This report deals with the continuing education of rehabilitation counselors both during and through employment. This type of a program requires information on how: (1) the structure and patterning of tasks in the work milieu, (2) administrative practices and attitudes, and (3) counselor characteristics can specifically influence what effect…

To determine the degree of school counselors' favorableness toward postsecondary vocational-technical education and to identify factors from counselors' backgrounds that are related to their perceptions of vocational-technical education, questionnaires were mailed to all Colorado secondary school counselors who devoted at least half their time to…

In order to provide counseling services to ethnic minorities in a large university, a program was initiated to train minority students to function as counselors. The training program consisted of a one-quarter course in counseling. Approximately 70 students enrolled in the course, instructed by two psychiatrists, a counseling psychologist, and two…

The effect of rehabilitation counselor attitudes and specific behaviors on the potential for rehabilitation of the person with cancer was studied. Data indicate intensive, short-term workshops may not facilitate positive attitude change but merely intensify the existing attitudes of the participants. (Author)

Students (N=80) rated the interviewers on a counselor rating form. Only counselor role behavior significantly affected students' perceptions of interviewer attractiveness, while perceptions of expertness seemed to have been affected jointly by role and attire. The relative magnitude of expertness as compared to attractiveness ratings was…

Investigated the relationship between the accuracy of counselor perceptions of client work values and client satisfaction with service received. Participants were recruited from five rehabilitation workshops. Counselor and client perceptions of client work values were significantly different and a significant relationship existed between the…

Studied the effectiveness of the Support Service Staff at Saint Joseph's University by measuring the relationship between actual utilization of the services and perceived sensitivity of the personnel who are charged to provide them. The variables of rates of attrition and retention were used to determine the extent of utilization and its…

This study examined the work behaviors of individuals with graduate degrees who provide clinical services to terminally ill individuals, family members, and the bereaved. An instrument was developed to assess the frequency and importance of work behaviors of individuals working with dying individuals and their families. Participants were randomly…

This paper reviewed the current state of research literature on factors affecting utilization of university counseling services by Asian American students. The study was divided into two parts: one examined literature that focused exclusively on Asian American college students; the other explored Asian American utilization by examining studies…

This manuscript presents a chronological interview recently conducted with Dr. C.H. Patterson, a pioneer in the area of person-centered counseling and counselor education. It details many of the serendipitous events that led him from a child of poverty to a life rich in academic achievements and social rewards. This interview details many of his…

This paper explores the complexities in transitioning from the role of a counselor to that of a counselor educator, integrating a review of the literature on counselor pedagogy with personal experience. The role of the counselor, the teacher, and the parallels and disjunctions between those roles as well as possible ways to bridge them are among…

This article reports the results of a nationwide survey of chief student personnel officers at junior and community colleges. Included are statistics regarding sex, ethnicity, age, educational background, areas of responsibility, academic rank, salary, length of service, professional affiliations, and publication records. (Author)

A study in New York State produces information on the backgrounds, status, and needs of this group of placement directors. (Author)

Examined the extent to which a cognitive style variable, integrative complexity, was related to synchrony between behavioral and self-report measures of anxiety in counseling students (N=26). During a therapy analogue two measures of anxiety were taken. Results indicated a substantial dependence of synchrony/desynchrony on cognitive style.…