This study was conducted to determine school counselors' perceptions of their roles and identity and to assess how the guidelines of the American School Counseling Association National Model and the Alabama PEPE are being implemented. The results indicated significant differences on three dimensions of the School Counselor Activity Rating Scale.…

Ratings on a statement-of-functions (adapted from Brown and Pruett, 1967) by three groups of college students indicate some disagreement on which personnel within a school should perform 20 out of 70 functions. Data table included. (CJ)

Study findings suggest that, while practicing counselors have high regard for their professors, they do not rate their training as well. Implications are for improved program development. (CJ)

The study sought to identify competencies required for effective functioning of various guidance personnel and to validate those identified competencies. A pilot study led to the development of the final survey instrument which listed 318 guidance-related competencies. The following respondents rated each competency in terms of its importance to…