of manuals and systematic therapist training may be useful for the conduct of…

Changes in the world make it urgent to give serious, conscientious and systematic attention to teaching thinking skills to children throughout the school curriculum, across all grade levels, and in all subjects. The nature of thinking is discussed in terms of its key components--cognitive operations, certain kinds of knowledge, and certain…

Intended for teachers of preschool and kindergarten children, this manual is designed to share effective practices and products that have been either developed or refined by pre-elementary Right to Read programs. The first section of the manual discusses a variety of activities that focus on cognitive, language, personal/social, and motor…