Increasingly diverse students and increasingly diverse educational options, including self-development, have created the need for new counseling programs and personnel. (Editor)

The concept of the counselor as a marginal man is explored in its implications for explaining and establishing counselor identify as well as for enhancing counselor effectiveness. (Author)

A discussion of the academic counselor's role from the point of view that a balance of objectives, with a meaningful integration of communicable knowledge, with the felt need of the learner, is a desirable goal. (Author/HB)

The first part of the article provides an introduction to mysticism, relating it to education in general and differentiating the naturalistic and the supernaturalistic approaches. The remainder of the article deals specifically with mysticism in helping relationships and includes student reactions and needs, mystical union and the counselor's…

THIS INSTITUTE (JULY 1965) COVERED BOTH IMMEDIATE AND PERIPHERAL ASPECTS OF STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, WITH APPROPRIATE EMPHASIS ON THE SEMIPROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CURRICULUM. COUNSELING SHOULD PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH (1) ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE LIFE, (2) APPRAISAL OF HIS ABILITIES AND APTITUDES, (3) FIRM REGULATIONS FOR SUITABLE COURSE…

This panel is based on the assumptions that: (1) group counseling has a valuable contribution to make, (2) group counseling is feasible in terms of time and space at local institutions, (3) group counseling is particularly concerned with affective material, and (4) group counseling probably cannot be conducted effectively in groups as large as 30.…

Some characteristics of the disadvantaged child are presented; the low socio-economic family is described; and some of the current myths perpetrated about this segment of society are examined. The disadvantaged child's suspicion of school and his unhappy experiences there require extra effort by the counselor. Ways in which the counselor can begin…

The report deals with the growing problem of self-destructive behavior among the younger age group and points out the importance of the counselor's role toward a disturbed youngster who spends a major part of the day in school. Defined are three types of acting-out behavior: (1) self-assaultive behavior, (2) self-destructive behavior, and (3)…

This tongue-in-cheek paper represents that ideal and fictitious being, "Joe Personnel", as envisioned by critics of regularly-organized student personnel services. They contend that, since people have, for centuries, handled their own problems, they should be capable of doing so today, and that any assistance needed can be provided by a single…

This paper suggests that educators must move from controlling, custodial teaching methods to flexible, humanistic methods if they are to successfully meet the individual needs of today's youth. The counseling staff is suggested as a natural change agent team to facilitate and influence humanistic changes with teachers, as well as serving as…

A review of the literature on personality as compiled by Adelson, Dahlstrom, Fiske and Pearson suggests that personality theory is a "swamp" through which one must tread carefully. The author recommends these cautions: (1) view carefully personality constructs and polarities from one experimenter which are reported with little regard for their…

This article focuses on the exploration in therapy of different transitional relationships following divorce. Helping the client define himself within the context of his relationships can help lay the foundation for new identity. The use of fantasy and projective techniques is discussed, and case examples are provided. (Author)