Describes a workshop led by resident assistants offering communication skills to roommates in university residence halls. Results of an evaluation showed most participants as well as RAs found the workshops a positive experience, although significant differences in roommate relationships between participants and controls were not observed. (JAC)

Describes a series of workshops offering women an opportunity to explore the realities of divorce. Experienced volunteers provide information on coping with a new single identity, handling children, finances and legal aspects and growth through the mastery of crisis. A follow-up study confirmed the value of the program. (JAC)

The implications of two studies of federal education projects, the Rand change agent study by Berman and McLaughlin (1975) and a study of 53 teacher centers by Mertens and Yarger (1981), are discussed in the context of developing continuous inservice teacher education. (FG)

Introduces a practical approach toward the quality control of workshops given in the field of drug abuse prevention and in community mental health settings. Describes the workshop evaluation questionnaire which probes: (1) respondents' overall reaction to the workshop; (2) workshop effectiveness; and (3) application of techniques to participants…

Describes the "Peer Support System," which involved older people in the provision of improved mental health services, including education and service identification. The program consisted of recruiting and training 48 peer counselors, and conducting monthly health education workshops. Funded by the Administration on Aging, the project…

Investigates the effectiveness of a creativity training workshop. Results indicate training for creativity in one area, unusual uses, can transfer to responding in another area, problem solutions. Suggests operationally defined creative responses can be increased by behavioral techniques and may transfer to other settings. (JAC)

An approach for empirically determining the effectiveness of workshops in continuing social work education is described. In testing, the approach yielded unambiguous results on workshop participants' conceptual knowledge, ability to recall and recognize practice skills, and satisfaction with instructional quality and relevance. (MSE)

Summarizes the present status of supported employment for people with disabilities, discusses major accomplishments of the initiative (such as positive results in benefit-cost analyses) and identifies challenges, including continuing high numbers of individuals in segregated programs, lack of supported employment services for individuals with…

Presents a scenario outlined by a librarian interested in sponsoring a staff development program together with a hired consultant. It is argued that, through candid discussions and a commitment to shared program goals, a successful match can be made between a librarian and the consultant. (MAB)

Monetary costs and benefits of supported employment to individuals with mental retardation (n=20), taxpayers, and society were assessed, as was the quality of life of supported employees. Supported employment was found to be cost-effective over a five-year period during which programs moved from sheltered to supported employment. (DB)

Implemented pilot career planning workshop at one university. Workshop has been offered every year since 1982 in conjunction with first-year orientation. Research on 83 students (experimental, control, and comparison groups) was conducted to establish workshop effectiveness. Found that workshop was effective for improving student retention only…

Examined effect of a workshop on issues and prevention of child sexual abuse on the knowledge of mothers of kindergarten-age children while children attended a class on the prevention of sexual abuse in school. Found that mothers in the workshop improved their knowledge, while mothers who did not attend, but whose children did, showed no change in…

Describes a teacher's experiences in rural Brazil as she delivered a 5-day inservice teacher education workshop on incorporating writing into the curriculum. Notes that the minister of education, a student in the course, announced that she intended to expand the program by having volunteers from among current workshop members serve as mentors for…