The paper reviews initiatives the South Carolina Department of Education has undertaken in the area of school psychology, particularly as it pertains to evaluating and placing handicapped children. Two brief introductory sections cover the role, function, and certification of school psychologists and national approaches toward the delineation of…

Parents and school personnel should maintain a reciprocal, supportive relationship featuring exchange of information, resources, parenting methods, and teaching and counseling methods to meet the academic and nonacademic needs of gifted children. (Author/CB)

Reviews investigations attempting to manipulate clients' expectations for counseling or psychotherapy. Describes and evaluates six strategies used in attempting expectancy manipulation, none with significant success. Audiotaped and videotaped interventions proved most effective, verbal interactions ineffective, and printed documents of dubious…

Reviews the research published in Elementary School Guidance and Counseling from 1974 to 1984, exploring research evidence of elementary school counselors' effectiveness in helping children to improve classroom behavior, to explore feelings, to improve socially, and to enhance sensory awareness and mental imagery. (Author/BL)

Reviews the status of school psychology in Australia. Information is presented on the education system, the role of the school psychologist, historical development, special problems, contributions, and future trends in Australian school psychology. (Author)

Charges that the counseling profession has been floundering in a search for purpose and meaning. Analysis of the past and present suggests that work with youth and emerging social issues should be the major focus of the future. (JAC)

The duties of a therapist to a deceased client are not directly dealt with in codes of ethics. The issues came into focus following the publication of a biography of Anne Sexton, as it contained information from more than 80 hours of therapy that Ms. Sexton's psychologist released to the biographer. This paper considers the question of whether the…

This chapter discusses how the future of school counseling is bound to political processes interwoven with the contemporary education reform movement and with the social and economic conditions of the emerging global economy. Specifically, 20 years from now, school counseling and guidance will reflect the dynamics at work within three distinct yet…

The development and refinement of the Preservation, Accommodation, and Repatterning model (PAR) took place over a 10-year period. This paper presents a discussion of the evolution of PAR. The paper describes the observations and the line of empirical research findings that guided conceptualization and evaluation of the model. The model was…

This chapter examines issues related to working with diverse populations with addictions. A brief history of multiculturalism and multicultural counseling is presented. Issues particular to the treatment of people with addictions are examined, as well as prevention and assessment issues. Substance abuse issues among people in the gay male and…

There has been a growing relationship between the profession of counseling and computers over the last four decades. The focus in the 1950s and 1960s was on producing programs that could emulate a human therapist and computer-aided instruction. In the 1970s and 1980s computing technology was utilized primarily for counseling intervention and…

Describes how vocational school psychologists can make significant contributions to various support service programs in business and industry. Special emphasis is placed upon appropriate training programs and the utilization of school psychological skills in industrial settings. (Author/WAS)

Reviews current debate on the philosophy and implementation of change agent functions in mental health. Offers recommendations toward a synthesis of divergent positions and discusses their implementation. Calls for professional representation in national mental health policy making and coursework in social change processes. (JAC)

Suggests that counselors must fight politically and professionally for their continued existence. In view of major social changes they must risk entering new fields, including counseling older adults, families, cultural minorities and employees of businees and industry. Counselors must focus on improving the quality of human relationships. (JAC)

Discusses the changing role of women in society. Describes self-image difficulties experienced by many women as they attempt to deal with multiple roles. Discusses the need for supportive networks and comments on the counselor's role in helping women. (RC)