Each individual experiences an organization differently, and these individual perceptions drive behavior in organizations. Questions the idea that the best modes of working are through psychologically close teams with common perceptions and values. Promotes counseling people individually and then helping them relate collectively at levels that are…

Traces recent concepts of counselor motivations and intentions and proposes a model that locates intentions on a continuum of counselor strategy. A lack of published work on counselor motivation of practical or theoretical significance can be traced to methodological and design problems. Techniques for measuring intentions are discussed, with an…

Theory can be used to define the nature of the relationship between the counselor and the client, to conceptualize the nature of the presenting problem(s), and to define the resulting counseling goals or desired outcomes. From an integrative perspective the choice of therapeutic intervention is made by relating the intervention directly to the…

This short work lists 12 needs and recommendations for the future of school counseling. The list is as follows: (1) Need for a developmental curriculum of counseling; (2) Need for professional development for experienced counselors; (3) Need for counselors to practice effective program development, management, accountability, research, and…

Some of the problems of the college students enrolled in the innovative program at Hunter College, New York City. (Available from EA 506 677) (Author/MLF)

A systems perspective recognizes the necessity of drawing on numerous resources for strengthening the family. The dream interpretation group method, in some ways an elitist approach, focuses on the transitional individual as the nodal point for building family strengths. The individual experiencing changes in identity development is equipped with…

Demonstrating cost effectiveness for vocational rehabilitative counseling is difficult. Monetary benefits can be assigned to some of the benefits of vocational counseling, such as the benefit of getting a person off unemployment, but not to others, such as improved family relations. It is also difficult to define cost effectiveness because there…

In family counseling, the therapist must take into account the developmental level and contextual framework of the family. Within the family, anger can occur over both intrapersonal and interpersonal issues. The therapist must determine the cause for the anger, how it is manifest, and what it represents. Some possible causes for anger within the…

The basis of self-esteem for females appears to be worth (a moral dimension of esteem related to kindness and goodness) because women are socialized to be oriented towards relationships. For males the basis of self-esteem appears to be efficacy, an instrumental dimension of esteem based on self-perceptions of accomplishments. The purpose of this…

Federal support for adult day care centers began in the United States approximately 10 years ago. To examine the counseling practices in the adult day care centers across the country and to explore how the services are affected by the staffing patterns at these centers, 135 centers completed a questionnaire. The questionnaire addressed…

This speech discusses the role of the counselor in assisting the last great minority group - "normal" children. The counselor is viewed as having the ability to speak for and work towards the creation of schools where individual freedom and human dignity replace curriculum as the key component of the educational process. (Author/PC)

Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C., September 4, 1967.

SOME CONSIDERATIONS BASIC TO ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE ARE DISCUSSED. THE PURPOSE OF A PROGRAM OF ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE IS TO PROVIDE BOTH CORE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES WHICH PROMOTE PROPER CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. PRACTICALITY AND ECONOMY SUGGEST THE NECESSITY FOR INCREASED ACTIVITY IN PRIMARY PREVENTION. THE GUIDANCE SPECIALIST MUST WORK DIRECTLY…

THE MAJOR CHANGES IN COUNSELING THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER THE LAST HALF-CENTURY ARE (1) THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAREER CHOICE WITH THE IDEA OF CHANGE IN MIND, (2) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED VALUE HIERARCHY, (3) THE EMPHASIS ON PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, (4) THE CONCEPT OF COUNSELING RELATIONSHIPS AS A NUMBER OF INTERRELATED RELATIONSHIPS,…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS--(1) TO DISCUSS THE RATIONALE, VARIABLES (VARYING ELEMENTS), AND OBJECTIVES OF THE GUIDANCE FUNCTION IN EDUCATION, AND (2) TO FOCUS ON THE COUNSELING PROCESS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS AND CONDITIONS OF GUIDANCE COUNSELING ARE PRESENTED. CONTENT VARIABLES (SUCH AS DATA ABOUT PUPILS AND THE…