This paper explores the readiness of student affairs professionals to utilize adult development knowledge in everyday interactions with college students. Four types of knowledge about the adult development process (cognitive-developmental, psychosocial, person-environment interaction, and humanistic-existential) are briefly defined, with…

In order to more fully understand the student services function in the community college, this paper presents a historical overview of the community college movement and the emergence of the student services profession in the United States. A parallel is drawn between the community college mission and the student services profession. The paper…

The counseling referral process of academic advisors, resident assistants, and student personnel workers referring students to the University Counseling Center was assessed. The Referral Process Inventory (RPI) was developed to assess four areas related to the referral process. The results indicate differential knowledge of referral between groups…

Examines the whole range of student personnel and counseling services in one British university with special attention to the residential element. Compares results, particularly attitudes of wardens (residence counselors) toward their role, to those of earlier studies. (JT)

Management processes and problems are examined in a variety of student affairs contexts. This book (1) proposes a theoretical framework for the analysis of management functions in colleges and universities, (2) studies the practice of management in several different student affairs contexts to uncover current practices, issues, problems, and…

The leadership variables of "consideration" and "structure" have been identified as two important factors in previous research. To obtain information on how chief student personnel administrators (CSPA) viewed the supervision of professional subordinates in large, public universities, a nationwide survey was taken during the 1978 school year.…

The roles of counseling and counselors within the educational system have often been poorly defined. To investigate the current and desired role of student services counselors in a postsecondary institution, the perceptions of students, instructors, administrators and counselors were assessed by a questionnaire listing 79 possible counselor…

In winter 1977, a survey was conducted of the counseling services offered by selected community colleges in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Included were one private and 11 public colleges that had been organized for ten years or less and had student populations ranging from 360 to 14,000. White students predominated…

This directory lists 428 professional associations which serve two-year college student development workers. It includes 46 national, 86 regional, and 296 state and substate associations. Most entries contain the organization name, address, phone number, annual fee cost, contact person, purpose, and the persons or areas served. The result of a…

Three major interpersonal dimensions related to client outcome in counseling are discussed in terms of their effectiveness in dormitory counseling. These are: (1) empathy; (2) warmth; and (3) genuineness. All were considered validly measurable. A pilot training project, which focused only on empathy, is described. The results suggest a significant…

Societal reconstruction is necessary for the easing of forces destructive to human development. This is the task which each Student Personnel Worker (SPWer) faces. We must seek to do our part in eliminating these forces and to replace them with constructive ones. SPW was developed to meet this challenge and was innovated as an effort to…

Because student participation in the affairs of higher education has metamorphosed from a discussion level of expression to one of overt activity, the author expresses various ways in which student personnel workers may assist in preparing other segments of the academic community for the new forms of student participation. Current and historical…

This two-part document contains a description of a peer counseling program affiliated with a college counseling center and a brief outline of their peer counselor training procedures. The program was established to meet the counseling needs of students who tend to be alienated from more traditional sources of help. The responsibilities of the peer…

The Rap Room, as described in this report, is a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week, drop-in center for troubled students. Peer rather than professional help is available to students worried about personal, academic or financial problems. Three major intentions are discussed: (1) to give students an alternative to professional counseling; (2) to offer training…

The bulk of this report is devoted to presenting the findings of a study, which was designed to determine student and faculty desires for counselor and counseling center functioning. The results of questionnaires, one developed for students and one for faculty, indicate that the 3 traditional counseling services (personal, vocational and…