The article describes negative characteristics of educational therapists which can aggravate and perpetuate a child's disability. (RD)

Written by a dyslexic adult woman, the paper recounts the author's troubles in a special class and in her interpersonal relationships. Current progress in a program of individual educational therapy and the benefits of same are described. (DB)

Reprint of an article originally published in April 1967 describing some experiences of a beginning counselor. (MM)

Adult education, and in particular the study of English, can have a therapeutic effect on prisoners, both by broadening narrowed horizons and by providing a context in which students can recognize and discuss their own problems. (Author/SK)

The author traces autism from recognition of the disability by E. Bleuler in 1906 to the present, noting changes, similarities, and differences in the copious amont of research. After a poem by Neil Diamond and a glossary of terms, the author describes the views on autism held by E. Bleuler, L. Kanner, L. Bender, M. Mahler, F. Kallmann, B.…

The future for the learning disabled is bright, because of increased public awareness, early intervention programs, progress in brain research, emphasis on learning disabilities in teacher training institutions, and willingness by many learning-disabled adults to discuss their struggles. A bibliography of the author's books, articles, pamphlets,…

Contact frequency and duration "regularities" were considered as they relate to program objectives of educational and personal development. It was found that children seen varying number of times by nonprofessional child aides in a school mental health project did not differ significantly either on initial referral status or outcome measures.…

The article examines the special role that a school provides in an overall treatment experience and in the personal growth of a patient living in a therapeutic community. (Author/NQ)

Using an illustration captioned with an excerpt from "Ulysses" improveda retarded male adult's attitude toward sex education. (RL)

Presents a conceptual framework of second-chance systems analyzable in terms of several basic parameters (targeted population, declared goals, processes, options for students, evaluation criteria, and implications for the regular system). Uses this framework to analyze an Israeli external high school, the subject of a large-scale study. Includes 3…

Two programs designed to prevent juveniles in the early stages of delinquency from progressing to serious criminal acts are described. One provides an alternative to incarceration through day or residential education as well as counseling services for juveniles with special needs. The other helps local agencies coordinate services for delinquent…

Examines several similarities in practices in education and in psychotherapy. (FL)

The objectives of adult education and mental health are similar since the broad objective is the education of the whole personality, both its individualistic (intellectual and aesthetic) and its social (ethical and political) aspects. (Author/RB)