The seven studies reported in this paper represent successive attempts to explain the inability of observers to differentiate "good" counseling from "bad" counseling. Essentially, the researchers found that subjects, both undergraduate education majors and graduate counseling students, did not rate a videotaped counselor's performance as more…

Discusses a student help program with a developmental preventive emphasis which employs teachers as the primary helping agents. The organization and operation of this Student Help Center is reviewed, and the three-phase training sequence for the teacher-helper is outlined. (PC)

Discusses new functions of counselors in preparing women for the realities of the new labor market. Relates eight characteristics of the new labor market of the 1970's and suggests ways counselors can keep abreast of new developments. (Author/PC)

New Futures School is designed for any girl who is 13-19 years old; has a doctor's certificate of pregnancy; and has not yet graduated from high school. In the education area, traditional scheduling is used to minimize the effects of absenteeism. A special Infant Observation Center, a major program component serves as a babysitting facility, a…

This paper discusses the role of the on-site consultant in a teacher-initiated change program in Cleveland's elementary schools. A local university offered 15 hours of on-site course work at each school, and the counselor was to serve as a non-directive resource person who would facilitate the process of translating course content into classroom…

The author seeks to broaden the definition of "work" and applies that definition to career education. Suggestions are made about ways career education can be applied in schools and how those applications should change the role of the counselor. Presented at All Ohio School Counselors Association, Columbus, September 1974. (EJT)

This article is a revised version of an address presented at the Third Annual Research in Guidance Institute, University of Wisconsin, June, 1968.

The major objective of this study was to determine the needs and problems experienced by re-entered college students (those 25 years and older). Although limited to one institution, the sample was substantial in size. A questionnaire survey, mailed to all 2,958 re-entered students, was designed to determine whether or not any patterns existed in…

This handbook serves as a guide to counselors in helping them reinforce and/or change the image of the school counselor. It suggests the necessity for the counselor's becoming an active member in the negotiating unit of his school district's Teacher's Association, and lists many activities which will make the school and community aware of the…

This booklet discusses the need for a developmental approach to the prevention of juvenile deliquency and crime in general. It presents an overview of the crime problem, mentions some common viewpoints concerning causal factors, and makes a case for the relationship between early life experiences and incidence of adult criminal behavior. The…

Prevalent among "third force" and other humanistic psychologists is the assertion that "becoming a person" or "self-actualizing" are desirable goals for individuals and for the human race. Major writers such as Rogers and Maslow and their followers have described the high-level humanizing process and have developed techniques for facilitating…

Four investigations of the rehabilitation counselor were presented to and discussed by representatives of universities, professional associations, and public and private rehabilitation agencies. Four major aspects of the counselor's professional development and practice were covered in these studies: (1) his perceived role and function within…