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This guide is the introductory volume for the second in a series of instructor-assisted training modules for rehabilitation counselors, supervisors, and graduate students. This trainer's guide for the second module focuses on the counseling skills needed for rehabilitation of the severely disabled and provides the trainer with the information and exercises to teach information collection, diagnostic information processing and client involvement in rehabilitation planning. Corresponding to phases of the rehabilitation process, the goal setting skills to be taught are identified as: (1) acquiring necessary knowledge during the intake interview and from medical evaluations; (2) planning psychological and vocational evaluations for the severely disabled; (3) processing client evaluation data; and (4) setting goals with the client. The format for the presentation of each phase is described in terms of a clarification of purpose, guidelines, and practice exercises. Appendix A presents a case study typescript for a tape/slide presentation. Appendix B contains a trainer evaluation form for participants. A conclusion section summarizing the module and a list of recommended readings are also included. (MCF)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert