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Preparation of Police Fitness Instructors.
Collingwood, Thomas R.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1979
Concern about the declining level of physical fitness of police officers has led the Bureau of Training of the Kentucky Department of Justice and the Department of Physical Education at Eastern Kentucky University to implement a training course for police instructors. (LH)
Descriptors: Certification, Exercise (Physiology), Health Personnel, Physical Fitness
Physical Fitness: A Process Goal for Rehabilitating Clients
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Collingwood, Thomas R. – Rehabilitation Research and Practice Review, 1972
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Individual Development, Individual Needs, Physical Activities
The Effects of Physical Training Upon Behavior and Self Attitudes
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Collingwood, Thomas R. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1972
The data on physical fitness, body attitude and self-concept support the contention that a healthy attitude progresses through the physical sphere. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Data Analysis, Human Posture
This Good-Health Regimen Keeps Employes Fit--And School Budgets Trim.
Collingwood, Thomas R. – American School Board Journal, 1984
The Dallas Independent School District's staff stress reduction and health awareness program is described. The program features medical screening, fitness assessment, goal setting, exercise and nutrition prescriptions, health education, exercise classes, motivation, and feedback. Benefits reported include significantly improved health and attitude…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Exercise, Health Education, Physical Fitness
Physical Fitness Effects on Substance Abuse Risk Factors and Use Patterns.
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Collingwood, Thomas R.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1991
Adolescents (n=74) in schools, community, or hospital drug intervention programs received eight- to nine-week structured fitness activity class as part of programs. Subjects who improved in fitness tests also demonstrated significant increase in self-concept risk factor and significant decrease in anxiety and depression risk factors compared to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Drug Rehabilitation, Drug Use
Effective Physical Functioning: A Precondition for the Helping Process
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Collingwood, Thomas R. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1976
Within the human resource development model, physical fitness is viewed as a key factor of counselor functioning. A review of the literature reveals that fitness is related to several physical, intellectual, and emotional factors that have a bearing on counselor and client functioning. Implications for training counselors on fitness are explored.…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Performance, Counselor Training, Models
Physical Training as a Substance Abuse Prevention Intervention for Youth.
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Collingwood, Thomas R.; Sunderlin, Jeff; Reynolds, Roger; Kohl, Harold W., III – Journal of Drug Education, 2000
Presents program evaluation data from school and community application of a physical fitness drug prevention program. Results reveal significant increases in physical activity and physical fitness. Youth self-report data indicates significant decreases in risk factors such as low self-concept, poor school attendance, anxiety, depression, and…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Predictor Variables
Physical Fitness. Programming Issues for Total Well Being.
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Cooper, Kenneth H.; Collingwood, Thomas R. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1984
Successful corporate fitness programs contain several elements: participant compliance, program models and program elements that are applied systematically, and organizational commitment to the concept. Guidelines for observing effectiveness of health programs are given. (DF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Health Education, Health Programs