This document is the fourth publication in a series devoted to the use of computers in counseling. The outgrowth of the 1986 ERIC/CAPS workshop, it contains four of the major presentations made at the conference. "The Impact of Computers on the Future of Counseling: Boom or Boomerang" (Edwin L. Herr) examines the effect of technology upon society and whether counselors need computerization, and offers three major perspectives on the impact of computers on the future of counseling: computers as content, as process, and as method. "Computer Use or Abuse: Ethics in the Use of Computers" (James P. Sampson, Jr.) explores the misuse of computer applications, overdependence on computer technology, and the restriction of the counseling process to the cognitive component alone."Counselors vs. Computers: A Cost/Benefit Analysis" (Marilyn E. Maze) discusses making a cost analysis of the use of computers in counseling. "Taking the Byte Out of Computers: Strategies for Minimizing Stress" (Joseph Fisher) explains stress associated with computers and suggests steps to bring stress under control. (NB)