This comment on the Hackney article (The School Counselor, January, 1973) presents a criticism of premature goal-setting in the counseling process. The author offers an alternative viewpoint of the goal-oriented approach to counseling. (JC)

This article discusses the large number of reluctant clients encountered by counselors, the forms the reluctance assumes and reasons for the reluctance. Some strategies for counseling reluctant clients are outlined. (Author/HMV)

The results indicate that reinforcement can be effective in increasing the number of questions superior students ask during information seeking interviews. Thus, the use of verbal reinforcement by counselors is an effective means of encouraging high achieving students to seek information relevant to their educational and vocational planning.…