THE FIVE PAPERS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT WERE PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, JANUARY 25-27, 1961. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS TO EXAMINE THE STATUS OF RESEARCH IN COUNSELING AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH. RESEARCH ON COUNSELOR TRAINING PROGRAMS IS LIMITED BY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SIMILARITY OF PROGRAMS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT REGIONAL CENTERS MIGHT BE SET UP COMBINING TRAINING AND RESEARCH WHERE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR TRYOUT. (LP)