Explores that which art therapy education should comprise for the profession to remain vital. Draws four lessons from observing patterns in the development of related professions: internal consensus must determine the criteria for professional membership, legitimacy of the profession must be established, demand must exist, education should be…

Some states have initiated certification programs, separate from licensing processes, to improve competency in the area of child protective services. Initial certification efforts in Texas focused on identifying supervisors' competencies. Based on responses to a survey of supervisors, competencies in education, performance, training, and skills…

Surveys school psychologists to investigate their training and current assessment practices for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the schools. The respondents reported receiving adequate training in the assessment of ADHD. Results confirmed a substantial caseload of ADHD referrals. In the assessment of ADHD, the results indicated…

Notes that reading specialists function as instructors and leaders. Outlines a study on the role of reading specialists in which principals were iven questionnaires and reading specialists were interviewed. Concludes that state certification offices and universities need to focus on leadership skills in the training of reading specialists. (PM)

This final part of a three-part series on mentoring, outlines the implementation of systematic mentoring: (1) determine the organization's readiness and goals for mentoring; (2) establish selection criteria for mentors and novices; (3) train mentors and novices; (4) match mentors and novices; (5) use coordinators to support mentoring; and (6)…

Investigated social workers' knowledge and practices regarding HIV prevention education, risk assessment, and case finding. HIV/AIDS knowledge and behaviors significantly related to age, geographic location, and practice setting. Most respondents provided little to no HIV-related services in clinical practice. Prior HIV-related training and…

Training programs will continue to change to meet the needs of consumers of school psychological services in the 21st century. Provides information about the factors influencing the preparation of school psychologists whose roles and functions must change to meet these needs. Emphasis is on the overall context of training and the anticipated…

Reports on a study of the level of satisfaction of elderly nursing home residents with the listening behaviors of nursing home assistants, and examines the residents' perceptions regarding the listening behaviors of the assistants. Determines if a listening skills training course for nursing home assistants would prove beneficial in increasing…

Describes ERIC documents that discuss the training of child care staff. Topics include issues and needs in staff training; developmentally appropriate child care; school-age child care training packages; recruitment and training of temporary staff; and the mainstreaming of training guides and modules. (RJC)

States that when journalism advisers are working with students who have had little journalism training, it is important to observe the three Cs: critiquing, coaching, and complimenting. Explains critiquing focuses on individual effort and the finished product, coaching involves teaching basic and advanced skills, and complimenting should show…

A survey of 97 nursery school teachers and 104 nursery nurses (52% response) in Britain showed traditional role distinctions were blurring. Nursery teachers were more involved in planning learning and assessment and taking a leadership role. They have longer training, greater status, and wider responsibility. Overlap in roles suggests that nurses…

Discusses the emerging information universe in order to frame the context of the domain of future professional practice as well as its core competencies. Addresses how librarians might transform themselves in order to participate in this information universe. Skill sets necessary to this transformation are examined that define professional…

Discusses the effects of the reunification of Germany on recognition of professional qualifications of librarians. Unemployment among professionals which has resulted from the closing of many libraries is addressed; the equivalency of professional degrees and training programs is considered; and continuing education offerings are described. Eight…

Based on experiences at Empire State College, the potential of computer-mediated communication for preservice and inservice teacher education is examined. The use of electronic mail, synchronous and asynchronous links, online sources, uploading, and downloading are discussed. The need for teachers to master these skills as part of their…

A survey of 1,058 American Advertising Federation members and 806 Public Relations Society of America members (564 total responses) revealed widespread interest in continuing education in the form of seminars and workshops to keep current and advance. Interest in degree programs decreased with years of experience. Topic interests included…