Examined Haley's contention that successful counseling is characterized by counselor dominance or control. Interaction was rated for topic-initiating or topic-following responses in six counseling dyads. Results demonstrated that counselors were dominant in the successful dyads, whereas dependency was equal in the unsuccessful dyads. (BH)

An effective counselor is described as one who has and uses his ability to help others. Techniques and trappings are secondary and may vary greatly from one effective counselor to the other. (Author)

Using the International School Psychology Survey (ISPS) this study aims to advance our knowledge of the characteristics, training, roles and responsibilities, challenges and research interests of school psychologists around the world. Data are presented from five countries; Australia, China (Hong Kong), Germany, Italy and Russia. The ISPS…

This study is an attempt to determine the changes in counselor information dissemination practices from 1962 to 1970. The results indicate that in 1970 counselors are tending to withhold more information from nonstudent requesting sources, particularly when those sources are outside the school. (Author)

The authors are concerned with having the counselor as an integral part of the educational team, to have knowledge of children and an ability to work sensitively with them. The good counselor must also know the community and its resources. These characteristics lead to a greater credibility with parents and taxpayers. (Author/BY)

With the current reformation of school counseling and the increasing expectations of school counselors, all counselors' work activities include some Comprehensive School Counseling Program (CSCP) activities. This exploratory study focused on differential patterns among elementary, middle, and high school counselors' daily work activities and on…

Conclusions indicated that counselors should develop a greater awareness of the influence of their perceptions on counselor-client interactions, vocational planning, and the delivery of service. (Author/EK)

Determines that counselors who did not relate self-awareness to counseling received higher client ratings of effectiveness than did counselors who related self-awareness. (Author)

Female snake-phobic subjects were assigned to one of three treatments: warm automated therapist procedure, cold automated therapist procedure, or control. Results showed significantly more improvement among subjects in the first group. (Author)

The librarian-counselor is not proposed as an ideal substitute for a full-time counselor. However, in a small, financially pressed school with no counselor, the librarian may well be the best candidate for a part-time counselor position. (Author)

It is argued that discrimination against working women does not stop short of the counseling profession. In counseling, women are the workhorses, confined to high strain, low prestige jobs. (Author)

The article views the adult school administrator as counselor in terms of role, preparation and procedures, and characteristics. (BY)

Implications appear to be that greatest changes in briefest time can be effected by focusing on training in counselor responsiveness prior to counselor initiation. (Author)

A discussion of the approaches the professionals use in helping drug abusers. (EK)