Description of scheme to assist librarians in defining conditions which enhance professional development in academic institutions highlights definition of professional goals, institutional parameters, library parameters, departmental and job considerations, research potential (climate, time element, funding opportunities, assistance and…

Two social work professionals, one partially sighted, the other blind, describe practical and attitudinal problems regarding graduate school, course work, field service, and location of employment. Suggestions are made for rehabilitation counselors and educators in professional schools. (Author/MC)

In a personal response to the proceedings as a future-oriented, proactive, problem-solving experience, it is suggested that the participants may have learned more than is realized and that time will determine conference results. (Author/CM)

Reviews the current status of archival education programs, and discusses both the skills required by archivists, and the scarcity of appropriate training materials. A series of recommendations for the standardization of archival training programs made at a recent meeting of the UNESCO Department for the General Information Programme is presented.…

Discusses school boards' potential tort liability for sports injuries arising from coaches' lack of knowledge of how to prevent or treat injuries. Argues for board policies requiring that coaches be trained in handling injuries, that their skills be upgraded, and that proper practices be followed. (RW)

To work in a school setting the psychologist must have an understanding of the instruction process, the children, and the interactive network structure of the school itself. The future of school psychology involves the long-term cognitive motivational and affective accomplishments which constitute the goals of schooling. (Author/GK)

Discusses the need to educate the library's professional reference staff in online searching so that subsequent training on the job will be more effective. (FM)

A detailed analysis of geriatric education at the undergraduate, graduate, and fellowship levels is reported. Data on the type of training sites, educational activities, and clinical interaction at different levels of training are presented. The results suggest that there is a need for high-quality geriatric programs at all levels. (Author/MLW)

A state survey of all two-year colleges in New York focused on the assessment of academic advising in order to facilitate recommendations for institutional policymaking. Questions were asked about preservice and inservice training of advisers, and the evaluation of advisers and the advising process. (Author/MLW)

Presents a picture of the current situation in the United States with regard to training psychiatric residents in marital therapy. The author argues for more intensive training in the field of psychotherapy. The foundation for psychiatric residency training should be the psychotherapeutic experiences that mature and grow the budding clinician.…

An adequate training program in family therapy would have as its primary goal the development of competent practitioners. A therapist's command of technique should allow him to relate to the needs and limits of the family, conveying respect for each member. Content of such a program and format are also discussed. (Author)

Experimental disability offers rehabilitation counselor educators and trainers a vehicle for developing student-counselor awareness and sensitivity to psychosocial problems of disability. Gestalt counseling techniques, which emphasize the bipolarities of the disability experience, are used to explore the feelings, behaviors, and attitudes…

Describes an internal thought and control process which underlies an individual's ability to learn and apply specific instructional skills. Piaget's formal operation thought schema is discussed as a means of identifying the components of this process, and implications for instructional development trainers are presented. Sixteen references are…

Argues against police education as a separate entity in higher education and urges that criminal justice be combined with liberal arts in an interdisciplinary program of justice studies. Describes how such a program, incorporated within community college curricula, would allow law enforcement to compete with other professions for talented…

Presents the expectations of academic research libraries in the hiring of entry level librarians relative to academic and work experience. Results of a survey indicate that skills in management, automation, research, and writing are highly desirable. (RAA)