This paper reviews and summarizes the findings of studies that examine the effects of race as a counselor-client variable in the counseling relationship. The first major grouping of the paper deals with studies on the preferences, attitudes, satisfactions, depth of self-exploration, and reporting of behavior and language patterns of the client.…

This article suggests that a major role for the practicing clinician is the teaching of his helping skills to those whom he would serve. Specifically, the paper describes microcounseling, a videobased system of teaching counseling or psychotherapeutic skills to counselors, clinical psychologists, and medical students. In addition, the method has…

This paper is a systematic attempt to apply the principles and techniques of behavior modification to process and outcome in group therapy. The framework is derived from learning theory, and is aimed at providing a conceptual model for the understanding and practice of group therapy in which symptom redress is the primary goal. A number of…

An extension of the service role for college student volunteers in nursing homes is advocacy, representing the interests of those unable to obtain their rights. The article describes various student advocacy programs and suggests resources for action on nursing home complaints. (MF)

The secondary school counselor in a desegregated school is frequently in a position to identify ability in black students and to help them advance academically as well as to guide them in career choices. (JD)

Considers the Nontraditional Learning Program at Moraine Valley Community College which utilizes paraprofessionals in College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Seminars, television and newspaper courses, and independent learning. Points out that despite problems involved with paraprofessional staff, the over-all benefits more than compensate for…

Home economists could and should design and manage services for families who must care for handicapped and elderly members, says a home economist with personal knowledge of the need for caretaker survival support. She discusses some of the problems and mentions several specific areas for development. (MF)

This paper describes particular problems that arise in the treatment of one-parent families. These problems are seen as stemming from the experience of disruption in life of the family and resulting special family structure. Techniques of handling the various resistances and issues that surface are presented and discussed. (Author)

This research showed high assertive and low assertive resident assistants could be differentiated on the basis of their effectiveness as judged by dormitory residents. Results show high assertive assistants are significantly more open and honest, communicate better, handle discipline better, and are generally more effective than their low…

This article describes an operating college advising services model which uses paraprofessionals. The article recounts the ways in which the model has been implemented in one college, describes the model's salient characteristics, indicates that the model is research-based and, most importantly, includes replication guidelines for practitioners in…

A longitudinal study of a class of university undergraduates showed students who had more counseling sessions during their four-university years were indistinguishable on tests given at entrance from those with fewer sessions. However, students with personal problems had more sessions and showed tested differences from students with…

This paper asserts that teacher education is in need of a radical facelifting, not simply tinkering adjustment. Such an objective demands that principles of psychology be systematically connected to classroom practice, creating a bridge between psychology and education. Paper prepared for the Chicago, 1975, Convention of the American Psychological…

This article describes several cautions and recommendations in regard to the use of skill-training programs. Whether the value of skill training is being overestimated is explored through a discussion of the process of skill training, skills vs. self as instrument, and perceptual psychology. (Author)

The reported counseling needs of adult students enrolled in area vocational-technical schools center primarily on academic and vocational concerns. (Author)

This study revealed practitioners place greatest importance on those variables usually associated with a more "active" approach to counseling while the educators identify more closely with those variables associated with a more "passive" approach to counseling. (Author)