Describes a training method which explores the academic advising process, student development, career counseling and university resources. The adviser may serve as an adult role model for many students, increasing the importance of the counselor role. (JAC)

Since women are actively seeking admission to professional schools, a woman's counseling program is seen as imperative. The challenges of being a woman's counselor are discussed. The role of the woman's counselor, "community approach" to counseling, characteristics of the woman's counselor, and the variety of counseling programs are outlined. (MLW)

This article analyzes the elective system and counseling and career planning models in an historical context as related to admissions and job placement. A return to a restricted curriculum employing competency-based instruction as one method of organizing a career counseling model will allow the student to achieve career objectives. (Author)

Explores issues faced by international students in the transition to living and learning in Canada and addresses the counselor's role in supporting these students. Reviews the literature on issues relevant for understanding the experience of international students, and includes suggestions for ways in which counselors can address adjustment…

An experienced former dean of admission turned educational consultant discusses and analyzes the role of the educational consultant in college admission. Concludes that effective college counseling teaches students the skills and curriculum that contribute to thoughtful, appropriate decisions. (TE)

Through surveys, interviews, and videotape presentations, a study has collected college faculty attitudes about academic advising since 1982. Excerpts, presented here, show a perception of the advisor as helper, educator, and mentor, but dissatisfaction with the bureaucracy of advising, need for better advising resources, need for enhanced…

The results of two surveys investigating support for psychologists' roles advocated by the three-dimensional model of multicultural counseling are reported. Vignettes used varied high/low acculturation and internal/external etiology of problem. Psychologists rated roles somewhat differently than Asian- American university students; however,…

This handbook, created for use at Houston Baptist University (Texas), is designed to assist student advisors in order to make the role of an advisor a more meaningful and significant experience. The handbook, is divided into three sections. The first section contains research data concerning academic advising. Included are definitions of advising,…

This paper describes a psychoeducational procedure known as Covenant Contracting, which is used in the training of family psychologists at Georgia State University. The training framework for clinical experience is described, and the philosophical underpinning for this particular clinical sequence is summarized. The rationale for Covenant…

This document provides a discussion of the scrutiny for bias and unfairness that standardized tests have come under by persons involved in the construction, administration, use, and interpretation of test results. After this discussion six simulation exercises are provided. In these exercises a situation is described involving the use of test…

The existence of a formal body of literature is one of the defining characteristics of a profession, and publication of scholarly work in professional journals is an important component of professional identity. An examination of student personnel literature found that the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) ranked first in number of…

This workshop focuses on the utility of decision making counseling: what it is, how it is operationalized into counseling behaviors, and what applications it has to counseling. Four sequential stages are proposed for explaining the use of the technique, including: (1) conceptualization; (2) enlargement of the response repertoire; (3)…

Describes an intern's experience in a diversified field training program for school psychologists and how the role and function of the school psychologist in each setting changes. Discusses benefits of the "extended diversified" model training program as seen by 15 second-year students in such a program. (Author)

A changing society calls for "new" admissions officers with new skills, new preparation, and increased professionalism. Can colleges respond effectively to this challenge? Can admissions officers reach out for the ideal of professionalism during pronounced decline in traditional college-age populations? The authors present ideas for attaining…

A model illustrating the relationship between institutional goals, student goals, and the role of the academic advisor is presented. (Author)