The Science of Creative Intelligence (SCI) is presented as a theoretical model for the promotion of more complete development of the individual. SCI's applied aspect, the Transcendental Meditation program, is discussed in terms of research data and its application to the developmental concepts of readiness, intensity of challenge, and identity.…

This article contains responses from recent enrollees of one Employability Development Team of the Concentrated Employment Program to the question: What is your best or most important learning experience, and under what circumstances did it come about?" (Author)

A personal accounting of the change and growth that occurs for one woman, on her own, and with a weekend-long women's encounter group. (EJT)

Although there has been much research about the relationship of learning and performance and individual differences in learning style, there has been little written about how to diagnose the styles. The author presents a theoritical understanding of learning styles and suggests assessment questions that a counselor can use in observing students…

The author describes her counseling style with the aging, which is designed to provide an atmosphere of understanding and sharing in order to foster their growth. (Author)

Illustrated is the significance of metaphysics for counseling, by presentation of the principal tenets of one metaphysical position, personalistic idealism, and by delineation of some implications for counseling that flow from an adherence to this metaphysical view. (Author)

The new Washington state certification plan calls for behaviorally stated performance standards related to client outcomes. Resulting programs for inservice as well as preservice counselors are developed among professional associations, school districts, and university counselor education personnel. Professional identity is encouraged through self…

Intervention packages-planned units of instruction and practice designed to deal with specific student problems-offer a systematic economical strategy for counseling. This article suggest guidelines for developing and administering intervention packages. (Author)

Describes a general model within which various techniques of counseling and psychotherapy may be integrated. This model is based on Lewin's formula, that is, behavior is a function of the person and the environment. (Author)

This article describes a therapeutic program for inmates that attempts to stimulate moral reasoning. Based on Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the program relies heavily on group meetings designed to focus on and resolve a variety of moral issues raised by the participants. Through guided moral discussions,'' participants tend to develop…

Beginning with the basic assumption that the only reason to live is to grow, the author discusses the dozen propositions that guide him in his efforts at human and community resource development. These propositions revolve around the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of the individual. (Author)

The haphazard use of powerful group methods by untrained practitioners who lead a single demonstration or workshop can be dangerous. Such leaders seldom consider the damage that can be done either to the participants themselves or to those interacting with the participants after the workshop is over. (Author)

Loevinger responds to Swensen on the number of stages in ego development, the importance of considering the client's ego level and that of counseling students, the need for more research on the optimum level for the counselor in relation to the client, and the aims of therapy and psychoanalysis. (Author)

This article explores three primary steps involved in helping clients to control their own behavior change: self-observation, self-monitoring, and self-regulation atrategies. Self-regulation provides an affirmative answer to the question: Is the client a counselor?'' by promoting client responsibility and independence in the counseling process.…

Listed are a number of centers for training in group work. They are categorized by general type of training offered and by necessary prerequisites. Mailing addresses are included. (CJ)