This article describes an administrative internship program developed to help mature women with liberal arts degrees reenter the labor market; gain self-confidence about their ability to work outside the home; reexperience the world of work in a supportive, supervised setting; and increase their marketable skills. (Author)

A questionnaire asking counselor educators to rate 25 curriculum areas of their programs with respect to satisfaction and amount of change desired, was sent to a modified, stratified random sample of 108 institutions. Overall, there was an expressed desire for increased emphasis in every area. (Author)

Besides examining the professional characteristics of educational psychologists as a whole, the article looks at differences which characterize the specializations within educational psychology (learning and development, counseling, special education, and measurement). (KR)

Author states the case for developing young American artists and performers and for making colleges arts centers in the full sense of the word, that is, places where the arts are practiced in the middle of the curriculum as a central part of the education of young people. (Author/RK)

Discusses support groups for the bereaved: their organization, function, processes, role of professionals, and the use of such groups for professional training. (Author)

This article provides an overview of the issues and problems in developing consultation skills and outlines a supervisory model that can be employed by practicum and internship supervisors interested in developing consultation skills. Reactions to the model are given by Jewelle Taylor Gibbs (cross-cultural perspective), Dick Dustin, and Walter B.…

An overview of the ethical issues relevant to counseling psychology consultation is given, focusing on the possible pitfalls inherent in the consultant's competences and responsibilities. Reactions and extensions are given by Rodney L. Lowman and Clyde A. Crego. (Author/BL)

Describes a pilot staff development project at Christie School, a residential center with a capacity for 38 emotionally disturbed children. (RH)

Experience of the past decade has shown that the physical educator, the athletic coach, or the sports-oriented classroom teacher can easily be taught the skills of teaching tennis, even though they may not be proficient players. (JA)

Describes the State-financed system of training and refresher courses for scientific and technical information in the U.S.S.R. Details are given concerning the various levels of training, the institutions where it is carried out, and the curricula and syllabuses. (Author)

Experiences with observation in the training of clinicians suggest that it assists the student to find a balance between the structure of concept and variance of experience. This paper explores two modalities of the organization of knowledge and uses this exploration to develop a rationale for the use of observation as a discrete component of…

U.S. Commissioner of Education Sidney P. Marland, Jr. proposes that occupationally-oriented curriculums begin in grade school. (Editor)

Describes a New York bank's behaviorally-oriented teller training program and the new relationship between the training staff and the other departments. (SP)