These materials are part of a four-module series, "Competence Is for Everyone," designed to specify and reduce limitations on the learning and use of skills that people experience because of their sex or race. The series identifies three areas that function to maintain inequalities: the process of making judgments or appraisals;…

These materials are part of a four-module series, "Competence Is for Everyone," designed to specify and reduce limitations on the learning and use of skills that people experience because of their sex or race. The series identifies three areas that function to maintain inequalities: the process of making judgments or appraisals;…

These four learning modules present text and exercises designed to help allied health students understand various elements of positive interaction with people. The first module, "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" by Dianne Mackey, defines human needs, presents Maslow's theories, and helps the learner identify behaviors that reflect the…

These materials are part of a four-module series, "Competence Is for Everyone," designed to specify and reduce limitations on the learning and use of skills that people experience because of their sex or race. The series identifies three areas that function to maintain inequalities: the process of making judgments or appraisals;…

Describes a new programmed learning package, PLACE: Guided Steps to Employment Readiness. The package provides a measurable definition of employability and helps clients measure their own employability and prepare themselves for work. (Author)

This training package, including both a facilitator manual and a participant manual, presents information in four modules to teach self-advocacy skills to Guam individuals with disabilities and their families. Module 1 provides information on the definition of advocacy and self-advocacy, cultural influences that affect advocacy in Guam, and the…

Theories and techniques for fostering creativity are described because all students, regardless of intelligence or talent, have artistic ability that should be developed. Four basic visual viewpoints have been identified: the expressive colorist, the hands-on formist, the neat observant designer, and the pattern-oriented draftsperson. These visual…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module is designed to help the CDA intern develop the knowledge and skills necessary for establishing an individualized program for young children. Objectives are presented, along with suggested activities for achieving each objective and an assessment checklist. Also provided is a study guide…

This guide is designed to assist local school district personnel in planning, developing, and implementing sex equity programs to expand students' career and vocational options, especailly in nontraditional areas. The activities and materials in this participant manual are coordinated with a two-day inservice training session for teams of…

This student's manual, designed to enhance the skills of inservice and preservice caregivers and professionals who work with the aging and aged developmentally disabled person, is to be used by participants in a program of 10 training sessions entitled "The Aging and Aged Developmentally Disabled." This workbook provides student…

This participant manual is designed to assist substance abuse prevention specialists in the development of knowledge and skills in implementing community-based programs through an entry-level course. The manual initially concentrates on a basic, generic approach to community work, and reviews course goals and objectives. The nine training modules…

This consumer education module is designed to provide consumers of mental health services with the skills necessary to participate in the development and delivery of services. The module is intended for use by both the mental health practitioner or consumer advocate and the mentally disabled individual. One preliminary unit and seven activities,…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module, was designed to provide the CDA intern with knowledge of how to establish grouping patterns which meet the program objectives, the teacher's objectives, and the children's needs. Objectives are presented along with suggested activities for achieving each objective, and an assessment…

As part of the Asian American Bilingual Center (AABC) Pilipino Language Arts Program, a curriculum suitable for students in kindergarten is presented. The program is geared both to the immigrant Filipino child and to the American-born Filipino child who learned to speak Pilipino at home, and includes kits that emphasize the AABC's major concepts:…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on clothing needs of individuals is the third in a set of four modules on consumer education relating to textiles and clothing. (This set is part of a larger series of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education [MATCHE]--see…