Chapters in this edition contain many different approaches and strategies that can be used in individuals to improve teaching. The selections give the reader a variety of perspectives. The chapters from the first edition of this sourcebook have been updated or rewritten, and seven chapters have been added to provide additional information. The…

The Federal Government is America's largest employer and is expanding consulting opportunities for career development professionals. Increased Federal mandates for outsourcing have opened wide doors for the entrepreneurial-spirited career counselors and created new challenges for traditional methods of offering career services. As consultants who…

Article is an interview with Mary Austin, author of "The First R" and "The Torchlighters". (GB)

Consulting provides counselors with a process for affecting their public image while becoming highly accountable to the full range of their clientele. (Author)

This paper reviews the respondent (Hull-Spence) and operant (Skinnerian) conditioning definitions of reinforcers and reinforcement and demonstrates the need to keep the systems separate when consulting about behavior modification. The two systems are shown to lead to different modification procedures. (Author)

It was found that the school psychologist's behavior in attaching labels to deviant child behavior is diametrically opposite that of psychiatric personnel; school psychologists tend to be more attracted to the less complex labels and/or interpretation impressions. (Author)

The results of this study showed that: (1) school psychologists were doing more consulting than evaluations of individual children, (2) school personnel tended to perceive their psychologists as cooperative, knowledgeable, and skillful, though relatively inefficient and undependable, and (3) school personnel preferred consulting activities to…

Presents a useful instrument which determines what administrators and teachers expect of reading specialists. (RB)

This paper is an attempt to provide a survey of the work of one of our seminal interpersonal theorists, S. Potter. His writings are analyzed for their relevance to the consultant of today and to the consultant of yesterday. (Author)

Los Angeles recruited personnel with experience in business, industry, education, and guidance to respond more quickly to job market conditions and to meet student needs in career education. (Author)

Discusses the roles of leading firms, consulting engineers and equipment manufacturers in the growing field of water pollution control. Reviews of individual companies are given. (BL)

Problems encountered by behavior modification consultants working in public schools are described in the form of a parable. (Author)

This case study utilizes the techniques of preventative and developmental counseling and shows how these techniques can be handled in an already existing framework operated by the school staff in consultation with the counselor. (JC)

The information in this article is an indication of one state hospital association's efforts in providing educational opportunities and experiences for the constituents of the state. (Author)