At the George Washington University School of Medicine a 52-hour course in emergency care was adapted for first-year medical students from an 81-hour program for training emergency medical technicians. (Author/LBH)

This research explores training of development in discrimination and communication skills in counselor trainees. It is concluded that trainees may improve their communication skills; improvement of discrimination skills was not demonstrated. (MFD)

Preservice field experience and campus activities are integrated to combine theory and practice in human interaction, informal classrooms, teaching-learning skills, the integrated day, and subject matter development. The student co-author describes the way that she experienced each component. (Author)

Seventy-one psychiatric resident-supervisory dyads were studied in terms of Schutz's interpersonal theory of compatibility, and personality changes were measured with Schutz's Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation Scale. Predictions relating compatibility to satisfaction with the dyad and competence ratings were not confirmed.…

The School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific, and the Pharmacy Service, Letterman Army Medical Center, initiated a 15-week clinical nuclear pharmacy clerkship in 1975. It includes basic nuclear medical science, technical competency, professional competency, and special interest emphasis. (LBH)

The clinical pharmacy clerkship course at the University of Florida is described, with attention to competencies, objectives, activities, and grading. (LBH)

A forthcoming report of the international Organization for Economic Development urges educators to provide better supervision of doctoral candidates and encourage them to take their research more seriously. (MSE)

The supervision and training of women requires consideration of how to address issues brought to the training process as a result of sex-role typing. Dependent behavior and attitudes need to be overcome in a training process that leads to therapist competency and creativity. Strategic supervision benefits women by increasing self-reliance, sense…

A study of first-year graduate social work students' work looked at salient features of their practices, application of practice evaluation knowledge to work with clients, and the variables influencing the ways the students practiced. Recommendations for enhancing class and field integration and increasing knowledge and skill transfer resulted.…

A study of social work field instructors' perceptions of the faculty field liaison's role and role performance found that while the role was viewed generally in a positive light, field instructors' perceptions and expectations for the liaison were extremely diverse, raising questions about the adequacy of training and performance. (MSE)

A model for special education teaching intern supervision, the Supervision Throughput Model, developed at the University of Florida is described in terms of two key facets: (1) effective interpersonal communication skills and (2) procedures for conducting conferences. Model implementation procedures are also described. (Author/DB)

Describes a pilot project allowing senior nursing students to make home visits to elderly clients with graduate students in social work. The purpose was to help students develop a clear sense of professional identity, awareness of one another's competency, and awareness of the multiple needs of the aging. (CH)

Educational and practical experience are both essential to teacher education, and prospective teachers require a carefully planned curriculum integrating realistic practice in all the activities of teaching with theory and research in pedagogy. (Author/MSE)

Describes the Alternative to Impaired Driving (AID) program, a cooperative effort among a community agency, the court system, and a counselor education program. The AID program provides trainees with real-life experience as well as helps arrested clients identify and deal with alcohol problems in a three-day residential program. (JAC)

The overall system of cooperative education and teacher practicum programs at the University of Bath is described, advantages and disadvantages are discussed, and the responses of former program participants to a mail survey are presented. Several major advantages to the program type that emerged from the survey are noted. (MSE)