This paper briefly examines 'telehealth', online therapy (and the various types currently available), the relative advantages and disadvantages of online therapy, and the implications for the treatment of problem gamblers. The authors approach this discussion acknowledging that online therapy has to be incorporated within the overall framework of…

Deans and faculty from seven academic-health-center-based colleges of allied health participated in a three-round modified Delphi study to identify and validate factors that can be used to evaluate administrative aspects of science course delivery for baccalaureate allied health students in these settings. (Author)

Reviews empirical studies concerning role of social influences in counseling process as perceived by American Indians and types of problems Indians present in counseling. Reviews social learning, behavioral, and network interventions for training counselors in effective mental health service delivery. (Author/ABL)

The article describes the use of two academic-year, half-day regional Governor's School programs to provide science and mathematics education to rural gifted high school students in Virginia. Benefits of the program to students and their home districts are noted. (Author)

The article considers how accelerative and enrichment options complement each other to provide appropriate challenges for mathematically talented students. Eight principles of educating such youth are presented, based on experience of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth at Johns Hopkins University. (DB)

The Shock Trauma Center of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems instituted a comprehensive speech-language pathology program to provide acute intervention for communicative disorders in a critical/intensive care environment. This article provides a profile of the Center, a review of communicative impairments, and examples…

The article addresses issues concerned with community-based vocational preparation for secondary school students with disabilities. Implications for preservice preparation of teachers, training models, and service implementation are described. (DB)

This article presents the findings from a nationwide survey of 553 child sexual abuse treatment programs. The survey focused on program context, client, and service characteristics. Most programs were affiliated with a larger agency, focused on treating victims, and relied on a combination of individual, family, dyad, and group therapy approaches.…

Discusses the way in which child abuse cases should be dealt with legally in order to improve the effectiveness of intervention programs. Suggests the tightening of legal standards for parental rights to custody of their children in neglect cases. (RJC)

The responses of administrators and psychologists (N=129) to a survey of population, system, and program issues regarding people who are disabled by both mental retardation and a psychiatric impairment were summarized. Results indicated that services are not readily available and additional administrative and clinical resources are required by…

This article describes the child protection team model emerging in rural Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada). Child protection teams encourage a community-based response to child abuse involving first, a community-wide focus on prevention through public education and awareness, advocacy, and professional development, and second, case conferences by…

Discusses new interactive training technologies; considers risks of adopting a new technology; and presents the conceptual framework of technology life cycle analysis that provides timing information for the adoption of a new technology that should be used in addition to cost-benefit analysis and technical analysis. (LRW)

Reviews literature on teacher attributions and discusses relevance of causal attributions to teacher preferences for service delivery (referral for psychoeducational assessment, consultation, etc.). Reviews literature within context of Weiner's (1979) proposed dimensions of causality. Discusses practical implications for this literature and…

Competencies identified by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills can be integrated into cooperative education through cooperative preparation seminars; individually tailored learning objectives; relevant, challenging field assignments; clearly defined evaluation processes; and cooperative educators' understanding of the…

Recommendations of system developers, policymakers, researchers, evaluators, and practitioners for improving the design and use of computer-assisted career guidance systems include improved staff training, integration within the context of service delivery, and attention to client diversity. (JOW)