Part of a PhD dissertation submitted to Michigan State University.

The cognitive styles, aptitudes, and abilities of 50 right-handed subjects were measured through a battery of paper-and-pencil tests to determine the feasibility of using event related brain potentials (ERPs) in the development of adaptive training techniques keyed to the information processing styles of individual students. Visual, auditory, and…

This guide is the introductory volume for the third in a series of instructor-assisted training modules for rehabilitation counselors, supervisors, and graduate students. This trainer's guide for the third module focuses on the effective management of the counselor's caseload and provides the instructor's narrative for teaching caseload management…

This paper, directed to beginning counselors who have not experienced counseling supervision, discusses the general purpose of supervision and the relationship between the supervisor and trainee. Five supervision models are described: (1) direct teaching; (2) therapeutic; (3) interpersonal process recall; (4) self-supervision; and (5)…

The older job seeker faces both external and internal barriers in finding employment. External barriers include such economic and societal obstacles as age discrimination, rapid technological changes and the shifting demands of the job market. Internal barriers include diminishing job seeking motivation and limited job seeking skills. A conceptual…

The study investigated the effectiveness of two modeling training techniques in simulation formats to teach consultation skills to 45 elementary level regular class teachers for use with parents of learning disabled children and special education specialists. The study was designed to answer three questions: Can Ss learn consultation skills by…

Since training is an integral and intrinsic component of the college union program and operation, this manual is designed for use by college union and student activities programmers. A section on the training concept and design gives a brief introduction then discusses an approach to planning a training program, seminar planning and development,…

One of the most promising contemporary approaches to working therapeutically with children and their parents and families is to employ the parents and/or other family members as play-agents, or play therapists. The incorporation of parents and other family or family-surrogate figures into the play therapeutic treatment of children has therapeutic…

During 1979-80, Arizona State University directed a training and curriculum development project that sought to develop a national consortium on community education composed of institutions of higher education, assess current training programs, and develop exemplary curriculum training modules. This report discribes the project and its results. The…

The purpose of the WIEDS Project (Ways to Improve Education in Desegregated Schools) was to develop a model and guidelines for use in planning inservice education programs to promote integration. This final report examines the procedures and methodology used for achieving the objective, the results of data analysis, and conclusions and…

This police guide reports on police responses to spouse abuse and wife beating calls based on research collected from visits to 17 police departments, interviews with police managers, a survey of 130 police officers, and interviews with social service professionals. The first chapter explains the purposes of the report, i.e., to: (1) provide…

This guide is designed to assist local school district personnel in planning, developing, and implementing sex equity programs to expand students' career and vocational options, especailly in nontraditional areas. The activities and materials in this participant manual are coordinated with a two-day inservice training session for teams of…

A Minicourse on Flanders' Interaction Analysis was adapted and re-developed for use in West German teacher training institutions, and evaluated in several studies with pre- and inservice teachers. The Minicourse incorporates the microteaching components of discrimination training, laboratory teaching experience, and feedback. The results of four…

This literature review, part of the Project BORN FREE training series for teachers, counselors, administrators and parents, focuses on career socialization at the elementary level. Basic areas addressed include: (1) problem identification; (2) theoretical and psychological frameworks; (3) problem causation and the socialization process; and (4)…

This guide is part of the Project BORN FREE training series for teachers, counselors, administrators, and parents, designed to increase their awareness of children's career development. The materials contain a set of independent learning strategies which combine to provide an intervention model for use at the elementary school level. Facilitator…