Described are services provided for developmentally disabled adults in the Clausen House system, a community residential facility in California. It is explained that the model is designed for a central program facility with smaller "satellite" houses surrounding it. Reviewed are such program elements as curricula areas for independent…

This paper describes a consciousness-raising group experience for high school students regarding male and female roles in our society. Participants are 10-12 high school students (with an equal number of male and female students) and a counselor who served as group facilitator. The program consists of 12 numbered cards on each of which is written…

This paper describes one course offered in the Economics Department at the Drexel University (DU), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that uses directed learning and focuses on public sector problems. As the opening notes, the course is titled "Learn by DU-ing" ("DU" is a reference to Drexel University) and offers a menu of…

This paper describes the continuum of comprehensive services offered by the social work department of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center to a high risk elderly population, i.e., those who are widows, widowers, older divorced individuals and singles, particularly those who have difficulty caring for themselves. Following a brief review of the…

This article presents the rationale and techniques of the Adolescent Therapy Club which encourages experiences that facilitate optimal social/emotional development in a non-threatening counseling group. The role of the school counselor in teaching students to be group members and moderating activities and discussions is described. Student…

This paper describes one approach to the study of group therapy by graduate and undergraduate psychology students, i.e., student participation in an experiential therapy group. The problems and benefits of this method are explored in terms of issues such as confidentiality, content definition, limit-setting, assignment of grades, effect on…

This article describes the use of a Group Log to evaluate the personal growth experienced and group skills learned in group counseling in which the counselor-in-training writes a Group Log for each group experience. The evaluation criteria of the log are presented in terms of therapeutic forces and group dynamics observed, self-awareness…

The concepts and procedures used in two skill development laboratories for college students are introduced. The materials describe the interviewing skills lab that teaches a variety of interpersonal skills used in one-on-one helping relationships, and the group skills lab that provides practical training in the basic skills of leading, conducting,…