Within the context of programmatic research and an empirical systems approach, an interactive computer system was designed for use in counselor education and assessment. This report first describes the identification of several discrete counseling styles and the development of the Counselor Repertoire Developments System (CRD) to analyze the…

This manual implements a method which appears to be more reliable and more efficient than traditional methods for achieving some of the more complex objectives in the education of mental health workers. This study used the method of videotape instructions, demonstrations, and exercises. The general overall purpose was to help the worker become a…

Written with the practitioner in mind, this overview of the theory and practice of Alfred Adler's Individual Psychology explains the dimensions and uses of natural and logical consequences--the twin bases of Adlerian/Individual Psychology. The text takes a practical approach to the topic, and covers a variety of settings (school, home, community,…

Presents special topics on ethical concerns in six articles on various counseling disciplines including ethics in theory and practice, group work, testing, counselor education, children, mental health work, legal issues, and psychotherapy. Suggests professional practitioners consider philosophical issues to enhance moral thinking and behavior.…

Offers an alternative basis for counseling in an educational setting. It is suggested counselors need to help students clarify their problems and consider alternate solutions. Obtaining adequate diagnostic skills is stressed so professionals know when referral sources are needed. (JAC)

Reports that colleges expect a dramatic increase in returning students over the age of 55. Makes recommendations on how the Virginia Community College system can prepare to meet the needs of these older students, many of whom are displaced workers not in a financial position to retire and searching for alternate career paths. (NB)

Reports that St. Francis Central Catholic School (West Virginia) has been building a full-time counseling program for the last eight years. Stresses the importance of academic, developmental, emotional, and moral guidance for all students, noting that success has more to do with emotional well-being than intelligence. (NB)

In order to better prepare rehabilitation counselors to meet the needs of older workers, Kampfe, Wadsworth, Smith, and Harley (2005) suggested that aging issues can be infused into the curriculum of rehabilitation education programs. This article is a follow-up to the earlier publication that called for infusion of aging issues into the…

Achievement of the six National Education Goals will require changes in the present educational system, change in how communities respond to education, and especially change in how education is visualized. An effective guidance program has the capacity to make major contributions to all of the National Education Goals. School administrators,…

The Indiana Department of Education recently convened a task force to identify essential values and to determine how these values can be successfully infused into school curricula. Accordingly, in collaboration with the Indiana School Counselors Association (ISCA), the Department established a working committee to construct a developmentally…

This workbook is intended as a guide to be used at the 1990 Arizona Counselors' Academy to provide Arizona school counselors with the resources and procedures for establishing a Competency-Based Guidance program. It provides instructional materials to assist with the following 12 elements of program development: (1) a mission statement; (2) a…

This program development handbook is part of a statewide effort to develop and implement an Arizona Competency Based Guidance Program model for Arizona school districts. Part 1, the Overview, includes an introduction to competency-based guidance, followed by the mission statement of the Arizona Department of Education regarding guidance and the…

It is an open question to what extent young people in Japan leaving educational institutions at various levels for their first job have the knowledge of the labor market, occupational choices open to them, and their own individual occupational talents. The objective of this paper is to study the structure of the supply of occupational and labor…

A life-phase approach to adult career counseling is described in light of the current uncertain economic environment in which assistance in dealing with career-related issues is often sought through counseling intervention. The purpose of this paper is to state support for recent shifts in the goals and techniques of career counseling with adults…

This paper presents a view of counseling in the year 2000 and lists future trends particular to counseling through a scenario entitled "A Day in the Life of a Counselor," which predicts the impact of computers and technological change. Changes in job skills, work values, and places of employment and the role of the counselor in meeting changing…