Six graduate students responsible for the creation of a peer-counseling walk-in clinic discuss the training techniques used for peer counselors at UCLA. A psychology course featuring didactic and informational lectures, small laboratory sessions, and personal growth groups was instrumental in generating three basic attributes in the peer…

The purposes of this research monograph are to present a pupil personnel model that evolved from five years of testing and evaluation, to present the major aspects of stages in developing the model, and to present data regarding the function of pupil services and the instruments and methodology employed in evaluating the effect of these services.…

If effectively organized and executed, team taught courses provide students and teachers alike with unique opportunities for involvement and feedback in the classroom. Students do not just get feedback from one instructor, but rather are evaluated by several staff members, resulting in a more accurate evaluation of student work. Team teaching…

Eight years of research show there is a way to improve race relations in desegregated schools: the creation of multiracial, cooperative learning teams in classrooms. (Author/MLF)

Described is a public health student internship program utilizing field experience and an interdisciplinary team approach. Students and professional field training supervisors felt the seven week program was successful. (MA)

Offers recommendations to help advocates of the team approach in group care facilities for children and adolescents overcome some of the problems they may have with implementing team models according to their own designs. (NH)

A review of existing special education training models is presented along with a rationale for preservice training in the transdisciplinary team process. The transdisciplinary process is described, and recommendations for implementation of a transdisciplinary training program in special education teacher preparation are given. (Author/JDD)

Comparison of the new program (teaching in small groups at several hospitals in a continuous eight-week block) with the former program (two four-week blocks at a single central hospital) suggests that student performance in the new program is consistently at least as good as, or superior to, student performance in the traditional program. (LBH)

Learning theory can be an effective tool in dealing with problem behavior, in this case school phobia. Social reinforcement techniques were used by counselors and teachers to obtain and maintain improved attendance. (CJ)

A four-week geriatric rotation in a nursing home that emphasized rehabilitation for stroke victims, patients with fractured hips, and amputees, and the team approach in care for the elderly is described. Student response was very positive, student sensitivity was improved, and all students felt the team approach could be applied to later practice.…

Reports a team development intervention with a squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Results indicated that the intervention positively influenced both climate and performance variables. Discusses results in the context of current skepticism about the utility of process interventions for effecting lasting improvement in organizational…

Predictor variables such as physical abilities, social interactions, and psychological factors are considered by coaches in selecting athletes for team membership. (JN)

The coworker approach as it has been applied to a graduate field education unit is described. This approach was initiated as a treatment aid in meeting the needs of large multiproblem families and groups as well as serving as a form of observed interview for beginning graduate students. (Author/MLW)