The effect, if any, of Peer Paraprofessional Counseling (PPC) training on the transactive behavior of individuals was examined by studying the PPC program at Marquette University's Counseling Center. Subjects (N=38) were 8 students selected for the PPC program, 8 selected as alternates, 10 who did not pass selection criteria but were trained as a control group, and 12 who were neither selected nor trained as a second control group. Training lasted for five months, and emphasized human relations helping skills and group dynamics. After completion of training, all subjects participated in a study of transactive communication consisting of written tests of formal operational reasoning and within-group moral dialogue. Trained students were less likely to use operational transacts than non-trained students, indicating the PPC training procedures need to be supplemented with operational transactive communication skills. (NRB)