This study examined the perception of skill level among new professionals, mid-managers and senior student affairs officers in NASPA Region III. The instrument contained 72 skill statements in 10 categories. Findings indicate there are differences between the groups for all categories except for technology. (Contains 1 table.)

Drug treatment is one of the critical components of drug court programming, yet it has not been thoroughly studied in the drug court literature. Very little is understood about the nature of drug treatment services provided in the drug court setting. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of selected treatment variables on drug court…

Child welfare personnel repeatedly move a lesbian youth from one inappropriate placement to another, subjecting her to constant rejection and discrimination and depriving her of a permanent home or family; Detention facility staff place a gay youth in isolation "for his own protection," depriving him of education, recreation, companionship, or…

The Appalachian Access and Success project aims to examine the factors that underlie the low level of participation in higher education in the Ohio Appalachia region. Surveys were conducted with the 1992 high school seniors, their parents, their school staff, and a group of nontraditional students who entered college after the age of 25. Section I…

Some blatant forms of sex discrimination in education have been recognized and addressed in the last decade or so. However, judging both by graduate level counseling textbooks commonly in use and by counselor-educator and counselor-trainee behaviors commonly in practice, enlightenment about the potentially debilitating effects of language is still…

Academic and social performance of 204 high school students who had attended one-teacher rural elementary schools in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Montana was investigated to determine if small school students were disadvantaged in a larger high school setting. Data gathered by questionnaires from students, school administrators, and counselors…

Clients seeking psychological counseling, who initiate service of their own volition, do so to obtain help with a problem that they feel afflicts them. Counselors' perceptions of clients' presenting problems assist counselors in making predictions about behavior from which they construct treatment plans. Research has demonstrated that incongruity…

The role of the school counselor as defined by counselors and counselor educators is not always consistent with the role expectations held by students, parents, and administrators. Two research studies were conducted to develop a model curriculum for the preparation of secondary school counselors. The first was a national survey of school…

Previous research has emphasized the significant negative correlation between counselor effectiveness and dogmatism, or closemindedness. To reduce levels of dogmatism in counselor trainees, a program was developed and tested at Southwest Texas State University. The new course, "Guidance to Meet the Needs of Multicultural Students," gave counseling…

To determine the effectiveness of counseling activities in working with high school students, the Phoenix Union High School District conducted a five-step evaluation of their Guidance and Counseling Program Description Booklet. A report about the evaluation was prepared to compare student and counselor responses and to identify areas of particular…

A study examined current student recruitment and selection processes in area vocational-technical schools (AVTSs) throughout Pennsylvania and also compared the attitudes of vocational directors and counselors regarding these processes. Of the 170 questionnaires mailed to AVTS directors and counselors, 151 usable responses were returned. Data from…

The women's movement has made counselors aware of ways that socialization, stereotyping and sexism negatively affect the female client. The effects of socialization and stereotyping are now being questioned for male clients. Counselors of men must understand their own gender-related attitudes and their potentially negative effects on male clients…

The purposes of this research activity included: (1) evaluation of the model for testing a public information program designed to increase awareness of high school students for career planning; and (2) assessment of the effectiveness of the St. Louis Regional Industrial Development Corporation's public information campaign. The campaign consisted…

As part of a schoolwide effort to increase accountability, the counseling staff at Rio Hondo College, with the aid of a consultant, established an evaluation system for the counseling program. The first step in the process was the ranking of job responsibilities by the counselors according to importance and need. After a number of meetings where…

The Indiana State Advisory Council on Career Education was appointed to aid in identifying the present status and needs of career education and to interpret and disseminate such data to the general public. The needs of students were assessed through the use of six survey instruments which were administered to superintendents, principals, teachers,…