Describes a rehabilitation counselor program which includes a package series related to intake interview skills, goal-setting, and systematic caseload management. Develops counselor skills including caseload management, relationship building, intake interviewing, arranging diagnostic services, diagnosing client problems, and goal-setting…

Listed are seven devices which a teacher can use to measure his/her classroom skills in order to improve teaching effectiveness. Also included is a description of various teaching partnerships, and ideas for transferring the skills of teaching to other professions. (KC)

Developing basic competencies of the successful professional is seen as the purpose of professional education. The basic competencies of the applied behavioral scientist are described. The conditions and processes for developing competencies are discussed, emphasizing the need for multi-modal learning experiences and the development of the whole…

Reviews the development of the profession, and identifies important issues in the process and structure of graduate clinical education. These factors are related to an analysis of the graduate curricula, the clinical practicum, and the selection and evaluation of students for masters programs in marriage and family therapy. (Author)

Elementary principals (48) and elementary teachers (57) prioritized 24 possible professional growth methods. Supporting previous research, first priority item was "workshops at schools." Other highly rated methods were observation of other teachers, classroom demonstrations, participation in curriculum development, and personal analysis of…

Describes the Teachers' Centers Exchange, a national network supported by the National Institute of Education, whose purpose is to articulate, upgrade, and spread innovative practices in education. (APM)

An alternative approach to the professional development of educators is described. This approach focuses on the interrelationship between teacher behavior and child behavior and their joint influence on the learning environment. Theory and practice in education are interactive concepts rather than discreet and isolated entities. (JN)

The domain of health is defined by a comprehensive model which identifies three basic elements of individual health: the physical, the mental, and the spiritual. This model can provide insight for improving the quality of life for health educators and their students. (JN)

Reports a recent award of compensatory damages to a woman chemistry professor who was denied a tenure-track faculty position in 1971. She filed a complaint with the university's ad hoc committee on discrimination, believing she had been discriminated against because of her sex and possibly her national origin. (CS)

Women in Canada and the U.S. enjoy neither equality of access to higher education nor equality of treatment within graduate level institutions. While women in the U.S. have somewhat greater access to graduate study, they are excluded from the sponsorship system in which Canadian women participate. (SB)

A family-oriented clinical simulation for training physical therapists is described and compared to other role-playing techniques. Advantages, disadvantages, and potential contributions to the student's professional growth are discussed. (SK)

Data on industrial arts teachers employed during the 1975 through 1978 academic years are presented. The major focus of data collection was placed on the number of teachers employed, types of certificates, number of vacancies, types of degrees earned, lengths of teaching service, and professional involvements. (LRA)

In evaluating the effectiveness of teacher training program in substance abuse education, the major impact was on teachers' knowledge of drugs. While a statistically significant change in both knowledge and attitudes occurred from pretest to posttest, strong conclusions regarding attitude change could not be drawn. (Author)

Many teacher education graduates are successfully pursuing careers in the human service fields. This trend suggests that their teacher education experience is preparing them for careers outside of schools. This annotated bibliography cites a variety of books, ERIC documents, and journal articles that relate to these changes. (CJ)

Financial pressures may force providers of inservice courses for teachers to evaluate their work. Systematic evaluation demands response to three levels of challenge: the challenge of professional relevance implicit in new styles; the conceptual and organizational challenge of course evaluation; and the challenge of the structure of providing…