This article looks at the current literature's conflicting views of the counselor, both as a person and in his professional function. Areas of confusion regarding the functions of the counselor are related to the teacher-counselor issue, the professional functions of the counselor, and the basic purpose of counseling. (Author)

Suggests that counselors abandon the use of negative interventions and adopt positive attitudes in helping people with their problems. Affirming techniques such as reframing and flowing with a client's energy help counselors use their creative energy in an effective, positive manner. (JAC)

This article describes some of the philosophical and practical problems concerning personal values and professional ethics that counselors encounter in their work, discusses ethical problems in counseling research and practice, and points out some of the differences among various types of deliberate influence and implicit influence. (Author)

The author presents a model of the ideal counselor. (BY)

The author admits that as counselors feel comfortable when their female clients choose to live their lives through others, their own values are reflected. (Author)

The author contends that the counselor should move into the school and the community to teach others the various skills of counseling and interpersonal communication. He believes that conducting systematic training programs in such skills as microcounseling should become an important role for counselors. (Author)

Ethical practice in counseling should mean more than remedying past mistakes. Counselors must give certain philosophical and procedural questions constant attention to check on the validity for the present of long held ideas. In this way emerging issues can be identified before impossible situations are created. (Author)

The author examines questions of accountability for guidance showing samples of program structure and program analysis based on a model. He concludes that the accountability movement can be a positive force if implemented properly. (Author)

Student dissent of the late 1960's was buried by high school faculties and lay populations served by them. In this article the authors look at change and dissent prior to the funeral and suggest that counselors, at least, might do well to consider exhuming the body. (Author)

APGA needs to consider what its appropriate political role will be. In this article the author suggests that APGA adopt the role of declaring its professional position when professional concerns will be influenced by political decisions. (Author)