Discusses the construction of validation examinations used to certify that students claiming transfer credit for a required course possess the required level of competency. Covers test specifications, writing test items, pretesting items, and formatting considerations. (CH)

Reviews emergence of counseling supervision as a professional speciality. Explains need for standards of training and practice. Describes process by which "Standards for Counseling Supervisors" came into existence. Discusses current and potential options for their implementation. (Author)

Examines and rates the background qualifications and qualities, identified by sport management practitioners through an examination of paper credentials, that are desired in interviewees vying for selection into sport management internship positions. (GLR)

The authors are concerned that the health-care system has become depersonalized. They propose a prerequisite course for admission to all allied health programs to present a wider perspective on health and illness. The course would be modeled on humanistic rather than technological concerns. (Author/CH)