Tabulation of questionnaire responses reveals many institutions favor part-time field work, coordinated with academic studies. Lack of empirical support for value of full-time internships indicates need for states to be cautious regarding structure of field work experiences in certification requirements. Data tables. (CJ)

Brief report on results of questionnaire responses from 63 program directors. Data tables on specific criteria included. (CJ)

Compared with other fields, doctoral education in psychology is characterized by: (1) continued growth in the number of doctorates awarded; (2) more female doctorate recipients; (3) students' reliance on their own resources for graduate study; and (4) a decrease in planned academic employment in favor of employment in industry and nonprofit…

Discusses problems peculiar to single fathers. Assesses the status of helping resources for single fathers. Reports helping professionals' perceptions of these clients. Survey results indicated most helping practitioners are aware of single fathers as a client group and want information relative to this group. (RC)

Graduate students enter training programs with varying but substantial levels of interest in research, and these programs generally enhance their research interest. The failure of most psychologists to produce postgraduate research may be caused by the demands of their employment. (CS)

Considers a commonly held proposition of humanistic psychologists/educators and argues for its validity: that human beings have an innate striving to be all that they can be. The stress-equilibrium dynamic is also used as a basis for support. Others are encouraged to offer constructive criticism. (JAC)

Uses a case study to illustrate brief therapy with a parent and presents some implications for the school psychologist. Brief therapy is an active, focused, incisive intervention especially useful with children referred because of emotional adjustment problems. (Author/JAC)

Causal explanations offered by the client, consultee, and consultant in a typical unsuccessful consultation are explored in the context of attribution theory and research. Biased attributions are discussed in terms of a cognitive-perceptual framework rather than the traditional motivation-based "defensiveness" framework. (Author/PN)

Behavioral techniques along with a self-regulation methodology were used successfully to decrease encopretic behaviors in a 9-year-old male. Kanfer's self-regulatory model appears to be generalizable to any child with the cognitive ability to understand that he or she has a problem and to make decisions about treatment. (Author/PN)

School psychology is concerned with applying psychology to education and is commensurate with goals of professional psychology education. It should be considered a doctoral profession or specialty, fulfilling emphasis on an educational orientation (rather than on mental health), and greater reliance on educational psychology. (Author/AOS)

Since the early 1960s, Project Follow Through has used psychologists to develop effective educational models for economically disadvantaged children. The successful utilization of psychologists has implications for two central issues: roles for such professionals in social intervention research, and future uses of planned variation and sponsorship…

The early influences on and development of Jean Piaget's thinking from which crystallized the ideas forming the foundation of his subsequent work are discussed. The influences noted are personal, intellectual, and professional. (MSE)

Surveys state departments of education to determine present standards for continuing education of school psychologists. Of states responding 43 percent have some requirements; the majority require six semester hours of college credit within five years. The use of staff development credits includes workshops and conventions. (JAC)