The "set-up" exercise is a structured experience enabling counselors and other helping professionals to examine in detail one aspect of the counseling process, "response-ability." Counselors must clearly define their role in a helping interaction and identify how they and the client may sabotage growth to achieve desired results. (Author)

The author describes his work assisting in the improvement of health professional training for Navajo students by conducting research on student learning characteristics and needs. He discusses problems Navajo students encounter associated with career development, values and education, learning behaviors, and cognitive patterns. Training…

This study evaluated an intensive interpersonal communication training method for nonspecifically trained vocational rehabilitation counselors who were enrolled in a work-study program. The results indicate that the intensive interpersonal communication training method is an effective way to increase the participants' communication functioning…

Counselor training programs need to be adjusted to include theory and practice in working with exceptional children. Discusses the issue of students with handicapping conditions in public schools and provides suggestions for training school counselors. (Author/ABB)

Describes work as Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship recipient surveying counselor training and services in West Germany. Presents three counseling activities developed in West Germany which could well be emulated by counseling psychologists in United States: nationwide network of career information, city-run adult counseling centers for normal…

Career Information Delivery Systems (CIDS) are computer-based resources that provide information on occupations and related education and training opportunities. The following recommendations are offered to CIDS developers: (1) expand employer involvement; (2) increase adult access; (3) improve counselor training; and (4) use emerging technology.…

Argues for the need to provide more counseling services to families with disabled children. Describes three basic frameworks, considered necessary for counseling professionals, including understanding (1) the parent-professional relationship, (2) the psychological functioning of individuals, and (3) the process of counseling. (Author/DST)

The rationale, origins, and practice of peer counseling, a system of training people to help each other through empathy and decision making, are detailed. Specific applications are described, with particular attention to involving adolescents as peer counselors. Peer counselor training as practiced by the Peer Counselling Project (University of…

A survey that investigated the status of psychodiagnostic testing in masters level counseling (terminal) programs showed that whereas the majority of respondents felt that masters graduates should be familiar with projective techniques such as the Rorschach and TAT, few advocated projectives personality asessment as part of the required…

Academic and general admissions data are correlated with the final grade point average and professional leadership potential of 95 graduate students. Results indicated autobiographical statements and recommendations predicted academic performance while academic skills were related to leadership success. (Author/BL)

Evaluates a practicum supervision model using the three supervision roles of teacher, counselor, and consultant as methods of addressing specific supervisee issues. Supervisors performed the roles in structured supervision sessions. Utilization of the roles was found to be significantly effective in influencing the content of supervisee…

Discusses the growing need for professionally trained college career planning and placement staff and describes the master's degree program in student personnel services offered by the University of South Carolina. Course objectives and content are described including functional aspects of career development. (JAC)

Examined whether the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons test could be faked by 38 physical therapy students who took the test once honestly and once faking positive attitudes. Results showed fake scores were significantly higher than honest scores, indicating that respondents were able to fake positive responses. (JAC)

Evaluated the relative effectiveness of observation-feedback (OF) and skill-based (SB) training methods, as well as sequences of training on the acquisition of structuring and relationship skills. Concluded that the OF-SB sequence showed significant gains in the acquisition of relationship skills. Discussed implications for the training of family…

The effects of modeling versus no modeling and modeling versus systematic training were examined in brief empathy training. Significant modeling and systematic training effects were demonstrated. Systematic training does not appear to represent a superior method of developing empathic response behavior when compared to the briefer modeled…