Describes how the Talking, Feeling, and Doing Game (designed for counseling withdrawn children aged five to twelve) can be modified for other children in individual and classroom settings. (HMV)

Discusses the needs, problems and interpersonal relationships of persons who are homosexual. The role of counseling for homosexuals and the Homosexual Community Counseling Center in New York is also discussed. This article is based on the keynote address delivered during morning sessions of the 1975 National Conference tour of the Homosexual…

This article describes the development and use of single subject research and evaluation for individuals involved with counseling. The case study approach and intensive design are examined in detail. (EJT)

Thirty university students enrolled in an eight-session study skills program. Fifteen subjects were required to teach the contents of each session to a friend, and the remaining 15 subjects constituted an nonteaching control. All subjects reported significantly better study habits following the program. (Author)

Discusses the potential benefits of applying systems theory to self management in order to improve educational administrators' perception of themselves and their awareness of time as a resource. (JG)

The administrator is a causal factor within his or her organization: task structure and psychological infrastructure are initiated and maintained within an organization by the administrator. Some administrators use inappropriate strategies and subsequently are unsuccessful in achieving organizational effectiveness and efficiency. To enable an…

This speech paints a picture of the future, looks at the skills that will serve the citizen of that future world, and celebrates the fact that the camp model, at its best, promotes the learning of such skills. These skills include a sense of self and personal integrity, a sense of joy and wonder, an ability to gather and evaluate information, an…

A substantial body of data and a number of reviews of the literature on risk encouraged this attempt to construct a theoretically consistent approach to research on risk. Much of the research can be seen as attempting to estimate the probability that development will be compromised for groups of infants born under different circumstances. Linear…

As a response to changing societal needs in an increasingly complex world, the stated goals of this guide is to present a model, sound in theory and practice, that will enable educators to encourage children and youth to make healthy living decisions that enhance the well-being of the individual, the family, and society. The comprehensive…

Opportunities for the enhancement of total development must be available to children once they enter the educational system. The physical education program of the total school curriculum should provide these opportunities. Striving for the total development of children through physical activity is explained in the model for "thinking and feeling…

Three ways in which otitis media may affect development of hearing are explored. First, developmental effects may be due to illness in general; second, otitis media may cause fluctuating hearing loss which may lead to deficits in language in many areas; and, third, fluctuating hearing loss may have only a temporary effect on the acquisition of…

The hypothesis was investigated that, in a structured interview, older children and children from divorced families would express more complex, abstract, and integrated reasoning about marriage and divorce than younger children and children in intact families. It was further hypothesized that children with divorced parents would reach a more…

Based on the belief that black parents have the power to prevent many of their children's health problems, and thus the responsibility to do so, this manual provides practical advice and lists resources in seven chapters. Chapters concern: (1) prenatal care; (2) having a baby; (3) the child's first 12 months; (4) information every parent should…

A total of 89 black, low-income children between 3 and 5 years of age participated in a study of the relationship between self-concept and general cognitive ability. Subjects attended three state-operated day care programs in the midsouth. The Preschool Self-Concept Pictorial Test and McCarthy Scale of Children's Abilities were administered.…