The purpose of this study was to investigate the ways in which the occupational behaviors of Montana secondary school counselors are complementary to, or in conflict with, the expectancies of their various publics. In this study the counselors and their various publics (counselor-educators, school administrators, teachers, students, parents) were…

The book presents information on effective counseling with deaf people by discussing issues that confront counselors and administrators involved in providing counseling services to deaf people. A basic assumption of the book is that deaf people of all ages have been frequently denied counseling services due to communication problems between…

A descriptive model was developed of the dimensions of possible counseling interventions. The three dimensions are the target of intervention, purpose of interventions, and type or method of intervention. The target of the intervention refers to the possibility of interviewing with the individual, his primary or associational groups, or the…

As a characteristic which is most important for counselor effectiveness, the concept of empathy has long held a central position. The author uses this rationale as the main reason for his commentary on the value of empathy in counseling effectiveness. The author suggests that if counselors are convinced of the importance of empathy, 2 types of…

This article presents a case study which illustrates how one counselor used the school, the home, and the referral agency in order to develop a plan of action for helping a student. (Author)

In many university and college counseling centers across the country, split or joint appointments provide a workable solution to the problem of adequate and appropriate staffing. The authors discuss the dilemmas inherent in joint appointments, as reported in a survey of 72 counseling centers. (Author)

The author responds to an article by Dugald Arbuckle by stating that counseling must be only one of the counselor's skills. The counselor must also be teacher, curriculum developer and consultant. A response by Arbuckle to the author's point of view is included. (HMV)

The author provides a model designed to identify the flow of events that occur in sequence and cycles during the life of a counseling group. The purpose of the article is to provide the group leader with a series of intervention techniques designed to facilitate that process. (Author)

The time is ripe for an active, assertive counselor role. Hard questions are being asked about the value of having counselors during this time of tight money. The future of the counseling profession may depend on those who are willing to work now to actively influence how the profession develops. (Author)

This study sought to assess preferences for counseling response styles. Although both clients and nonclients most frequently select adjectives describing "nurturant" counselors, they have no differential preferences for response styles when these are demonstrated in scripted interactions. Neither group preferred empathic responses to other…

Counselors must face the realities of the new consumer movement not as a threat, but as simply another stimulus toward professional accountability. (Author)

Counselor reports of the time and travel allocated to various activities were correlated with caseload statistics representing the rehabilitation outcomes of their clients. Increased effort devoted to placement and job development coincided with a decreased rate of cases closed as not rehabilitated. (Author)

Filters or sources of distortion inherent in the counselor culture can diminish the counselor's ability to understand a person asking for help. A counselor's role, theoretical orientation, work context, and personal experience influence the interaction between counselor and client so that the client may not be the center of the counseling process.…

The author examines the question of professional identity and role for counselors. He examines the viability of utilizing community psychology to provide a framework for unifying the diverse activities of the counseling profession. (Author/EJT)

Investigates the effect of counselor similarity self-disclosures to general client/counselor attraction and relationship. (Author)