The results of the present study suggest that clinical cognitive assessment is not influenced by examiner bias as in experimental or nonclinical assessment. A bias effect was not observed as a result of the referral process. The halo effect demonstrated in previous studies was not observed in this study. (Author/BY)

Provides a model for comparing the health services component of Head Start programs. (WY)

Analysis of elementary students referred for learning difficulties revealed that referral was a major contributing factor to disproportionate ethnic representation. Low socioeconomic status children from linguistically different homes were more likely to be referred than other children. The psychoeducational evaluation served as a moderator for…

Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) offenders (N=151) identified as alcoholics were coerced to seek treatment for their alcoholism. A follow-up study six months later revealed that these coerced alcoholics did no better or no worse than other alcoholics entering treatment without coercion. (Author/RC)

Addresses the advocacy, counseling, and case management skills needed by the rehabilitation counselor in independent living settings. Independent living is a concept expressive of people's desires to be in control of their own lives. One of the critical roles in these programs is that of the rehabilitation counselor. (PAS)

The psychoeducational processes school diagnosticians use in decisions about students were studied. Bogus referral problem information for one of 16 "cases" was provided: assessment data indicated average performance. Fifty-two percent of the subjects recommended special education for the average child; these decisions were a function of referral…

The school records of 40 boys and 20 girls placed in special education programs (for learning disabled, educable retarded, or behavior disordered) were examined to compare reasons for referral and placement. Results indicated that boys were more likely to be referred for behavior problems or behavior and academic problems. (DB)

One hundred nineteen regular and special education teachers judged placement in a class for emotionally disturbed students more appropriate for Mexican American students than White students when they were given a fictitious case study on an 8 year old child functioning slightly below grade level with mild behavior problems. (CL)

Studied whether frequency of referral for special education services was dependent upon the sex of the teacher. Results indicated that male teachers referred proportionately significantly fewer students than did female teachers. (Author)

Identifies and discusses three current and emerging problems in graduate admissions: lack of understanding by applicants about admissions procedures, lack of information available to applicants about graduate programs, and lack of information about applicants available to those persons making decisions about admissions and appointments. (JMF)

Responses of 60 physicians to a questionnaire describing patients with obvious psychiatric symptoms were analyzed. Findings indicated that a physician's decision to refer patients for psychological assistance may be influenced unduly by patient's age. Old patients were referred significantly less often than younger patients with identical…

Support groups can help counselors both as a referral source and as an adjunct in counseling. This report describes three approaches to job support groups and compares them on a number of key dimensions to assist counselors in identifying attributes of job support groups that can be most helpful to different clients. (Author)

Forty-nine consecutive cases seen at a child abuse referral clinic for children with disabilities were analyzed. The largest number of referrals came from child protective services. Eighteen percent of cases had a history or physical examination that were diagnostic for child maltreatment; thirteen percent were thought to be at high risk. Only 48%…