Introduces special issue on the topic of mental health and the media. States that there is no single answer about the impact of the media. Suggests that articles attempt to encourage counselors to think critically about the role of the media in influencing individual mental health and in shaping public perceptions of mental health issues.…

States that the media often is inaccurate in its portrayal of mental illness which helps engender negative, incorrect perceptions about counselors and their clients. Reports that ethical codes offer little direction to counselors wishing to confront this problem. Suggests that a change-promoting response demands that counselors move beyond…

Responds to Lionel Nicholas (1993), suggesting that more direct confrontation on the response of counselors to apartheid is needed. Notes the relevance of the debate to counselors outside South Africa, and the need to deconstruct the implicit political agendas. (JPS)

Provides school counselors with a procedure to record data, organize information according to published professional standards, and provide accountability for school counseling. (Contains 19 references.) (GCP)

As many of the physical problems of space travel are solved, scientists are beginning to address the psychological needs of the astronauts. While the last decade has produced technological advances making space travel and work a definite possibility, psychologists and the public are largely unaware of the psychological and socio-psychological…

There seems to be a preoccupation with "the family" today, and a current competition for the role of Family Saviour within the helping professions. Practitioners are much more conscious about protecting their territory from infringement by competitors in the current funding situation of human services. Overlapping professionals doing variations on…

Counseling is one of the processes through which men and women may learn to take increasing responsibility for their self-creation as they apply what they learn in classrooms and elsewhere to their life-planning. Counseling is a learning process. Each person is in the process of creating his or her own life; this process will be enhanced by high…

This paper on staff development proposes one dimension of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM), Stages of Concern, as a diagnostic tool for use by counselors, administrators, staff developers and other change facilitators who are responsible for the timing and delivery of staff development experiences. A rationale for staff development, the…

This paper discusses ethical considerations involved in breach of confidentiality in counseling dangerous clients, i.e., those who have the potential to inflict bodily harm on others. The ethical basis for confidentiality is presented in a model for decision making in ethical dilemmas which encompasses three evaluative levels or tiers: ethical…

This paper discusses N. B. Ralph's (1980) four stages of development for the novice therapist, focusing on the fourth stage (therapists become aware of their own feelings and reactions to the therapeutic process) through the author's experience in therapy. The therapist as client is discussed according to Karen Horney's classification of neurotic…

The author elaborates on five areas college placement officers must concern themselves with. Those areas are: (1) the college environment; (2) the student environment; (3) the employer recruitment environment; (4) the government environment; and (5) the value of the college degree. (Author)

Details the development of item pools, or collections of test exercises, including specifying the domain of content; collecting/writing items; pilot testing; and publishing. Implications of item pools for guidance workers are presented. (BP)

Cites trends in federal and state legislation, documented needs of youth and adults, expressed priorities of counselors, and USOE funding directions to demonstrate the high priority of continuing professional development in career counseling. Describes several major renewal programs now ready for dissemination. (BP)

Presents questions and answers from a written interview with a researcher and practitioner of law relating to children's issues who responded to questions concerning child abuse issues for school counselors. Includes discussions of legal responsibility for reporting suspected abuse, documentation of interventions, privileged communication…

Emphasizes the importance of publishing for counselors. Discusses the generation of specialized college information specific to each high school's students. (KS)