Claims that, although elementary school counselors have demonstrated a commitment to the service ideal, if the key to acquiring autonomy is the assertion of one's superior knowledge, being helpful and cooperative is not enough. Recommends that, to be accepted as practitioners with specialized knowledge, counselors need to make image-building an…

Describes five false assumptions that managers make when discussing career planning with a subordinate. (CH)

Surveyed counselors (N=131) and parents (N=819) to compare their perceptions of counselor function and role. Used American School Counselor Association scales and compared counselors and parents to locate subscales common to both. Results showed four common subscales and differences between groups' perceptions of high priority functions for…

Addresses ethical issues in the engagement and termination phases of marital and family therapy. Engagement phase must examine commitment to systemic intervention versus serving motivated clients. Termination phase must examine client's and therapist's ways of managing readiness, prematurity, and follow-up. Proposed solutions are suggested. (ABL)

Compared the attitudes of counselors (N=144) and teachers and administrators (N=44) toward single parent family issues. Subjects completed a 10-item scale. Results indicated educators were more knowledgeable and in closer agreement with research findings than counselors. (JAC)

Presents Carl Rogers' views on facilitating groups, as expressed in a telephone dialogue seminar with graduate students in counselor education at North Texas State University. Discusses extended group marathons, cocounseling, nonverbal group exercises and the future of group work. (JAC)

Compared levels of burnout and job satisfaction in 124 rehabilitation counselors and 115 administrators, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Muthard and Miller Job Satisfaction Inventory. Results showed administrators reported higher levels of job satisfaction than counselors and that an inverse relationship existed between job…

The purpose of this study was to reanalyze the national counseling center data set with the goal of exploring the role of process variables in the prediction of clients' probabilities of various categories of counseling outcome. Specifically, the study focused on the contribution (if any) of the counselor-client working alliance to enhancing…

A prototype of a self-teaching program to increase open-mindedness among counselors in training was developed and evaluated. Eight written exercises were completed by students of a beginning course in counseling. Comparison of this experimental group with a control group showed significant differences as assessed by three performance measures but…

Questionnaires eliciting opinions concerning seven aspects of real or potential counselor responsibility in addiction treatment were given to ex-addict counselors, nonaddict counselors, program administrators, and clients in treatment. Ex-addict and non-addict counselors working in the same programs come to have a common view of the counseling…

The counselor must be aware of the effects of busing as well as the psychosocial milieu of both his school and the diverse communities which feed it, if he intends to address himself to the needs of all of his students. (Author)

Rehabilitation counselors, aides, and supervisory personnel rated statements on a 36-item inventory as behaviors characteristic either of poor or middle class clients. The results showed consistent ratings that provided evidence that meaningful cross-cultural differences exist. Special considerations for cross-cultural counseling are discussed…

This study was designed to furnish data on the extent of employment of counselors without teaching experience in Florida. This study provided comparative data which could serve as an impetus for further, more detailed studies in other states. (JC)