Four different groups of respondents completed a set of simulation exercises intended to reflect lawyering skills involved in client interviews. Results suggest the appropriateness of simulation exercises as measures of clinical skills in legal education and the effectiveness of clinical programs in promoting development of such skills in law…

A training program of paraprofessionals was developed in a university teaching hospital. Trainees were exposed to seminars and a supervised practicum. The objectives of the experience included sensitization of persons in the natural helping network to psychosocial needs of seriously ill persons and their families. (Author)

This article describes the rationale and procedures of a clinical component in a teacher preservice program at the University of Chicago. (MLF)

Student teachers in an eight-week practicum gained as much teaching sophistication as those in a 16-week program. (MM)

The undergraduate introductory course in special education at Jersey City State College includes a normalization and advocacy tutorial component in which the student locates a handicapped adult living in the community and engages in social interaction with him for a minimum of 25 hours. (DB)

Identified and transcribed 27 supervisor interventions from third and fourth counseling sessions of 16 counseling dyads to examine underlying dimensions of interventions. Results revealed six dimensions that characterized supervisor interventions: Directing-Instructing versus Deepening; Cognitive Clarification versus Emotional Encouragement;…

An adult education practicum was designed to help adult learners turn theory into praxis. Supervised field experience and seminars for reflection and discussion helped professionals integrate their content knowledge with learning in practice. (SK)

Describes accountability methods built into practicums for school psychology trainees. Results of intervention-based services were summed across individual cases developed by trainees as a means of examining the overall effectiveness of the practicum experiences. Outcomes are reported as procedural adherence to the model of service delivery,…

Results of a study of 87 school social workers indicated that fewer than 25% received supervision from a social worker. Individual plans for professional development included consultation with other professionals outside their school district, peer consultation groups, inservice meetings, conferences and workshops, supervision from school…

Applies Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives to the process of counseling supervision. Uses taxonomy as a means to help supervisors encourage the growth of cognitive complexity in supervisees. Provides examples of supervision questions for each level of the taxonomy. (Author/JDM)

Examination of methods of assessing teaching practica resulted in the following recommendations for other work-based learning programs: (1) identify whether the purpose is technical competence, professional artistry, or both; (2) determine the objectives for work placements; (3) identify the roles of academic and industry staff; and (4) determine…

Practicum in a school counselor education program is often designed to bridge the gap between training and practice. In many programs, however, practicum continues to be a clinically based experience with little to no connection to the school environment. In an effort to increase the focus on the specific roles and functions of school counseling,…

This paper considers the possibility of practicums in graduate programs for information management students. The benefits of such practicums are identified and explored and possible drawbacks discussed.

This handbook describes Teacher Workshop. Teacher Workshop is founded on the idea that learning to teach is a great deal like learning to write. That is, learners need to be fully engaged in the process and learn the skills along the way as they are ready for them. Also like writing, the skills of teaching are developed over time with instruction,…

This study examined the reflective journal entries of 42 trainee teachers who underwent teaching practicum in schools in Malaysia. The study investigated the types of reflections, strategies or stance used, and perceptions of the trainees toward reflective journal writing. The findings of the study indicated that the trainee teachers were engaged…