Alcoholism is a widespread but neglected problem in the lesbian community. The myths and realities of lesbian experience are described and suggested treatment strategies that address the special problems and needs of lesbian alcoholics are given. The literature is reviewed and the need to overcome homophobia among social workers and in agencies is…

Describes strategies for providing gerontological counseling in private practice. A nontraditional service delivery system and an educational helping model are presented to overcome the lag between needs and intervention. (Author/ABB)

The adaptations that might be advisable for rehabilitation practitioners working with older persons are outlined. Physiological and psychological changes related to aging are described, and social changes involving loss are mentioned. Accommodations that may help in working with older clients are recommended. (Author)

To fill a gap in the existing knowledge base the network of personal and community supports that may be mobilized by rehabilitation counselors in working with older, disabled persons is identified. (Author/BL)

The social and play behaviors of toddlers enrolled in two early childhood programs were videotaped and then analyzed with regard to categories of child interaction, play behavior, and adult interaction. (RH)

Classroom discipline is one of the main study topics of contemporary educators. Even in developed western countries it is regarded as the primary problem of education. Classroom discipline is one of the many conditions that are necessary for reaching educational targets. Many factors like desired and undesired student behaviors, student-student,…

Young people need a gymnasium for the expression of their passions: Shakespeare provides it. People who do not exercise their feelings cannot develop the strength to exercise their passions, and unexercised passions can seem to atrophy. It is even more likely that unexercised and unexpressed passions leak into pathways of the body chemistry where…

Defines graffiti, their origins, possible uses and forms, and provides several examples of current graffiti. (TO)

A review of early and modern work concerned with response-contingent testing and a discussion of its applications, limitations, and future prospects is provided. (KM)

An interview with a junior college student provides an example of the pressures to attend college, the role of aptitude tests in selecting an educational institution, the difficulty in obtaining information concerning specific programs, the importance of recognizing individual interests and abilities, and the benefits of post-secondary education.…

This research examines the relationship between a subdimension of alienation--anomie--and student unrest, and sets up a theoretical framework for predicting anomie. (Author)

This article describes the findings of a study designed to compare expressed needs and job satisfaction levels among junior and senior workers in the military vocation. (Author)

One of the dangers of a misplaced stress on accountability is that the curriculum may become that which is measurable. Schools will be training rather than educating students, despite the fact that society's need is for broadly educated citizens. (Author)

A project at the University of California at Berkeley, directed by Nadine Lambert, has been investigating stress in schools in an attempt to develop techniques for alerting teachers to stressful situations and to provide them with appropriate intervention techniques. (Author)

The author contends that vocational counselors must attempt to mold society to the requirements of the individual, rather than vice versa. Counselors must help create new jobs, not just passively fit individuals to already existing jobs. (Author)