As the profession of school counseling has developed during the recent years, it has become widely accepted that a primary function of the school counselor is the facilitation and enrichment of the personal development of the students with whom he works. Facilitative conditions are discussed relative to the research in this area. Models of…

The intent of the study was to explore and categorize counselor responses. Three separate filmed presentations were shown. Participating with the same client were Albert Ellis, Frederick Perls, and Carl Rogers. At the beginning of each counselor statement, a number was inserted in sequence and remained on the videotape until completion of that…

The purpose of this article is to support aspects of family counseling as an appropriate dimension of school counseling, and to introduce the school counselor to one of the many theoretical orientations available to those who work with families. (Author)

Contends that recording has become an administrative rather than a clinical activity, retroactive rather than proactive, bringing its usefulness to clinical practice in question. Presents suggestions for improving the clinical record and for returning it to its proper place as a vital component of clinical practice. (LLL)

Examines the role of certified rehabilitation counselors in a variety of work settings based on a survey of 1,135 practitioners. The three articles in this monograph also discuss the changing function of the rehabilitation counselor and assess the use of the Abbreviated Task Inventory for future role research. (JAC)

The authors deplore current lack of counselor interaction with learning handicapped children. Counselors should receive university training in special education, they maintain, and thus be prepared to contribute educational alternatives for learning handicapped children. Objectives for the counselor in working with parents of children with…

Describes an approach to counselor training that attempts to prepare counselors to be more versatile and be able to perform services that go beyond the traditional one-to-one relationship with students. (Author)

Counselors are being challenged to prove their value. Counselors together with their supportive agencies (professional associations, state departments of education, and counselor training institutions) must align themselves to selected role identities and training experiences for survival. (Author)

This article concerns three broad areas where change is needed and where the counselor can be active in bringing about this change. The areas discussed are counselor education and training; involvement of professionals in their profession and research. (JC)

The author of this article feels that there is a great need for more directors who are oriented toward counselor education, and he focuses on three areas in which this type of director can have a great impact on school counseling. (Author)

The program described in this article was an attempt at utilizing high school students in a lay counseling role through a student-to-student service organization. (JC)

Briefly stresses need for a set of beliefs and attitudes as guidelines within which counselor can function. Lists suggested beliefs, to be altered as necessary by individuals. (CJ)

The article concludes that the circumstances under which the family counselor finds himself functioning are such that he must be free to move about the district and community unencumbered by the traditional forms of administrative pressures and red tape. (Author)