Interview behavior of trainees was rated by trainees themselves and by peers on intended and actual interview behavior. Counselor trainees perceived no significant differences, while peers found a gap between intended and actual behavior. (CJ)

A review of several leading counseling journals and some books reporting major research projects was performed, covering material from 1961 to the present. Instruments were sorted as follows: (1) Counselor characteristics measurements, and (2) Counseling relationship and effectiveness measurements. Also examined were areas of reliability and…

Discusses aspects of counselor's experience and preparation as sources of theory aversion and some approaches for reducing aversion. (Author)

Author comments upon career development programs on the high school level in light of the mounting thrust of graduates seeking a college education. (Editor)

Subjects' ratings of interviewer trustworthiness indicated: significant class and definition effects, but no significant sex effect; a tendency for the manner in which the interviewer acted to influence ratings more than the content of his communications; and generally lower ratings for terminal scenes than for initial or middle. (Author)

Judges' and clients' ratings of both behavioral and global dimensions of counselor relationship were compared. Results indicated that judges and clients do not perceive the relationship of the counselor similarly. (Author)

This study correlated scores on the Dogmatism Scale with ratings of levels of facilitative conditions offered during counseling for students in a beginning practicum situation. Judges rated the levels of empathic understanding, respect, and facilitative genuineness provided to clients. Results disclosed no significant relationships among the…

Indicates briefly that the field of student personnel work is in trouble, has always been in trouble, and will be extinct unless it takes positive action soon. (Author/CJ)

Coeds hearing and seeing the counselors versus only hearing them described perceived the counselors more negatively, apparently because some visual cues disrupted their positive stereotype of counselor." (Author)

The author contends that school guidance coordinators should search for those people who have the helping attitude and use their talents in the guidance program. The counselor, via his leadership, becomes a catalyst in the total guidance program. (Author/BY)

The concept of the counselor of the future as viewed by this author is not just one person, but the sum responsibilities and characteristics of several kinds of counselors and counseling approaches. (Author/BY)

Indications are that counselor attitudes do not alter appreciably by the end of either the first year following institute training, or the second. Perhaps a one year followup would be sufficient. (CJ)

Findings suggest that counselors who are highly congruent may be rigid personalities who see little need for change. In contrast, counselors with high discrepancies have poor self concepts and loftly ideals, both of which are unrealistic. A balance is suggested for persons who desire higher supervisor ratings. (Author)

This study examines the degree of relationship of certain verbal protocol patterns of college resident counselors to the variables of Accurate Empathy and Warmth (Truax and Carkhuff). Findings suggest that more reflective, nonjudgmental counselors were rated as providing a better counseling relationship when the measures of the relationship were…