Tabulated and discussed are responses to questionnaires distributed before and after a conference on the state of vocational education counseling in Montana, attended by 182 educators, school board members, students, and representatives of business, industry, labor, State legislature, and the general public. Responses to topical questions posed in…

Counselors' perceptions of problems encountered in the delivery of rehabilitation services to handicapped persons, were surveyed by the University of Wisconsin's Regional Rehabilitation Research Institute. The survey schedule, based on a twofold concept of the rehabilitation process: (1) characteristics of the counselor, agency, clients and…

This paper attempts to provide initial perspectives on guidelines for the preparation of counselors in dealing with client problems as they relate to death. Four elements of a training program are presented: (1) sensitizing counselors and prospective counselors to the topic of death and its potential importance; (2) helping those same people…

These data were collected form a 25 percent sample of the regular and student memberships of the National Council on Family Relations. Only 33 percent of respondents consider the NCFR as their primary professional association. Strong support is found for the Council's continuing to take a public stand on controversial issues. (Author)

Responds to professional reactions to counselor gullibility. Sees a direct, linear relationship between gullibility and counseling effectiveness. (Author/ABB)

Reviews two studies which address the issue of diminishing interest in career counseling. Notes that career counseling is perceived as a secondary service within the counseling discipline and that this attitude may be having a deleterious effect on counseling services. (ABB)

In the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, social workers must interact with numerous systems-persons diagnosed with AIDS and their friends and families and human services agencies. Subsequently, workers must deal with their responses to such interaction, including countertransference. Eight countertransference issues and…

Surveyed groups of service providers from organizations (N=24) likely to provide services to victims of domestic violence to determine their beliefs and recommendations in dealing with this problem. Results indicated disagreement both in and out of professional groups as to the specific actions those involved should take. (LLL)

Surveyed 256 secondary school counselors to examine their perceptions, awareness, and use of community linkages for career education. Results indicated that although counselors are more aware of some linkages than others, they see a strong need for such collaboration. Awareness was affected by the school setting, and student characteristics. (JAC)

Examined the effects of pretherapy information, participants' views on premarital sex, and counselor influence attempts, on female participants' (N=96) reactions to a female counselor. Subjects viewed videotaped counseling sessions and answered questionnaires. Results showed pretherapy information increased students' ability to identify…

Examines between- and within-programs variations in treatment obtained by 412 depressed patients in one of six different programs. Between-programs differences remained significant after controlling for severity of depressive symptoms and the sociodemographic characteristics of the patients, but there was little evidence of clinician bias. (JAC)

Assessed attitudes of 72 rehabilitation counseling students toward normal to massively obese clients. Participants viewed pictures of clients and read additional information. Results showed students held negative attitudes toward massively obese people, particularly massively obese women, who were more likely to be perceived as needing…

Obtained estimates of duration expectancies for counseling sessions needed to resolve the presenting problem(s) from clients (N=594) and counselors at a university counseling center. Results of a comparison of estimates showed that clients consistently gave significantly lower mean estimates than counselors. (LLL)

John is the pseudonym for a patient who died shortly after his discharge from a state hospital. This existential interpretation of John's suicide is surmised from personal contacts with the patient as well as from a careful reading of his notes and short stories. (Author)

Much of the current criticism being leveled at counseling is coming from members of disadvantaged groups who are working at federal and local levels to reclaim their rights. This article discusses the rights of the client in the counseling relationship. (Author/HMV)