Developing and administering the Community College Counselor Function Inventory to 75 students and their counselors, the author found a discrepancy between student and counselor perceptions of what counselor functions are important. Students tended to see the counselor role as primarily educational-occupational, while the counselors saw their role…

Studies concerning school counselor roles have been conducted in various parts of the country. This study was conducted in South Carolina to determine the extent of counselor activity in certain areas of role performance. The questions to be answered were: (1) in what order of frequency do counselors report their major role activities and, (2) do…

The responsibility of the pupil personnel director in educational accountability is discussed. Although significant improvements have been made in almost every area of education in recent years, there is a sense of crisis, anger, and anxiety. The public is demanding new forms of accountability. Norms on standardized achievement tests have ceased…

Conclusions reached in the WACES study on the adoption of innovations are presented. In general for counselor educators there was a negative correlation between being an innovative adopter and having many administrative responsibilities. The relationship between adoption of innovations and department size and climate is also examined. Twenty-five…

Proposes that the behavior of many teenagers may be understood as a function of 11 immediate goals, each of which represents a coherent set of attitudes and behaviors by which the ultimate goals of belonging and self-esteem are sought. These goals are rooted in faulty beliefs and elicit characteristic reactions from adults. (Author)

Discusses traditional Hispanic values of respect, power, leadership, responsibility and loyalty. Shows how knowledge of these and other cultural factors may assist counselors working with female Hispanic clients toward career, educational and social goals. (BP)

The characteristics or such high incidence handicaps as educable mental retardation, learning disabilities, and behavior disorders/emotional disturbances are described. Special considerations for counseling handicapped children, as well as strategies and techniques for individual and group counseling, are also discussed. (Author)

Suggests useful approaches for school counselors to use when consulting with teachers who are attempting to create least restrictive environments for handicapped children. (Author)

Examines the new aspects of the counselor's role under PL 94-142. Stresses the need to avoid excessive labeling of children, and to refrain from setting limited expectations or becoming overprotective. (BP)

This article focuses on shyness as a barrier to meaningful employment for some minority persons. It provides a definition and discusses specific examples of shy behaviors that may be displayed. A seven-step systematic procedure for effectively counseling the shy minority client is delineated. (Author)

The study of nonverbal communication has generated numerous hypotheses, but little that is directly useful to the practitioner. This article discusses the major controversies in the literature to provide an overview of the field. Concepts with practical application are organized into a model for interpreting nonverbal behavior. (Author)

The scope and functions of a school counselor are presented, particularly as they relate to the hearing impaired student in British Columbia. (Author/SBH)

The author describes the psychological phases of crisis and discusses ways in which health service personnel may help counselors in crisis intervention. The key to crisis intervention is not the nature of the event, but the perceptions of the individual experiencing the event and his ability to cope with it. (MJB)

To help a client overcome the handicapping effects of physical disability, a counselor should have a rudimentary knowledge of the behavioral manifestations of the medical condition, and be skillful at implementing counseling strategies compatible with the dynamics characteristic of each stage. (Author)

This paper describes a Gestalt approach to stimulating client awareness. The authors present examples of experiments which may be used to facilitate the client in trying on new ways of being. Gestalt principles and theory are explained. (Author)