Most school psychologists have received little, if any, training in therapy; it is hypothesized that if the proper environment can be structured, all school psychologists will be able to engage in therapy. A model project with disadvantaged learners has supported the hypothesis. (Author)

A less aggressive treatment strategy is proposed in the area of children's voice disorders. Speech clinicians are urged not to be over-zealous in imposition of their own voice standards. The potential threat that vocal pathologies hold for children's larynges is felt to be largely over-rated. (Author/JDD)

Contemporary educational goals place increasing emphasis on conferring recognition and building self-esteem for people deemed to be marginalised and vulnerable. Such goals coalesce with the language, symbols and practices of therapy inscribed within a broader therapeutic ethos. The paper relates these trends to broader cultural demoralisation…

The article is adapted from a tape recorded discussion following Dr. Applegate's talk on "Reality Therapy as Applied to Human Relations and Group Dynamics in the Classroom" presented at a workshop during the 1974 AHEA annual meeting. He summarizes steps in reality therapy and discusses the student-teacher relationship. (BP)

Ways in which games can be used as tools in observing, diagnosing, and providing educational therapy for learning dysfunctions are listed and described in a series of four related papers: (a) "Educational Therapy for Learning Dysfunctions"; (2) "Educational Therapy and Puzzles"; (3) "Educational Therapy and Reading Fluency"; and (4) "Spelling…

The presentation focuses on forms of therapeutic tutoring (particularly in reading) with children and adolescents. Developments in educational therapy at the Tavistock Clinic in London are cited along with efforts in the United States. Educational therapy approaches to deal with the school dropout program in Holland are also described. The…

Prepared under the National Institute of Mental Health Project MHPG-00982.

In this study, nutrition therapy was found to be an important variable in the successful treatment of alcoholism. Traditional treatment methods, such as psychological and institutional approaches, social and group therapy, and chemotherapy, are noted. Research on nutritional needs of individuals has led to an orthomolecular concept which holds…

The document, over three-fourths of which consists of appendixes, presents the 1978-79 final performance report for Project Outreach, the informational extension of the Infant Program for Visually Imapired (IPVI). Materials and media produced by Project Outreach are based on direct experience with visually impaired preschool children through the…

This examination of women's mathematics anxiety and avoidance maintains that such an avoidance has its basis in the pervasive ideology that mathematics and science are men's domain. (CM)

The use of relaxation training in combination with imagery and practice examinations was considered as a treatment for controlling test anxiety among four university students. Subjective reports and state-anxiety scores indicated the treatment was beneficial. (Author)

The article describes the social comparison method of social validation and reports on several studies in which it was used to evaluate interventions with learning disabled (LD) students. Several implications and areas for further study are discussed, relating to the use of the social comparison method in evaluating treatment programs for LD…

School psychologists are seeking ways to expand their role in regular education, and to find new intervention techniques for working with at-risk and exceptional students. Literature may be used to introduce specific topics for discussion, to increase interest in reading for at-risk students, to build readiness skills, to reinforce classroom…