The present paper sparks a complementary argument that the development of standards movement must not be at the expense of sacrificing the achievement of behavioral objectives. Furthermore, due to the systemic and dynamic nature of standards, standards need to be revised off and on. Besides, the present writers taking a more or less relativist…

Argues that learning outcomes are legitimate expectations for counseling, and that learning outcomes are best determined through informal assessment procedures. Describes a variety of assessment techniques, such as checklists and self-monitoring, and claims that such assessments give trustworthy evidence of client change and client and counselor…

The report describes the initial development of the Individualized Intervention for Social Competence (IISC) program, an individualized social skills training program for elementary aged emotionally disturbed children. Twenty-nine behavioral objectives cluster along the dimensions of aggression and withdrawal, and are divided into two major…