A one day brainstorming session focused on job skills needed by deaf blind multiply handicapped individuals. (DB)

Epilepsy is one of the most misunderstood and stigmatized disorders in society. A four-hour workshop was conducted over two days with the first two hours discussing types of epilepsy, causes, treatment, and medication. The second part of the study focused on social and psychological implications of epilepsy. (JN)

Describes the author's initiation into the world of retired seamen as the men, in a writing workshop, related the stories of their lives as sailors and how their union was built. (FL)

Describes a program in which upper-level content courses feature a workshop on the writing assignments required in the course. The workshops focus primarily on prewriting and revision techniques. (HTH)

Reports findings of a survey of 518 two-year college administrators conducted to determine: (1) their relative interest in 26 educational and management topics; and (2) their interest in attending or sending staff to workshops on these topics or in examining related periodical or monographic literature. (JP)

The parent's role in treatment of children's learning problems is discussed. A developmental view of causation based on Piagetian theory is presented, as well as a plan for parent workshops. (Author/SBH)

A rationale is presented and a one-day, content-free family of origin experiential workshop is described in detail. The workshop is designed for clients in ongoing family therapy; i.e., motivating family members to engage in family of origin investigations and minimally in teaching procedures for conducting a Bowen-like search. (Author)

The authors review the role of residential treatment for severely behaviorally disordered children and suggest a unified treatment/training approach for residential staff. (CL)

The activities of Project GREAT (Gifted Resources Education Action Team), a technical assistance service for gifted programs, are described. (CL)

Reactions to a two-week workshop are given. Conclusions are that chisanbop has presented a misleading picture and is highly overrated. (MP)

Discusses the need for a life cycle approach to parent education, implemented through use of resources centers, workshops, curriculum development, and teacher training. (MS)

If a consumer desires the interpretation of research findings, he must create the responsive force to obtain the interpretation, and, if he cannot create this responsive force, the only alternative is self-interpretation. (MM)

Assesses the effectiveness of a short-term, but intensive physical training program with a group of adult retardates at a sheltered workshop. (Author/RK)

The intention here was to promote the clinical approach to staff development. Attempts to come up with a number or particular personal outcomes which seem to represent a consensus of workshop participants' feelings. (Author/RK)

"The Parent Crunch" is a school television episode disigned to be used with teacher groups to stimulate discussion and exploration of teacher-parent problems. (MB)