Several points are discussed in an attempt to understand paraprofessionals in the present climate. The authors view them as a blend of the old and the new---affecting human services systems and being affected by them. (Author/PC)

As drug education programs have proliferated, paraprofessionals have played an important role in their services. Rudow gives an example of a program staffed almost entirely by paraprofessionals. (Author)

The role of the high school counselor in confidentiality issues is related, as well as the difference between privilege and confidentiality. Presented at NACAC Annual Conference, Chicago, Oct. 1973. (Author/PC)

This article focuses on counseling concerns for the practical living of individuals with homosexual tendencies. The author cautions against irresponsible promotion of a bisexual mode of life for many persons who have had to deny their homosexual desires under the heavy anti-homosexual bias of our society. (Author/BW)

The article describes the origins and development of the Allfarthing Workshop, London, which is one example of a shared learning experience, where the participants have been freed from the traditional roles of teacher as leader imposing his choice of knowledge and skill and the student as the unquestioning consumer. (Author/MW)

The article discusses the concept of change through its definition and looks at different forms of change in counseling, different change tempos, and the value of change for people. (Author)

The need for specifying client expectations and goals in counseling and then determining whether those needs were fulfilled led to the author's developing an approach that measures client perceptions of changes on desired personal characteristics. (Authro)

This paper focuses on the problems of youth at risk of not successfully making the transition to adulthood. It examines the concept of mentoring and discusses several existing and successful mentoring programs. It looks at mentoring as it relates to young people--teenagers, young adults, and also some "pre-teens." Chapter 1 presents an overview of…

The frequent occurrences of athletic scandals in colleges and universities prompted a study whose purpose was to examine faculty opinions about athletes at schools which compete at Division 1-A NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) schools. Specifically, the study sought to: (1) describe the opinions of academic faculty members of…

Depression is defined as a "whole-body" illness, involving the body, mood, and thoughts. Three of the most prevalent types of depressive disorders are described: major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorders (formerly called manic-depressive illness). Eleven symptoms of depression and 10 symptoms of mania are listed. Causes of depression are…

This monograph surveys the literature and provides a broad understanding of the concept of mentoring and of the application of mentoring to teaching. A synthesis is presented of the research on mentoring, including an explication of the origin, value, and essence of the mentoring concept; the rationale for mentoring beginning teachers; and…

This study examined the effect of three aspects of the testing context--physical privacy, anonymity, and offers of help from a tester--on children's expectations. Performance of 96 11-year-old boys and girls on a pictorial recall memory task in a simulated test was evaluated. The subjects were divided into eight different groups varying on the…

As counseling programs are being strained by the ever increasing needs of today's students, other methods of helping the students are being used. The peer helper program is one method that is optimistically being tried. Information is presented here on the background, training procedures, and evaluation methods (both subjective and objective) of…

Although many people fail in their attempts at health change, there is strong evidence that many others can modify negative health practices with or without the aid of therapy or formal intervention programs. Cultural norms, help-seeking and help-giving behaviors, and personal values have all been studied as factors in successful lifestyle…

Many studies have documented the importance of family and friends in providing long-term care to the elderly. A study conducted in 1982 examined a nationally representative probability sample of informal caregivers assisting frail and/or disabled elderly persons in an effort to develop a descriptive profile of the informal caregiver. Data were…