An evaluation of the effectiveness of experiential adjuncts to clinical psychology textbooks is reported. The adjuncts to the undergraduate course were films, exercises, and exposure to professional literature. Results indicate that the use of adjuncts to the text is a positive learning experience. (KC)

Tara L. Kuther, the author of this article, is an associate professor of psychology at Western Connecticut State University, where she teaches courses in child, adolescent, and adult development. She is chair of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's Instructional Resource Awards Task Force and the author of "The Psychology Major's…

Examines the coverage given to sociobiology in 37 introductory psychology textbooks. Results indicated that most books provided some discussion of sociobiology, but it was typically superficial and there were often significant errors in the interpretation of theory. (Author/JDH)

Describes a study assessing the process of change within students' self-perception and their abilities relative to the performance demands of graduate clinical psychology. Results showed self-perceived confidence and competence to be functions of training for specific behavioral objectives. (Author/CK)

Describes a learning activity for clinical psychology classes in which theater arts students create the role of a client. Students are videotaped twice in an interview situation with the actor. Psychology students receive feedback from the instructor. Both actors and students report benefits from the experience. (KO)

Describes a ten week college level psychology seminar designed to help students take a more active role in their professional and scientific development. The first five weeks consist of tracing the historical developments in psychology; the second half focuses on contemporary topics in professional psychology. (KC)

Describes the development and evaluation of clinical competence in psychology graduate students. Includes a rationale for instituting the procedures, a description of the development of the first competence examination, and a discussion of the findings. (JDH)

A seminar for training psychologists and related professionals in the area of premarital education, via counseling testing, is described. Focus is specifically on mate selection factors operating at the unconscious level. (Author/RM)

Discusses the value of training clinical psychologists in consultation-liaison roles for hospital patients in nonpsychiatric wards. Training would involve communication with hospital staff, the medical chart, case presentation, approach to the patient, differential diagnosis, and psychotropic medication. (KC)

Seventy-five graduate students in psychology answered questionnaires on their career interests, their actual career choices, and the sources of their interest in being psychologists. Results showed that many students interested in clinical psychology were not accepted in clinical programs. Teachers need to make students aware of training programs…

The terminal master's degree in psychology with a clinical emphasis is not a dead-end precluding doctoral work. Eighty-six percent (24 out of 28) of the respondents who applied to doctoral programs gained admission and of these twenty-four, 17 had been denied admission before master's training. (Author/RM)

States that teachers should consider developments in clinical psychology toward manualized, prescriptive treatments for specific diagnoses when considering recommendations of the American Association for Higher Education for peer review and communization of teaching. Explains that peer review and communization of teaching could lead to educational…

Cites the lack of uniform teaching approaches of graduate programs in clinical psychology. Offers a model in which graduate training is designed from empirical data on employer needs and a unified theory of the field. (Author/AV)

Discusses the reasons why teaching about the process of dying is relevant content for psychology courses. Offers suggestions for teaching about end-of-life issues in various courses on: (1) ethical, legal, and professional issues courses; (2) adult and life span development; (3) counseling diverse populations; and (4) assessment and diagnosis.…

Maintains that psychology majors can broaden their career opportunities to include such areas as marketing, personnel, and training and development. Describes the most important psychological and nonpsychological skills required for these areas and provides information on coursework which would support professional certification and employment…