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A model is provided for an inservice workshop to provide systematic project review, conduct individual volunteer support and problem solving, and conduct future work planning. Information on model use and general instructions are presented. Materials are provided for 12 sessions covering a 5-day period. The first session on climate setting and needs assessment and expectations is designed to uncover needs and problems. The next nine sessions are designed to address these problems. Specific topics are: project review of past 4 months; expectation mapping and project review; self and personal problem solving; cultural/community/coworker support issues; Peace Corps expectation and policy review; volunteer physical health; supportive issues related to peers, spouse, women's issues or men's issues; ministry support and role analysis; and development and change. The last two sessions are used for action planning for the next 6 months and to solicit feedback and assess the workshop. Each session is organized as follows: goals/objectives, time, procedures (the training activities suggested to accomplish the goals and the approximate time to complete each activity), and trainer notes that expand upon basic procedures and give alternatives. An optional session on information filtering is appended. (YLB)

This manual contains materials to provide Peace Corps Volunteers with the skills to make the transition from one culture to another, to enter and become fluent in another culture, and to understand the current political, social, and religious context. The approach to training is "skill building" for continued learning. Introductory materials include the goals of cross-cultural preservice training, the themes of the manual and training, and trainer notes. Materials are provided for 10 sessions covering: developing a framework for cross-cultural training, transactional skills, sending and receiving information, discovering how to say "no," checking for understanding, dealing with ambiguity, nonverbal communication (two sessions), summarizing, and integrating the materials. The training sessions are designed to introduce skills in a step-by-step experiential learning format and to provide practice of the skill in a cross-cultural setting. Information provided in each session includes goals, an overview/rationale, procedures (training activities suggested to accomplish the goals of the session as well as the approximate time to complete each activity), and trainer notes. A cross-cultural workbook is appended. (YLB)