Client change in therapy is a result of the psychological impact of counselor's remarks on the client. Impelling forces arise from the power-dependence relationship between the counselor and client. Restraining forces are resistance and opposition. Sources and characteristics of power, resistance, and opposition are presented. (Author/LA)

The assertion that Neurological Organization treatment procedures are potentially harmful is not supported by the data in this study, although negative results of such treatment on the child's linguistic and social behavior and on the functioning of the family unit has been frequently conjectured. (Author/RB)

Discusses the legal and ethical problems associated with the role school officials often play in having drugs prescribed for so-called "hyperactive" children, or in reminding them to take medications that have already been prescribed for them. (WM)

Describes use of a "College Bowl" game format and money incentives to increase silent reading comprehension in educably mentally retarded students. (DP)

Examined the index of effective teaching and the curriculum appropriate for the development of teaching competency with the accent on personality in good teachers''. (RK)

Thumbsucking of a girl aged 2 years and 9 months was recorded by the parents during three 10-minute reading baselines. In Study 1, thumbsucking was punished by contingent termination and resumption of reading. In Study ii, positive reinforcement was provided for other (non-thumbsucking) behavior. The results imply that parents can effectively…

A course has been developed in Britain, and also tried in the U.S.A. and Canada, referred to as Modern Management Dynamics. It is a personneldevelopment and training course using pre-test, post-test questionnaires to measure and develop the extent of psychological knowledge of personnel in industrial, commercial and government work. (DS)

An alternative school for problem students (aged 12-19) was established in Grand Rapids. Innovative features include a contract learning package (providing help in remedial skills), a "free room" (where students spend reward tokens) and group counseling. Evaluation indicated parent and student approval and student progress in academic and social…

Argues that, overall, the black change agent must be concerned with the purpose and goal of behavior; he must be interested in reinforcing correct goals rather than correcting deficiencies: the psychology of use is a powerful force to support the direction of self-determination and positive change with Blacks. (Author/JM)

The authors present modes used to train both paraprofessionals and graduate students for a wide range of tasks within the helping process. With emphasis on the mastery of the behavior of systems entry, their training program combines the components of careful trainee selection, competence building, and trainer preparation. (LA)

Some of the problems confronting the counseling psychologist in high risk programs are considered here, including approaches to counseling, remediation and administrative issues. (Author)

Freedom (i.e. choice) within a predefined educational structure can be simply another form of constraint. This illusion of freedom serves predetermined social expectations; innovations like the open classroom exchange old methods of teaching social conformity for new ones. (JH)

Behavior modification techniques were employed for 20 weeks with six profoundly retarded children (aged between 9 and 13 years) to improve play habits and daily living skills. (DB)

Compared relative effectiveness of two group methods of communicating information relevant to the social, vocational and educational adjustment of institutionalized male juvenile delinquents. Both treatment conditions prompted more positive attitudes, behavior change, and less recidivism among participants than did the control condition. (Author)