Statistics show that two thirds of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIs/ANs) live outside of tribal areas, and 50% of those individuals who seek counseling services will not use tribal resources. There is a strong likelihood that counselors will have the opportunity to provide services to AI/AN clients. The review of the academic literature…

Based on the core conditions of client-centered counseling and supported by aspects of psychodynamic, cognitive developmental, and behavioral theories, a perspective is introduced that provides a resolution to the dilemma experienced by counselors and counseling students whose personal values and beliefs conflict with the ethical guidelines of the…

Prepared by a group of counselors in New York, this position paper states the duties and responsibilities of school counselors taking an activist role. (BY)

This article discusses transpersonal approaches to counseling with emphasis on the possibilities of using suggestion, relaxation, hypnosis, imagery, and dreams. (Author)

Claims the enthusiasm for the social influence model may be due to its counselor-as-expert factor. A response by Harmon suggests that these claims are not substantiated and argues that the most interesting questions regarding the relationship between professional identity and the social influence model were not raised. (JAC)

In this article, the author describes the major problems facing our society and sets the stage for the alternative styles of counseling by presenting them in this issue. Atkin asks us to rethink the entire counseling profession and to reexamine the relationship between counselor and client. (Author)

Analyzes the behavioral changes of trainee counselors and presents a five stage study of the similarities and differences of counselor development on both sides of the Atlantic. (RK)

There are counselors who oppose the concept of differential staffing, or the use of aides in counseling offices. In this article the author reviews some of the stated objections, provides rebuttal, and gives some of the unstated reasons for the concept's lack of acceptance among practicing secondary school counselors. (Author)

The author suggests that a counselor's emphasis should be on flexibility of approach. A counseling system should include physical as well as verbal and artistic means of communication. The educational system should be as concerned with psychomotor aspects of learning as with affective and cognitive aspects. (Author)

All professional persons engage in a number of activities, but they perform one major function, and their profession is designated by a word which indicates this major function. Counselors are usually called guidance counselors, partly because of their many other activities besides counseling, and partly because many counselors do little or no…

Deals with the relationship between philosophy and counseling theory as outlined in a metatheoretical model. The model's implications for comparing theories and value orientations are also reviewed. This dialog serves an educational purpose and ensures an arena where counselors continually evaluate the status quo in a cultural context. (JAC)

Interviewed C. H. Patterson, spokesperson for client-centered therapy and for counseling itself. Discusses some of the books and articles he has written and their impact on the profession. The interview reviews Patterson's career and focuses on him as a person and as a professional. (JAC)

Considers criticisms made in the previous article including the failure to define "applied science," inaccuracy in reporting study results, incorrect use of terminology, and ignoring certain relevant areas of literature. Explores possible motivations for the attacks. (RB)

A crucial part of a program for the development of an existential counselor would, the author believes, be the provision of a series of experiences in which the sensitivities of the student would become more intimately felt and realized. (Author)

Activist guidance stresses environmental manipulation and counselor-client participation in the process. This article postulates that social science, not psychology, is the theoretical basis for the activist counselor. (Author)