This document provides guidelines for setting up support groups in the schools designed to manage the problems associated with chemical use and abuse. Sections on group membership, the support group as a learner-centered educational experience, and purposes of the support group are presented. Sources of student referrals from the school, family,…

This manual is designed to assist administrators and counselors in adult basic education programs in implementing the group career counseling model. Section I focuses on administering adult career counseling centers. Topics include establishing a service and managing a center. A checklist for administrators is provided for use as a reference in…

This paper briefly reviews the two assumptions involved in the use of a stress management approach with parents of the developmentally disabled, i.e., that many parents are subject to high stress and that stress interferes with the person's functioning. A discussion of possible stressors and possible effects of stress are outlined, e.g., health…

This paper presents a new format for conducting workshops for college students on eliminating self-defeating behaviors, based on a psychoeducational approach. The content of each of the eight lunch-hour sessions is described including the learned nature of self-defeating behaviors and the tracking identification and changing of such behaviors…

This paper addresses the use of one technique, role play, in the resolution of conflictual situations at various levels in the school system. While a variety of options for dealing with conflict are discussed, primary emphasis is given to that method which resolves the conflict and leaves the relationship intact. The method of role play and its…

Designed as a group guidance approach which can be used with study hall groups and subject matter area classes, this career guidance program provides experiences for high school students in the area of employability and work adjustment. Intended to span eighteen days, the program includes such topics as evaluation of self and skills, values…

Presents a description of the authors' experiences in a university counseling center with therapy groups for individuals who had undergone male-female partnership failure. The impact separation and divorce have on individuals, resulting adjustment stages, and corresponding group goals are highlighted. (Author)

The exercises and role playing activities in this third and final volume on faculty development are intended to assist college faculty in instructional, personal, organizational, and career development. The first section contains an introductory chapter that describes the three theoretical domains that provide a framework for the volume:…

The movement to aid displaced homemakers began in 1975 and local programs received funding support from state legislation, Vocational Education, and CETA. There are no definitive statistics on the number of displaced homemakers in the country although the Department of Labor has estimated the number at 4.13 million. Information from 136 local…

PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE--(1) TO TEST EFFECTS OF REINFORCEMENT COUNSELING ON STUDENTS' STUDY BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDES TO COLLEGE SUCCESS AND STUDY, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND (2) TO EVALUATE USE OF NONPROFESSIONALS IN A PLANNED RESIDENCE HALL COUNSELING PROGRAM. THE THREE RESPONSE CLASSES CONSTITUTED DEPENDENT VARIABLES FOR THE STUDY (SS' USE OF…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXPERIMENT WAS TO EXPLORE WAYS TO COUNTERACT THE NEGATIVE AND UNFAVORABLE PARENTAL APPRAISALS OF LOW-ACHIEVING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHICH REINFORCE THEIR NEGATIVE SELF-CONCEPTS AND IMPAIR THEIR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE. A 1-YEAR COUNSELING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO COUNTERACT THE NEGATIVE PARENTAL INFLUENCE THROUGH THE POSITIVE…

ROLE-PLAYING IS A VALUABLE TECHNIQUE FOR WORKING WITH DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS CONGENIAL WITH THE LOW-INCOME PERSON'S STYLE. ROLE-PLAYING ALLOWS THE PRACTITIONER TO REDUCE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE DISADVANTAGED, IT PERMITS MORE LEARNING ABOUT THE CULTURE OF THE LOW-INCOME PERSON FROM THE "INSIDE," AND IT IS AN…

Most current parent education programs tend to involve parents who are proficient readers, who are capable of thinking abstractly, and who have had sufficient social experience to behave constructively within a group. Yet, there are large numbers of parents whose motivation may be less obvious, who often lack emotional support, and who tend to see…

This manual presents the content and activities employed in the inservice course entitled "Individual and Group Counseling," to sensitize teachers and counselors working with mainstreamed students. The manual is designed to develop competency in effective counseling centering around four basic abilities. Module 1 provides an overview of concepts…

A sample of 63 subassertive adults participated in four 90-minute sessions of group assertion training. The treatment components of challenging maladaptive cognitions and learning self-instructions were examined by comparing Rational-Emotive, Self-Instructional, and Behavioral Assertion Training. A delayed-treatment control group was also…