This article details the current knowledge regarding the provision of culturally appropriate career services to gay and lesbian clients. It is divided into 5 parts: (1) history and context for the delivery of career counseling services to gay and lesbian clients; (2) counselor self-preparation for working with gay and lesbian clients; (3)…

In order to measure the effectiveness of an urban community college counseling service, a questionnaire was developed and administered to a random sample of students, faculty, administrators, and the professional staff of counselors from the three campuses of Florida Junior College at Jacksonville. Of 321 subjects, 219 responded (68 percent).…

"National militarism" is fearfully costly, terribly wasteful and horribly dangerous. The revolt of youth is a major concern of adults today. Yet guidance people as well as other adult leaders seem to be largely unaware of the difficult position in which we have placed our youth. Institutions extoll the value of freedom and concern for people and…

Questionnaires, administered to counselors, students, and faculty in Connecticut's community colleges to determine the extent to which various functions of the counseling program were being satisfactorily achieved, revealed that faculty were generally supportive of the services, while students and counselors were more generally critical. (MB)

Examined the impact of employment counseling within the U.S. Employment Service in the mid 1970s. Collected data from office managers, counseling supervisors, and placement interviewers in 700 local employment offices. Discusses criteria for counselor evaluation, support for counseling, client characteristics, and services provided by counselors.…

A teacher, strongly individualistic and who handles her class in her own way, meets with parent and teacher disapproval. Her principal and students respect her. Proper counseling helps her to restore her balance with the community and her fellow-teachers. (RK)

Surveyed counseling psychologists on their involvement in sport psychology research, training, and practice; their affiliation with sport psychology professional organizations; and their attitudes toward current professional sport psychology issues. Found that counseling psychologists were minimally involved, and had received little formal…

This article investigated the effect of the variation in individual worker definition of "former client" in relationship to workers' perceptions of appropriate professional behaviors during provision of social work services. Findings suggest there is a lack of consensus regarding the definition of a former client, and that this may affect practice…

Research training of counsellors and counsellor educators has been widely debated. In this study, the authors explore the perceptions of 106 counsellor educators regarding their doctoral research coursework. They also examine the relationship between participants' semester hours in research methods and later research publications. Participants…

There is a general consensus that school counseling is a profession in trouble. Most of the education reform movements underway in various states barely mention, if at all, the importance of school counseling, and counseling positions are in constant danger of being eliminated by school boards faced with budget restraints. Several factors…

Examines counselor compliance with Title IX guidelines. Surveyed secondary school counselors and found most were performing sex-affirmative counseling procedures with female students, and were attempting to incorporate the guidelines in their interactions with students. Male and female counselors indicated positive attitudes toward social,…

The majority of counselors in this study identified individual and small group counseling as the activity that absorbs most of their time, followed by consulting and parent help. The counselors' perceptions of their actual and ideal roles show convergence in actual and ideal roles regarding counseling, consulting, and parent help. (Author)

Since the late 1980s, college counselors have reported seeing increasing numbers of students who present with severe forms of emotional and psychological disturbance. However, little direct evidence has yet to demonstrate any trend in the level of severity of presenting problems. In this article, the authors explore methodological challenges for…

Compared counselor intake judgment about White and Black clients at a university counseling center. Counselors reported significantly higher ratings on judged potential for change in Black as compared to White clients. Type and severity of presenting problem, client anxiety level, ease of expression, motivation, realism of goals, and physical…

Although mental health services have been somewhat slow to embrace new technologies, recent advances necessitate a reassessment in the role of technology in counseling. Ways in which technology can be utilized in counseling services are covered in this paper. Previously, most mental health offices relied on computers for some particular aspect of…