Describes foreign student isolation on American campuses and suggests a training model to educate campus personnel and students to deal effectively with each other. Results indicated the role playing procedure was useful for both students and campus personnel. Both groups benefited from dealing with general cross-cultural issues. (JAC)

At the Fayette Campus of Pennsylvania State University (which offers the first two years of baccalaureate education), volunteering faculty members are selected to serve as academic counselors during freshmen orientation on the basis of their student-orientation, motivation, realistic perspective on counseling objectives, and their willingness to…

This report provides training activities found most effective for inservice training of university faculty and preservice training of aspiring educators enrolled in colleges and universities. The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the University of Wisconsin-Stout developed and demonstrated model programs for inservice training of university…

Summarizes and discusses the action papers presented at the Third Annual Mary E. Switzer Memorial Seminar held in Denver, Colorado, June 5-7, 1978. The papers provide recommendations for vocational rehabilitation and other services, primarily by hospital professional staffs, to patients with cancer, cardiac illness, and epilepsy. (MF)

The problem use of alcohol causes over 100,000 deaths in the United States per year and has substantial negative impact on family structure, the economy and the criminal justice system. Screening and early treatment of individuals with problem use of alcohol by health professionals can significantly reduce mortality and morbidity. Students from…

This bibliography addresses the issue of how to infuse career development activities into the academic classroom situation. Thirty-four citations from ERIC and other databases include instructional materials, journal articles, project descriptions, research reports, and teaching guides. A topical outline defines career education and infusion and…

Project Lead the Way is a developmentally structured career guidance program at North Arlington High School in New Jersey. Encompassing grades 8 through 11, the project is geared to let students explore and become aware of the vast amount of career opportunities available in the work world, as well as to appreciate the importance of a high school…

This document is an indepth evaluation of the Allied Health Counselor Training Program. The document is divided into the following major sections: (1) Bibliographical Data on Participants; (2) Participant Counseling Skills; (3) Participant Attitudes; (4) Participant Perceptions of the Failure of Minorities to Enter the Allied Health Professions;…

The overview of this annual report emphasizes some of the major projects completed by the Institute for Research and Development in Occupational Education, in particular a pre-admissions counseling project for mature adult women, a project entitled "College and Industry - Partners in the Handicapped Employment Role," and a project…

Thirteen essays discuss educational and vocational guidance for students and adults. The topics discussed include the content of guidance programs, counselor education and training, the use of psychological testing, theories of vocational counseling, and more. The annotated bibliography provides 370 citations with English annotations. (CLB)

This paper describes the process and procedures that three Rowan graduate students of school psychology, in collaboration with two faculty members, utilize to plan and deliver school psychology services. Overall, the cases show how school psychologists can influence the academic achievement of not only an individual child but also a whole class,…

Computers and other communication technologies have irrevocably changed the nature of work, the workforce, and interpersonal relationships. This article suggests that these changes have resulted in a blurring of the distinction between life roles and an increase in feelings of meaningless and isolation. The authors argue that the dissolution of…

This paper describes a competency-based program to train local adults as school counselors in the remote areas of Manitoba (Canada). In 1983, the program selected 6 men and 12 women from 15 communities for training; candidates were 23 to 48 years old, with educations ranging from grade 5 to first year university, were well respected in their…

This newsletter summarizes the findings of a Southern Regional Education Board investigation of efforts in the region's high schools to provide guidance to students about to enter the world of work. Focus of the summary is on the following areas: the education-work relationship, guidance staffing and utilization; administrative support,…

An inservice training program was held at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey, for the purpose of training guidance counselors and teachers in the incorporation into existing curricula of the New Jersey Career Information Delivery System (CIDS), developed by the New Jersey Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NJOICC).…