The priorities of humanizing environments, serving as an advocate for all persons, and responding positively to the complexities of living were highlighted at the 1970 White House Conference on Children, and seem to have implications for the survival of all counseling. (Author/CG)

This study compared the empathy ratings of trained and untrained counselors in different situations: counseling by telephone, in a confessional type arrangement, and face to face. Although trained counselors scored significantly higher empathic understanding ratings than untrained counselors, there was little difference among the ratings for the…

This article presents an interview with Robert Hoppock in which he discusses how he first became involved with occupational information, he presents his views on some of the happenings in vocational counseling today, and he assesses his own contributions. (HMV)

This article suggests that the counselor, the client, and the counseling strategies employed must be systematically examined in order to maximize the effectiveness of counseling. The authors introduce the Interpersonal Maturity Level Typology as a vehicle through which this can be accomplished. (Author)

The author of this article explains his counseling ideology: that the only essential requirement of counseling is humanness, which is the capacity of an individual to be open to another human being without judging and without losing his own individuality. (Author)

The relationship of research to various guidance and counseling settings is discussed. Twelve articles include descriptions of research models, action research, and a regional research laboratory. Research related to community mental health, career development, university counseling, and counselor training is explored. (RC)

Reviews the trend in health care toward increasing levels of specialization and draws a distinction between specialization and reductionism. A theory of holistic counseling is derived from social learning and transpersonal psychology. (Author)

The author suggests that mature women seek life styles that can provide integration, structure, meaning, and the opportunity for growth and creativity. Traditional career theories don't fit, but a life style counseling concept does. (Author)

The black college student's encounter with special programs creates special counseling needs. The counselor's task is to assist the student to cope with institutional demands and overcome the alienating effect of the impersonal, white, middle class institution by establishing a unique relationship with the student at a critical moment. (Author)

The author describes his eclectic approach to counseling using RET, TA, client-centered, gestalt and behavioral tools. He uses a specific case study to clarify his method. (Author)

The three Developmental Guidance Experiences

The group leader who uses communication exercises without an adequate rationale may be taking unnecessary risks and jeopardizing the effectiveness of the group. This article presents a rationale for using communication exercises in groups for the purposes of initiation, facilitation, and termination and describes the means by which they are…

This article describes some of the philosophical and practical problems concerning personal values and professional ethics that counselors encounter in their work, discusses ethical problems in counseling research and practice, and points out some of the differences among various types of deliberate influence and implicit influence. (Author)

Describes a counseling program at the University of Arizona which is a short, intensive transactional analysis study problem group. Many students are able to apply what they learn to other areas of their lives. (Author)

Describes a method of determining major counseling strategies with the TFA/Matrix system. A taxonomy describes individual patterns of thinking, feeling, acting, and behavior. Descriptions are integrated into four counseling steps. The system synthesizes all counseling data and ranks and sequences major strategies likely to assist the client's…