Various lifeguard training courses are described, with emphasis on the Red Cross' new lifeguard training. Sources of information about the training programs are given. (MT)

A group of five psychologists and graduate students in psychology met for 16 weeks in a weekly one-hour group supervision meeting. This is a summary pf the experiences with an emphasis on the authors' feminist approaches to the supervision meeting. (Author)

The results of this study support the use of recorded models and a supervisor style that deals specifically with techniques as effective means of imparting empathic skills. (Author)

A review of Clinical Supervision: Special Methods for the Supervision of Teachers (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1969) by Robert Goldhammer. (CK)

The results yielded little evidence that the two methods of supervision were significantly different. More than half of the variance in how a trainee expected to be perceived by his clients was accounted for by knowing how he perceived his supervisor. (Author)

Article from TRAINING TECHNOLOGY, v1 n1 pS32-S35, Sep 1969, a supplement to EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

Describes successful teachers, managers, and leaders as those who provide growth opportunities and experiences for those for whom they are responsible, those who can develop plans to take their students or subordinates from where they are to where they ought to be. (JOW)

The study investigated the relationship between those factors in individual supervisory conference behavior in speech-language pathology perceived to be effective and the verbal interaction/content variables of the conference, isolating the variables most important for further conference analysis and research. (Author/MC)

Various approaches to supervision can be grouped into three models categorized as nondirective, collaborative, and directive. Supervisors should recognize stages of professional development and treat teachers as individuals. (Author/MLF)

Major conceptual models for counseling supervision are described and compared: supervision as a counseling analog, as an instruction or teaching analog, and as a role that includes counseling and teaching aspects. Although each of these approaches makes use of familiar roles, none adequately provides the scope and utility required. (Author)

Good supervisors must be aware of patterns of behavior which limit their effectiveness and should develop eclectic approaches utilizing effective human relations skills in each situation. (MB)

This article reviews research on live supervision published within the past 12 years. The focus of the research on live supervision can be conceptualized as addressing its prevalence and use, the impact of live supervision interventions, and perceptions of live supervision by supervisors, trainees, and clients. Implications for supervisors,…

Begins the inductive process of identifying the supervisory knowledge and skills that are necessary for effective field-based clinical supervision of rehabilitation counselors. The results of this study empirically demonstrate that there is a substantial body of supervisory knowledge and skills that certified rehabilitation counselors perceived to…