Investigated the relation of stereotypic role behavior and women's self-esteem in 456 college-educated women. Occupational congruence was found to have a positive relation to self-esteem. Attitudes toward women's roles were associated with amount of labor force attachment and were a factor distinguishing homemakers, job holders, and careerists.…

Surveyed 41 gerontological counseling educators and 253 directors of Area Agencies on Aging to compare their ratings of goals and roles of gerontological counselors. Results showed a wide gap between educators and administrators, but the administrators indicated that counseling can be incorporated into existing aging service networks. (JAC)

Spouses (N=6 couples) participating in an Association of Couples for Marriage Enrichment-type discussion group increased their level of marital adjustment and improved their communication more than spouses (N=10 couples) in an assessment-only control group. Coding of sessions revealed that therapists' statements and participants' responses were…

Describes a project that involved school psychology students in doing applied research. The possible impact of such a plan on creating cooperative research opportunities, on providing training in applied research, and on influencing the school's perception of the school psychologist's role is considered. (Author/JAC)

A national survey of graduating students (n=232) and current practitioners (n=195) was conducted to assess their perceptions about their training for the many roles school psychologists are expected to perform. Both groups perceived the quality of their training highest for traditional, direct service role. (Author/EGS)

The process of career selection should begin with self-knowledge. With this in mind, we have adapted a unique and creative career decision-making approach beginning with self-exploration and ending with the establishment of alternative plans of action. The model is discussed. (Author)

Here are five tough criteria to help you judge your growth toward professionalism in career planning, recruitment, and placement. (Author)

A discussion of two trends in education and their implications for student personnel workers. These forces are first, financial pressures with the closely related concept of accountability and secondly, educational egalitarianism and the belief that through education we can remove social and economic inequalities. Speech presented at the…

Summaries of 12 papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Higher Education at the University of Lancaster, England, September 1972, concerning the student in mass higher education. (PG)

Discusses admission policies regarding Blacks, speaks to need for new approaches to orient them to campus community, describes a structured program approach used at Washington University which individualizes counseling experiences. (CJ)

Because of growing numbers of international students and the values they present to colleges (both in enriching the community and as paying students), small colleges will benefit from employing foreign student advisors to act as orientation leaders, cultural advisors, academic advisors, community liaisons, press agents, club sponsors, and even…

A scenario based on the premise that the role of student affairs within colleges and universities will remain unchanged in the future. If it is not plausible, it is because maintenance of such a role is not possible, given projected changes and current developments in society and higher education. (Author)

Concludes that professional renewal by role swapping for short periods of time gives counselor educators and counseling practitioners personal insight into the ways each spends their time, as well as strengthening ties between them. (Author)

Recent graduates from doctoral programs in clinical psychology rated the adequacy of their training. Respondents were relatively satisfied with their training and were most satisfied with traditional skills in therapy and assessment. Results suggest that satisfaction with training and satisfaction with professional work role are not the same.…

Network analysis may be used to determine client pathways in a mental health delivery system. Discusses how a "path-of-assistance" model may be useful in evaluating university counseling/advising services. Although network analysis looks promising, many questions remain unanswered. (Author)