A project was initiated to provide a means of assisting nontraditional community college students with an area of special need--career selection. An IBM PC-XT microcomputer was purchased, and Educational Testing Services SIGI (System of Interactive Guidance Information) Plus career search software was leased to disseminate vocational education…

American Indian teenagers have high rates of suicide, school dropout, alcoholism, and drug usage. Even students who are doing well need to explore new experiences and to develop new skills that challenge them to reach for higher goals and help them cope with today's pressures. This guide is intended to assist counselors and teachers design…

The second volume of this annotated bibliography contains primarily materials in published scientific literature on refugee mental health. References have been grouped into five major sections. Section 1, Understanding Refugees in Context, provides important background material in five categories: cultural and related information about different…

This module is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings increase their skills in assessing desired outcomes, current status, and needs of program clients as well as skills to assess the environmental conditions that influence those needs. The module is one of a series of competency-based guidance program…

In this final report, the demonstration project conducted by the Mesa schools from 1973 to 1976 is shown to have been successful in reaching its goals of staff training, information dissemination, and student benefits in developmental career guidance, counseling, and placement services for grades K-12. Student-related objectives which are listed…

This instructor's manual is designed to assist instructors in the teaching of a half-course in vocational development theory. (The course is geared toward diploma or graduate students in counselor education.) Included in the manual are the following materials: an introduction to a companion student's manual, answers and suggestions for questions…

A sequence of four objectives is the basis of this in-service training module designed to assist community college vocational educators and counselors in carrying out legislation concerning handicapped students. The workbook first presents a list of terms and definitions needed to familiarize educators with the terminology relating to educating…

This report discusses a project to facilitate and enhance fulfillment of legislated authorities and requirements for meeting career guidance program needs. Chapter 1 lists its four aims: analyze pertinent federal and state legislative provisions, identify competencies needed by guidance personnel to effectively conduct a comprehensive career…

One in a series of curriculum documents in career education, this manual provides plans, resources, and materials for training counselors and teachers to provide sex fair career counseling and programs. Objectives for a workshop are presented, and directions, including a flow chart, are given for its preparation. These are followed by detailed…

The project reported on was the second phase of activities mandated by Section 493B of the Higher Education Amendments of 1976. That section required activities to assist in the expansion and improvement of campus student aid information services. The project had as its objectives to: (1) analyze the findings of a survey of institutional practices…

The objective of this report is to supply a perspective on some of the cross-cultural problems encountered by American advisors, academicians and technicians overseas or by Americans such as foreign student advisors working in an intercultural mileau in the U.S., for the purpose of promoting more effective communications. Part I presents a…

This publication offers a summary overview of initiatives to promote lifelong education and training that have actually been implemented in various European countries. Six chapters describe initiatives that are supporting and promoting lifelong learning, either at a European or national level, in accordance with the six key messages (KMs) spelled…

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…

Five workshop presentations on career development--trends and implications are "Work and Society: Implications for Counselor Education" (Herr); "Major Trends in Career Development Theory and Practice: Implications for Counselor Education" (Gysbers); "Career Development: The Home and Family" (Otto); "Career Development in Business and Industry"…

The second of a series of collections of papers, this volume consists of 13 articles. Included in the volume are the following articles: "The Problem Solving Models in CECs: Potential Applications and Potential Problems--A Technical Report," by Donald Melnychuk; "Time Use Measurement--A Potential Tool for Manpower Planning," by…