The author relates the school counselor to Lucy, the ever-ready psychologist of the "Peanuts" comic strip. (HMV)

Surveyed members (n=168) of North Carolina School Counselors' Association to gather information on existing supervision practice for school counselors. Results indicated that existing practices within three categories of supervision (administrative, program, and counseling) were varied and did not always match school counselors' preferences. (NB)

This investigation reveals that the perceptions of the counselor's role by teachers, counselors, counseling students, and teacher education students are quite congruent. The counselor needs to identify areas of disagreement and then to reach some compromise in order to move toward a more acceptable role. (Author)

In study of the induction process for school counselors new to the profession, 40 novice school counselors completed the Conditions for Professional Practice: Counselor's Perceptions questionnaire. Results suggest that primary mode of induction used for counselors in schools could best be described as "sink or swim." Novice counselors…

Describes tactics to improve the effectiveness of referrals to helping services outside the school. Presents guidelines on when, who, and how to refer, and suggests that counselors examine their own attitudes toward referral. (JAC)

This article relates data gathered in a pilot study on the general restructuring of roles for women and the implications of this information for counseling. (JC)

The study reported here concerns the knowledge that students and school counselors have about drugs and the attitudes these groups hold toward drug users. (Authors)

This article describes the dilemma of the itinerant school counselor. School administrators feel a need for the itinerant school counselors and yet refuse to admit that these people need a decent available work space. (JC)

Surveyed 256 secondary school counselors to examine their perceptions, awareness, and use of community linkages for career education. Results indicated that although counselors are more aware of some linkages than others, they see a strong need for such collaboration. Awareness was affected by the school setting, and student characteristics. (JAC)

The purpose of this exposition is to present a point of view regarding the differentiation of the counselor's role from other related helping professions, keeping the major function of counseling central in the argument. (Author/BY)

Surveyed counselors (N=131) and parents (N=819) to compare their perceptions of counselor function and role. Used American School Counselor Association scales and compared counselors and parents to locate subscales common to both. Results showed four common subscales and differences between groups' perceptions of high priority functions for…

The counselor must be aware of the effects of busing as well as the psychosocial milieu of both his school and the diverse communities which feed it, if he intends to address himself to the needs of all of his students. (Author)

Examined research training/experiences of school counselors (n=190). Only 25 percent of respondents reported being required to participate in job-related research. Over 75 percent reported having taken research course during training. Majority indicated that doing research had some value to school counselors, but most indicated lack of interest in…

Compared job satisfaction and functions of 47 school counselors serving multischool units with those of 52 counselors serving single school units. Counselors serving multiple schools reported being busier and spending more time on 15 of 17 guidance activities and being less satisfied on 14 of these activities. (NB)