Discusses the requirements of today's professional training programs in hospital administration to meet the complex demands of today's highly specialized and highly departmentalized hospitals. (AN)

Describes a program in which group leaders helped members deal with existing concerns. Reaction by supervisors was very positive. (CJ)

The Maternity Continuity Clinic, conducted by obstetrics faculty, helps students versed in basic physician skills to make an obstetrics-gynecology career choice. (IR)

Study indicates that, "Socialization to a professional self-concept does happen during music school attendance. This self-concept is developed through participation in professional performances. (Author)

Analyzes predoctoral internship training programs in psychology for staff size; number of interns; funding patterns; training activities; theoretical orientation; applicant acceptance patterns; and agency setting. Examines relationship between program characteristics and approval of a program by the American Psychological Association. (Author/MJL)

Outlines common corporate writing problems and suggests basic strategies for teaching corporate employees to solve them. (AEA)

The Olympia Conference on the Future of School Psychology--designed to develop action strategies on critical issues of the next 25 years--was cosponsored by the American Psychological Association's Division 16 and the National Association of School Psychologists. Conference origins in the Spring Hill Symposium, issues, leadership, and design are…

Suggests that academic programs need to further demonstrate that graduate courses and job experience can supplement each other in career development by specifying the applicable cognitive and psychomotor skills that can be developed and developing a closer relationship with the employment community. (Author)

Describes a study of the differences in the perceived roles, functions, and duties of clinical and counseling psychology interns in internship and university training program settings and of the effectiveness of the interns in their roles, functions, and duties as perceived by supervisors. Suggests training improvements. (SB)

Presents strategies which facilitate the design, development, and operation of cooperative national training programs for health science faculty. Twelve references are listed. (FM)

Describes a survey of 100 library school deans and directors conducted to determine the current status of bibliographic instruction. Results indicate that interest in such courses is high and that preparing effective instructors to teach involves skills in communication, teaching techniques, and evaluation techniques.