Highlights several presentations and speeches from the National Association of College Admissions Counselors Conference, Philadelphia, October, 1981. In six articles deals with women in management, career decisions, national admissions standards, the admissions counselors' future role in the educational process, and student aid programs. (JAC)

A two-year research project funded by the British Library with the objectives of analyzing and assigning the role of the public library services in the development of educational advisory facilities for adults is discussed. The project has produced a new directory of services in operation. (MLW)

Reviews four training strategies for applying socioidentity analysis to multicultural counseling; the Clarification Group (C Group); the Personal Dimensions of Difference Self-Inventory (PDD); the Multifactor Needs Assessment; and the Cultural Grid. Each highlights a slightly different aspect of the complex matrix of relationships that define the…

In a case-managed university support system for students who are deaf or hearing impaired, a rehabilitation counselor with interpreting skills helps individual faculty, students, and staff manage the system of 10 integrated support services. The counselors' primary functions are assessment, planning, linking, monitoring, and advocacy. (MSE)

Surveys completed by beginning elementary teachers revealed that one of their greatest concerns was perceived inability to deal with parents. Attempted to apply to real world of parent-teacher conferencing that which is learned by beginning teachers in role-play situation. Suggests counselors use such inservice education with new teachers. (NB)

Drawing on fieldwork, interviews, and literature reviews, trends in college admissions are examined, including increased competition, higher admissions standards, and growth in admissions management services. Focus is then placed on the role of private admissions counselors in providing knowledge, attention, management of college choice, and…

Reflects on roles that admission professionals hold within the academic community. Explains that admission professionals are educators and business managers; bring in revenue; and serve as advisors to the president, as spokespeople to alumni/ae, and if fortunate, as counselors to students. Suggests that counselors focus on students because they…

Homosexuality was removed from the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental disorders in 1973. Though awareness has increased, and attitudes have changed over time, negative incidents continue to occur in therapy involving lesbian or gay clients. This study examined the differences in counseling psychology graduate students' perceived…

Examining the role of the forensics coach as counselor, this paper attempts to define the role more clearly and offers guidelines and suggestions concerning where to draw the line between coaching and counseling "forensicators." The paper advances the premise that coaches have many responsibilities which include significant dimensions of…

Problems caused by a teacher's inherent authority during writing conferences can be surmounted by bringing a counselor's approaches to structuring and conducting an interview with a client. First, the creation of an atmosphere of acceptance and trust is more important to the writing conference than specific teaching techniques. Second,…

Changes in college students' career aspirations and attitudes were examined to ascertain student ideas for new directions in career counseling services. Subjects were 130 female and 66 male first-year students who completed a Role Modeling in College Survey during Fall 1979. The women were found to be as career-committed as the men, while…

At the Open University of Great Britain, certain problems are created by the school's heavy reliance on radio and television broadcasts as a mode of instruction. Students have difficulty: 1) integrating the broadcast with the rest of the course; 2) recognizing the purpose of the broadcast; 3) knowing what to do with the results of the broadcast;…

University students (N=169) rated their preferences for counselor gender for nine client concerns and completed a sex role inventory and a demographic questionnaire. Most who expressed a preference for counselor gender preferred male counselors for concerns other than sexual issues, particularly for vocational/academic and social/interpersonal…

To help with problems of credit evaluation, articulation, course placement, evaluation of work experience, and academic advising for community college transfer students, Saint Louis University has established a program coordinated with the local colleges. College fairs, campus visits, and publication of a transfer guide series are part of the…

Surveyed college counseling service administrators and found that budget cuts have created innovative staffing, progressive changes in focus, and a wider range of counseling activities. Suggests college counselors balance leadership with survival and be willing to make changes consistent with shifting priorities. (JAC)