Too often when the counselor takes a job in a school, he is unable to establish and maintain his helping position. Some possible reasons for this condition include: (a) lack of a systematic approach, (b) regression to attitudes and concerns held prior to entering the profession, (c) conflict between needs of students and institutional demans, and…

The data gathered indicate that most of the parents questioned as to their perception of a counselor's role agree with what the counselors themselves feel they should be doing, in accordance with standards set up for school counselors. (Author)

To be maximally effective in preparing counseling psychologists to work with black people, training programs must focus on the growth potential of the counselor as a person. It is desirable to provide special experiences which can assist students in coming to grips with their own feelings about race. (Author)

The author contends that to be human is to have deep needs for contact, to become aware of these needs and to seek to have them satisfied in self and in others in appropriate ways. Counseling is a process in which contact can be established and these needs satisfied. (Author/CG)

To many students who are in the process of withdrawing, the exit interview is an important and helpful service. It may be the last chance to help or assist the student, and to help him perceive the university as being concerned about him as an individual. Most importantly, the exit interview opens the door for the student to return to college…

Presented at the meeting of the National Council of Family Relations, Milwaukee, 1981. Traced the development of organizational purposes of the National Council on Family Relations and reported results of a survey of past presidents regarding achievement of these purposes. Achievements included establishing professional standards and promoting…

Determined effects of client sex and counselor sex and sex role on the counseling relationship. Results indicate males were more satisfied with the counseling process than females. Males indicated greater satisfaction and a higher level of counselor regard with feminine counselors. Females indicated greater satisfaction with masculine counselors.…

Subjects were assigned as counselors for counseling interviews. Counselor effectiveness and facilitative responding were subjected to analyses of variance. The study indicated that inexperienced counseling students can be taught specific basic counseling skills in a brief supervisory encounter of a didactic or combined didactic-experiential nature…

Results indicated that the support program was effective in reducing nursing stress and increasing job satisfaction at the .05 level. In addition, preliminary evidence indicated that the program may have resulted in a decrease in staff turnover. (Author)

Summarizes research in the area of evaluation of counselor effectiveness. Evaluation of the counseling process continues to focus on the presence of absence of the core facilitative conditions. Counselor educators have focused on means of presenting counseling experiences and of providing feedback regarding trainee performance. (Author)

Examines the interactive role of therapist-rated transference and insight in predicting both the outcome of time-limited therapy and the course of therapist-rated transference and insight. Results indicate that neither transference nor insight alone predicted outcome; the interaction of transference and emotional insight influenced client- and…

Describes characteristics shared by effective school administrators and counselors. Surveys general perceptions of South Dakota educators filling both roles. Subjects asked about role conflicts, effectiveness, and success of combining jobs. Concludes counselor-administrator role conflicts can be addressed and small schools will continue to combine…

Female students (28 black, 28 white) viewed videotape of a counseling session in one of four conditions: (a) two female counselors (one black, one white), and (b) two counselor roles (active, passive). Analysis of students' ratings revealed (a) no differences among conditions in perceived attentiveness or friendliness, (b) significant differences…