Specific skills to be mastered by social work students are identified and a competency based framework for teaching them is delineated. Embodied in this approach is a task centered method of instruction and a "micro" or transactional approach to assessing and advancing students' skill levels. (Author/MLW)

Graduate students were exposed to a training procedure that enabled them to verbally practice responding to client negative affect and then observe a model counselor's response. When these subjects counseled angry or depressed role-playing clients, they responded more consistently than subjects exposed to other training procedures. (Author)

Presents a developmental model of counselor supervision that conceptualizes the training process as a sequence of identifiable stages through which the trainee progresses. Characteristics of supervisees at each of the four levels are discussed as well as appropriate supervision environments that encourage development to the next highest level.…

Three reasons for using cooperating teachers in teaching practice are described: professionalization of teaching; involvement of teachers in participating schools to alleviate staff load in teaching institutions; and teaching practice as a period of training for students and less of an exercise in awarding grades. (MLW)

Describes a developmental framework that incorporates four supervision models. This reflects changes that occur during supervision and offers the supervisor and trainee a means of conceptualizing developmental stages of supervision. Professionalization occurs during supervision as the trainee assumes greater responsibility for the content of…

This study determines the effectiveness of the counseling ability of master's degree students in counseling during an intensive prepracticum experience utilizing the concept of self-modeling via videotape, and determines the effectiveness of self-modeling videotape procedures. (Author)

A checklist of communication skills and techniques for student teachers includes items in the following categories: knowledge of content; knows students' names; blackboard use; use of notes; distracting mannerisms; eye contact; use of voice; facial expressions; use of humor; seating arrangement; classroom control. (JMF)

The author presents and discusses the comments of a group of student teachers on feedback and how they use it to monitor the development of their teaching skills. (Author/SJL)

Discusses the development of a school psychology practicum via a cooperative arrangement between the University of Southern Mississippi and the Hattiesburg school system. Outlines the wide range of training experiences available in this type of setting and discusses practicum requirements and student evaluation procedures. (Author/DS)

Examines some suggestions for the supervision of student teachers especially on the secondary school level. (Author/RK)

Preliminary evaluations of the University of Florida's pharmacy practicum-internship program cover: (1) the interns' subjective evaluations of their experiences; (2) the preceptor's subjective evaluation of interns' performance over two years; and (3) objective measurements of student competencies. (LBH)

Describes the Kent State's Department of Family Economics and the Army Community Services (ACS) cooperative financial counseling program in which student financial counselors work with families of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, offering remedial, preventive, or productive counseling. (SH)

Preservice teachers need to reflect and write on their experiences in a structured way to compare the value of past and future teaching events. This paper examines the value and structure of stories, discusses teacher reflection, and presents examples and methods of connecting stories and reflective writing within preservice physical education.…

This paper describes an alternative portfolio practicum option for veteran teachers seeking certification and/or a graduate degree in special education while on the job. It explains eligibility for students to participate in the Portfolio Practicum, mandatory components and learning activities (e.g., seminars and consultations), and outcomes for…

This study addressed whether early childhood teacher education programs can effectively prepare graduates to work with children across the entire 0-8 years age span, by profiling two student teachers. Data from their final practicums suggested that generalist programs can offer effective preparation for entry into the early childhood teaching…