The authors examined the career concerns of 152 counselor trainees in 7 master's-level programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Results indicate that counselor trainees expressed considerable professional development, adjustment, and academia concerns while reporting minimal job-search…

Perhaps instead of thinking in terms of either counselors or coordinators, we should think in terms of counselors and coordinators. In differentiating between counselors and coordinators or between two levels of counselors, functions and roles must be considered. Psychological counselors do not necessarily work with all clients, only those needing…

Explores those characteristics of telephone counselor communication most likely to be associated with positive caller outcomes when the caller's problem involved both practical and emotional concerns. Results show that the more helpful counselors were more verbally active, took the initiative to structure the interview, and explored all aspects of…

Discusses time management principles for counseling centers and people-oriented jobs. Notes myths which interfere with counseling effectiveness. Offers guidelines for using time effectively as well as specific planning techniques. Discusses effective office arrangements and effective counselor-secretary relationships. (RC)

In the black college, the white counselor who is aware, who is himself a psychologically healthy person, who is genuine, who has respect for others and is a good therapist, may transcend the barriers and create an atmosphere of growth that would be difficult to work in under different circumstances. (Author)

Reviews literature on major issues pertaining to computer use in counseling and, based on these issues, makes suggestions as to how the computer can be used to strengthen the counseling profession. Ten issues are examined and responses are given which address each issue. (NB)

This article presents a rationale which supports the premise of the active inclusion of counselors in the middle school program if the program is to gain any measure of success in meeting the complete needs of the student. (Author)

Surveys 108 mental health counselors about their experiences and perceptions of the impact of managed care on their work and the effects of managed care on their compliance with professional ethics. The majority reported that managed care has negatively affected their work and that the protection of the confidentiality of client disclosures has…

This study tests the hypothesis that previous ratings of programs in psychology reflect both an experimental psychology and general institutional halo bias. It was found that applied programs in counseling psychology do receive ratings that differ from overall ratings of psychology in general. Programs ranked as strong, good, and adequate are…

Research is needed to determine whether American Indian students really benefit from counseling as perceived by non-Indians, the nature of current methods of formal and informal counseling of Indians, effective forms of counseling for Indians, the relationship between Indians' self-esteem and employment, factors affecting vocational…

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the need for aggressive innovation and to focus upon selected counseling approaches which appear to the author to have merit in meeting clients' needs. The need for different or innovative counseling is evident when one considers such problem areas as low achievement, the dropout rate, and increasing…

Examined responses of psychologists and psychiatrists in medical schools (N=59) to vignettes representing student problems. Results suggested practitioners were generally unwilling to break confidentiality in response to problems involving suicidal tendencies, sexual coercion/seduction, social transgressions, or falsifying data. Only suggestions…

Seven counseling "syndromes," with illustrative vignettes, focus on some of the feelings, thoughts, and consequent verbal and nonverbal behaviors of counselors working with physically disabled clients. Counselors are urged to become aware of feelings and thoughts so that existing beliefs and biases will not interfere with positive client growth.…

Describes an effective secondary school scheduling and counseling system in which students, with parents' help, take responsibility for their academic program. Presents methods to reduce scheduling changes and provide in-service training for teachers to improve ninth-grade parent/teacher conferences for planning students' high school program of…