Gestalt Therapy is in a growth crisis. In practice, there is an abundance of inadequate practitioners and trainers of Gestalt Therapy. In the literature, there is an abundance of introductory works, a paucity of advanced texts, and a misunderstanding and inadequate representation of Gestalt Therapy. Gestalt Therapy training is confused by unclear…

This paper presents the Primary Prevention Model for Counselors, a model which can be used in counseling interventions and in training programs in counseling psychology. The model is based on three dimensions of critical importance to primary prevention--prevention type, method, and ecological focus. Units within each dimension are described as…

The undergraduate field placement course is an integral part of the curriculum of many psychology departments today. This presentation provides information on sources and procedures for selecting and evaluating the sites for an undergraduate practicum course. Information includes: familiarization with community resources and potential sites;…

An investigation of the School Psychology Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) was designed to identify the components of effective supervision in the clinical setting. A survey was conducted of students' (school psychologist trainees) and their supervisors' perceptions of the amount of time spent during supervision…

Forty nonclinical psychology graduate students participated in brief small-group interchanges designed as psychotherapy analogues. The interaction was rated by trained judges, and the "clients" in the simulations also rated "therapist" empathy. The most powerful predictor of client-rated empathy was gender, with women receiving higher empathy…

Publication credit has taken on great significance with the advent of an increasingly competitive academic job market and the decline in federal funds for psychological research. Policies regarding assignment of publication credit help to mold the careers of academic psychologists. A sample of psychologists was asked to endorse what they…

Presented at the 1980 annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, the paper discusses two areas in which school psychologists can make significant contributions to facilitate the mainstreaming of mentally retarded children: staff training and supportive and counseling services to parents. Two intervention strategies that…

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE DISSEMINATION PHASE OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WAS TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS. ACTIVITIES FROM SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 30, 1967, INCLUDED MAKING PRESENTATIONS AT NINE CONFERENCES, FILLING 104 REQUESTS FROM 24 STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CANADA, AND ENGLAND FOR PUBLICATIONS,…

A report based on information gathered by interviewing ten family day care mothers is presented. The following categories represent the problem and need areas discussed by the day care mothers who were interviewed: Activities, Problems with Natural Parents, Relating to the Children, and Financial Problems. The mothers were asked to discuss any…

The data presented are the findings of a survey of counseling psychology graduates from all schools offering doctorates between 1962 and 1967. A stratified sample of 208 graduates was selected. Responses were elicited on such survey items as: (1) the quality and make-up of their doctoral programs; (2) whether or not they are members of APA; (3)…

In order to suggest more adequate pupil personnel services in North Carolina, this report is presented as a model through which those disciplines which compose pupil personnel services are aligned in full partnership with administrative and instructional services. Counseling and Guidance Services help students achieve self-actualization and plan…

A teacher assessment system is presented which holds that there is no ideal teacher and that to maximize the potential of an individual during a teacher education program, each candidate must be known as a unique person. This system has the following characteristics: (1) design for administration through a central office, and (2) need for a…

There is a need for the psychologist to act as a family/school liaison agent whose function is to promote collaborative problem-solving efforts regarding problematic child behavior. Four different approaches to working with school-personnel and/or family representatives are presented. (Author)

Traditional roles of the school psychologist have not included the use of the family system for the intervention of school-related behavior problems. Because the child's symptom serves as a vital part of the family equilibrium, assessment and intervention must be considered within this context. (Author)

Legal requirements affecting school psychologists have their source in state and federal constitutions, statutes, executive orders, administrative regulations, and court decisions. A description of the sources of law affecting school psychology and the interrelationships among them may increase psychologists' affinity for, and potential control…