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Fling, Sheila; Tayloe, Bryan – 1983
Research on the use of paraprofessionals and trained volunteers for visitation programs with elders is limited. To determine the effects of a visitation program on nursing home residents and their college student and elder visitors, and to explore the effectiveness of special training for such visitation, nursing home residents (N=25) visited with…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Depression (Psychology)