Describes a student organization development program composed of undergraduate paraprofessionals who provide services to student organizations. Discusses selection and training of students, service delivery, and populations served. (JAC)

A complex paraprofessional training program for university credit combining both theory and experiential content and involving student affairs staff in a formal teaching role in an academic department is described. (Author)

Black undergraduate volunteers were trained to give assistance to black dormitory residents, with the primary focus on referring them to professional helping resources. Black faculty and staff were identified as referral resources. The merits of training peer counselors broadly as opposed to in depth are discussed. (Author)

This report details the purpose and development of a student volunteer program at the University of Florida which evolved from the idea that students who volunteered to serve as informal helpers would be an effective force in orienting freshman students. (Author)

A 12-hour training program combined what is known about basic communication dimensions with the use of simulation and role playing in a housing setting. Analysis by covariance found significant increases for the treatment group on three communication scales. (Author)