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Process Evaluation of a Retreat for Scholars in the First Cohort: The NIH Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences
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Guetterman, Timothy C.; Creswell, John W.; Deutsch, Charles; Gallo, Joseph J. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2019
The Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences aims to enlarge the national pool of trained investigators in mixed methods and improve the quality of grant applications to the National Institutes of Health. Selected scholars are assigned a consulting team, participate in webinars, and attend an annual "retreat"…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Consultants, Workshops, Intervention
Impact of a Friendly Visiting Program on Attitudes of College Students Toward the Aged: A Pedagogical Note
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Gordon, Susan K.; Hallauer, Dean S. – Gerontologist, 1976
This article describes and evaluates a friendly visiting program set up by a college in connection with a hospital for older adults. Attitudinal changes of college students toward the aged are discussed. (Author/HLM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Programs, College Students, Gerontology
M*A*S*H: A Program of Social Interaction Between Institutionalized Aged and Adult Mentally Retarded Persons
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Kalson, Leon – Gerontologist, 1976
Restoration of a major social role to institutionalized aged through a program of social interaction and socialization with adult mentally retarded is described and evaluated. The over-all findings encourage this innovative opportunity for institutionalized aged. (Author)
Descriptors: Gerontology, Helping Relationship, Institutionalized Persons, Interaction Process Analysis
Interpersonal Skill Training with Institutionalized Elderly Patients
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Berger, Raymond M.; Rose, Sheldon D. – Journal of Gerontology, 1977
A behavioral program to train elderly nursing home patients (N=25) in interpersonal skills was systematically developed and evaluated. On a behavioral measure of responses to situations that had been included in training, the Skill Training program was superior to the control conditions. However, learning failed to generalize to novel situations.…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship
The Social Worker as Teacher of Interpersonal Communication Skills
Bernstein, Janet – Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, 1977
School can promote acceptance of feelings and ideas and help involve people in meaningful inter-personal relationships with clear reality based communication. It is the school social worker that must spear head this movement. (Author)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Group Counseling, Individual Development, Interpersonal Relationship
Parent Training as a Treatment Mode
Hansen, James C. – Journal of Counseling Services, 1977
This article describes how a short-term group training program served as a catalyst to make parents more sensitive and helpful to their adolescents. The combination of training in facilitative communication and behavior modification helped them to be more objective in observing and listening to their children. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Group Counseling, Interpersonal Relationship
Helpless Self-Attitudes of the Elderly: The Effect of Patronizing Statements.
Romaniuk, Michael; And Others – 1977
The purpose of the study was to increase staff awareness of negative attitudes and decrease patronizing statements emitted during a geriatric day treatment community meeting. Tape recorded pre and posttest patterns of staff and client patronizing statements were measured. The intervention consisted of staff training involving awareness of the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Change, Individual Power, Interpersonal Relationship