This thesis is an attempt to survey and bring into perspective the field of poetry therapy as it is currently found. The third chapter develops a set of poetry therapy exercises suitable for adjunctive use in group or individual settings. There is no . . .

The main body of this graduate project is a handbook written for nursery school teachers. Social and emotional development in early childhood and implications for nursery school classroom curriculum and management are discussed. Ways of establishing a . . .

This project involved the development of a handbook for in-home services targeting families at high risk of child maltreatment. It was created for use by Parent Aides and In-home Interventionists of Child Abuse and Neglect (C.A.A.N.). The handbook is . . .

This project was designed to prepare a personalized program of peer counseling for Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, located in Santa Monica, California. Through a study of other peer counseling programs that have been constructed in other publ . . .

An informational guide concerning attitudes towards professional music teachers, and the remuneration and opportunities available for the professional musician and/or music teacher. This guide will be useful in career counseling.

Social and psychological support is extremely important for cancer patients. While it is true that everyone is unique, there are some basic feelings and processes that most cancer patients do share in common. There are many agencies and private groups . . .

Research on the academically talented has indicated that they experience four unique career development issues: multipotentiality, expectations of others, career as a determinant of lifestyle and a major means of self-expression and lack of adult role . . .

Sparsely trained or untrained aides are working in educational settings where their skills may not be adequate to perform an effective job of helping children to reach their optimum level of learning. This paper describes a pilot effort designed to es . . .

This project involved the development of a primary prevention program handbook in child abuse prevention. It is developed for use by educators, targeted toward school personnel, parents and students in kindergarten, grade four and grade eight in Soled . . .

This project assembles a self-concept skills handbook for Learning Disabled children. It contains lesson activities and worksheets, techniques for making the program work and a Self-Concept skills continuum. The handbook can be used as a preventative . . .