This pilot study explored the experiences and understanding of clinical psychology practices and services of children and adolescents attending clinical psychology outpatient appointments. Fifteen young participants took part in the study. A content analysis indicated that young children and adolescents have an appropriate understanding of the…

The current exploratory-descriptive study used a survey design method to examine guidance counsellors' and educational psychologists' perceptions of their preparation, motivation, and effectiveness in preventing, assessing, and intervening into student high-risk behaviour. The study also explored training associated with addressing high-risk…

Brief arguments for and against immunity from disclosure of privileged communications by counselors, social workers, and psychiatrists are made. (HMD)

This article concerns a revised counselor intake system at California State College. Students previously routed by a receptionist to a counselor are now being diagnosed immediately. Problems are delt with on the spot or referred to another counselor. This eliminates unnecessary delay, no show" problems, wasted time, and long waiting lists. Both…

This is a discussion of the emerging role of the counselor as a consultant in organization development. In this role the counselor can better help schools to develop more emotionally supportive climates for working and learning. (JC)

It was found that the question of part-time or full-time counseling is inseparable from the matters of role, preparation, selection, status, and accountability of counselors. Support was given to the proposition that only the full-time counselor can satisfactorily carry out the selected role. (Author)

Three dilemmas are analyzed: (1) can counselor enter the value world of his younger client to deal with questions like respect for authority and learning from the past without compromising his own values? (2) can he care" for the client and still show concern about what the client does? (3) can the counselor grow as a person andstill achieve…

This special issue of P & G provides an overview of the psychological education movement and its implications for the practicing counselor. Psychological education is a relatively new discipline, but it is already providing important levers to help counselors refocus their efforts and increase their effectiveness. (Author)

The involuntary client is a frequently encountered problem in employment counseling and other social agency counseling. Possible reasons for his recalcitrance are examined and their implications for the counseling relationship are discussed. (Author)

The results indicate that under special conditions providing prior information to the client concerning the directive nondirective character of interviewer behavior during the initial diagnostic interview influences client satisfaction, leads to client mediated changes in interviewer behavior, and increases the probability that the client will at…

A major emphasis of counseling psychology programs should be on training counselors to bring about changes in the system since most of the problems brought to counselors are ones that the ill-fated system has perpetuated. The article calls for young counselors to become innovators, not protectors of the system. (Author)

The author discusses goals of today's feminist movement. She concludes that to be truly helping persons for today's females, counselors must take courses in consciousness raising groups, and pursue internships supervised by feminists. (Author/BY)

Concepts in counseling and guidance taken for granted may be highly debatable rather than acceptable. This article discusses objectively, confidentially, nonjudgmentalness, nonmanipulativeness, and computerization and suggests that some reflection is in order. (Author)

This research investigated the effects of sex and status of models on the acquisition of counseling behaviors by beginning students in counseling. Video tape was employed in both the presentation of models to the subjects, and in obtaining the criterion measure. The specific counseling behaviors (modeling tape) were developed during the course of…