Between 2000 and 2007, six western states conducted individual impact studies using public school youth in grades five, seven, and nine. Common areas of study included: risk behaviors, leadership positions held, helping others, close relationships with adults, self-identity, character, self-confidence, and empowerment. The purpose of the study was…

This report describes a project in which college students were briefly trained to work as counselors in reciprocating peer relationships and compares the effectiveness of peer counseling with traditional professional counseling. (JD)

It is important for those working with the mentally retarded to encourage them to make their own decisions on the use of their leisure time. (JD)

This paper describes training innovations currently taking place in a pre-service teacher education program. The experiences are designed systematically to facilitate self-development. They include (1) learning about human development through autobiographical reflection; (2) applying Transactional Analysis to peer and professional relationships;…

Found peer-counseling training for Black students in a predominantly White university to be significant in furthering psychological growth. There was movement in the areas of moral reasoning and ego development as measured by the Defining Issues Test and the Sentence Completion Test. Advocates providing programs aimed at improving psychological…

A Solomon 4-group design was used in order to study further the effects of Gestalt workshops on the measured self-actualization of college students. Results indicated a significant treatment effect on an overall measure of self-actualization. (Author)

This guide, intended for adults who deal with adolescents, was originally designed as a companion to "No Hang-Ups!," a telephone tape call-in service addressing topics of vital concern to teenagers. The format of the guide consists of a series of brief two-page fact sheets on a wide range of adolescent issues: problems in school, teenage fears,…

This textbook is designed to introduce undergraduates to the scientific study of aging in adults. Among the topics covered in the book's 15 chapters are: approaches to the study of adult development and aging (research methodology and related issues, a life-span perspective, ethical issues); theories in the study of adult development (models of…