On a problem checklist, subjects of both sexes rated 16 out of 75 problems as typically male, eight of which were vocational-educational problems, while 35 were rated as typically female problems, none being vocational-educational. Of problems presented by actual clients at the university counseling center, three reflect sex differences.…

Applicants for a paraprofessional counselor training program were assigned to one of two training conditions: brief, leaderless reflection training or a simultaneous control experience. Applicants then participated in Goodman's Group Assessment of Interpersonal Traits (GAIT). Reflection-trained applicants used more reflections but fewer questions…

This study assessed the effect of type of counselor training program on 92 counselor students' verbal behavior change. A lecture presentation, lecture and reading, and lecture, reading and modeling programs were compared. Results show that lecture presentation and lecture plus reading produced significant increases of verbal behavior compared to…

Changes in the perceived counseling role of college and university counseling centers were investigated by administering the 66-item Counseling Appropriateness Check List to 97 counselors working at 19 institutions. Results showed significant differences still exist among counseling centers on two of the three factors identified by Warman, College…

Traditionally, the psychometric qualities of instruments used in guidance research are not reported and concerns of validity are passed over lightly. This article examines this problem by delineating instrument development from the identification of content through initial validation processes. Procedures for item selection, item validation, and…

Forty-three regular classroom teachers were provided with four one-hour inservice sessions about learning disabilities. Pre- and post-test administrations of the Learning Disabilities Information Inventory were utilized to measure change resulting from these sessions. Results indicate inservice sessions are a viable means of increasing classroom…

The present study investigated number and nature of school psychological referrals in a black, lower socioeconomic, "inner-city" school system. Unlike earlier investigations, this study demonstrated statistically significant sex and/or developmental differences in stated reason for school psychological referrals. (Author)

To determine the relationships among perceived contingency of teacher administered reinforcements, locus of control, and academic achievement, 49 sixth-grade boys were studied. In general, subjects who perceived their teachers as contingently punitive to boys were internal in locus of control and performed well on measures of academic achievement.…

This article examines the attitudes of college teachers toward adult students. Results show that faculty desire to have older students in the program correlates positively with the number of years that the faculty member has been teaching. (Author/EJT)

The FIRO-B by Schutz and the Personal Orientation Inventory by Shostrum were used to assess personality changes in a verbal and a nonverbal T-group. Personality measures used failed to find significant posttreatment differences between groups. Several significant differences occurred within groups. (Author)

This article reports an empirical investigation of client perceptions and attitudes toward a comprehensive rehabilitation center for the physically and mentally handicapped. Client attitudes toward the staff, the treatment program, and the institution were analyzed in terms of their relationship to individual background characteristics. (Author)

The authors of this report have reanalyzed earlier data to determine whether or not there was a relationship between perceived levels of therapist-offered conditions (e.g., favorableness of patient-therapist relationship) and therapeutic outcome. (Author)

The "hard times" job market now requires a renewed emphasis on improving student services, gathering hard data, and mobilizing the support of the college community. (Author)

This study examines how homosexual men and women deal with interpersonal conflict. Subjects (N=122) were asked to describe a conflict involving homosexuality and to rate the civil liberties and psychological issues involved. Results are discussed in terms of choices of issues for resolving conflict through negotiation. Implications for counseling…

Data suggest that family members, especially mothers, are primary sources of help for elementary school children who want to discuss problems. This is more true with younger children than with older ones. Moreover, children consider warmth, trust and understanding as the main characteristics of helping persons. (Author/SE)