Regulation of on-line counseling is a complex issue. In telemedicine, some have advocated an international worldwide license. The hurdles are many, such as accommodating the variety of educational standards and legal codes, not to mention determining who will administer this license. It seems that a start might be national counselor certification…

Article reported the results of a two day task force on teacher certification. (RK)

In 1967, occupational therapists working in the state of Washington public schools were directed to write a certification procedure that would be used to measure their professional competency at three levels of performance. The procedures and its development are described. (Author)

What is rather alarming in the James Report is the assumption that the recommendations that are made will necessarily raise the status and standards of the teaching profession without looking at the particular implications of the two words status and profession. (Author)

Report from the joint ARCA/NRCA Certification Committee on work for self certification of rehabilitation counselors followed by reactions by Richard Thoreson, Leonard Miller, and C. H. Patterson. (Author/CJ)

Accreditation--institutional and program--is discussed in terms of the pros and cons of various accrediting groups, including governmental, regional, and specialized agencies. (MB)

Discusses a 1978 study of continuing education participation by registered nurses in Indiana. The results provided the empirical basis to support a resolution on mandatory continuing education, and legislation was introduced into the 1981 Indiana General Assembly. (JOW)

Although experts agree about what middle level teacher education programs should include, the majority of middle school teachers do not have specialized training. Middle level mandatory certification is necessary to induce middle school teachers to pursue special training. (MLF)

Discusses current Soviet educational research. Included are reviews of training and certification of research personnel, pedagogy and psychology, and problems of educational psychology. (AM)

It was found, among other things, that only 15 states required all preservice educators to be exposed to the characteristics and needs of exceptional children and youth; that 11 states were either considering such a requirement or anticipated instituting one in the near future; and that over half the states had no such certification requirements,…

An analogy is made between methods of accreditation and certification in the field of education and the fields of law and medicine. (JD)