Notes that counselors got blamed in 1950s for not steering enough students into science and mathematics careers. Asserts that there is new shortage of personnel for science and engineering roles and that counselor bashing has resurfaced, only this time in more covert form. Considers appropriate role for counselors in addressing issues related to…

Conflict resolution theory suggests that the constructive, prosocial, integrative style is best for resolving interpersonal conflict, because it not only solves the problem but also enriches the interpersonal relationship. Effective interpersonal communication is the critical element of this integrative process. Counselors could prepare people to…

States that counselors need to become more involved in program evaluation. Presents rationale for including training in program evaluation in counselor education programs. Contends that only by conducting program evaluations will counselor educators and supervisors become major players in public policy, planning, and social reform. (Author/NB)

Addresses major challenges facing mental health counselors in decade ahead and twenty-first century, including effects of advanced technology on occupational structure, changing family structures, cultural diversity and pluralism, and enlarging populations at risk. Advocates challenges be considered within profession's planning of macrostrategies,…

Claims there is a need for mental health counselors to see the big picture and deal with the system surrounding the individual. Notes psychoeducation can have a positive effect on the therapeutic process. Sets forth a theory and presents programs that can expand the role of mental health counselors. (Author)

Comments on Weinrach's (1990) article "A Psychosocial Look at the Jewish Dilemma" and offers an alternative view of how a Jewish counselor educator responds to tension created by membership in multiple communities with multiple and often competing ritual systems. Concludes challenge of being Jewish is to willingly engage in dialogue. (Author/ABL)

Suggests that counselors might profitably investigate new graphic approaches to showing clients what their multivariate profiles mean. Gives illustration in terms of Holland's RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) model of vocational interests. Notes that same issues and principles of graphic display would…

Provides suggestions for changes in role of school counselors needed to meet the demands of the future. Describes role and function of the counselor as it seems to be now (primary provider of direct services) and as it may be in the future (conduit between needs and resources). Considers attitude with which school counselor can move into the…

Discusses three examples of social activism by school social workers as examples of the roles school social workers play along with therapist, consultant, advocate, school-community liaison, and mediator. Proposes that being social activists allows school social workers to move from helping the individual change to changing the system itself. (GCP)

School Counselors' roles have changed with the challenges of today's population. School counselors are support staff with high student-to-counselor ratios. Counselors are not only present in junior high and middle schools; they now service elementary schools. School counselors need to be aware of the demographics of the changing student…

School adjustment and achievement are at the heart of a child's development. Both are influenced by a myriad of factors that are complex and interconnected. For children with difficulties, school psychologists are integral to the assessment of those diverse factors and to the implementation of intervention strategies that help those children…

The goal of the model presented here is to help Latino students develop the ability to function bicognitively, biaffectively, biculturally, and assertively. If these methods are used by counselors, students will have a better opportunity to achieve these goals. (Author)

Suggests a program involving group counseling, parent and community involvement, altered testing procedures, and concrete help to permit Spanish-speaking students to function comfortably in the American culture while retaining their own indigenous cultural elements. (Author)

Author presents her thoughts on the counseling profession's need to connect pocketbook issues and government policies, on the one hand, with quality of life and the human psyche on the other. Charts assumptions, facts and alternatives on a variety of political issues related to counseling. (BP)

Discusses the process of hospitalizing clients both voluntarily and involuntarily. Examines legal, ethical, and procedural aspects of the commitment process and highlights the counselor's role in this process. (Author)