Healthcare professionals and individuals underutilize substance use screenings, driving exploration of innovative approaches like virtual agent-guided screening. This study assessed the virtual counselor app's equivalence to in-person evaluation for substance use screening. Participants also completed a user experience questionnaire and a…

Loneliness is a very common problem which incorporates many disorders. The inadequacy of services to treat this problem makes it necessary to develop new treatment methods. For this purpose, it was aimed to test the effect of online psychological counseling on dealing with loneliness problem in this research. The research includes the study with…

Discusses the ways in which training, supervision, and the practice of counseling can all be enhanced with computer technology. (Author)

A three-level classification for describing computer assisted counseling systems is proposed. The first level consists of computer assisted systems which are information processing tools. Second level computer systems go beyond information processing and substitute for counselors in performing certain tasks. These systems, and those on the first…

The use of the EPPS in pre-marital and marital therapy is described. Six pairs of related needs are established, i.e., deference and dominance; order and change; exhibition and intraception; autonomy and affiliation; succorance and nurturance; abasement and aggression. Two case studies are presented to illustrate the usefulness of the EPPS.…

The theoretical framework underlying the Total Guidance Information Support System is discussed under the following topics: (1) Review of Literature, (2) A Brief History of Guidance and Counseling, (3) Philosophies of Guidance, (4) Decision-Making in Relation to Guidance, (5) The Origins of Information Theory, (6) Various Uses of Information…

The report reviews 86 documents (1966 to 1982) concerned with trends and applications of computers in vocational rehabilitation of the disabled. The literature is analyzed in four areas: the counseling process, agency management, training and education, and consumer concerns. Six recommendations resulting from the reviews are given such as the…

The development of a system of computerized reports for counselors is described. New scales and measures of the basic variables of personality were derived. The data collected over the course of seven years was analyzed. Various forms of programmed reports emerged, two of which are reported in this paper. These two, one for general counselors and…

Discusses practical uses, potential problem areas, and ethical issues of microcomputer technology integrated into counseling. Makes several suggestions for software development. (Author/ABB)

Describes Computerized Vocational Information System (CVIS) at Willowbrook High School, Villa Park, Illinois. (CJ)

THE VALIDITY OF A COMPUTER BASED COUNSELING SYSTEM WAS TESTED BY COMPARISON OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS WITH THAT OF TWO COUNSELORS IN--(1) PRE- AND POST-INTERVIEW PUPIL APPRAISAL, (2) STUDENT EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS, AND (3) THE COMPLETENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANS. INTERVIEWED BY A MODEL COUNSELOR AND THE COUNSELING SYSTEM WERE 20 NINTH-GRADERS. AN EQUAL…

Maintains that counselors, bewildered by the many unfamiliar terms, perceive computer applications in counseling as too complex or mechanistic. Suggests use of the term computerized focuses excessive attention on a technological innovation that is only one of many counseling resources. Recommends using terms such as computer-assisted which…

The report deals with the influence of computer technology on education, particularly guidance. The need for computers is a result of increasing complexity which is defined as: (1) an exponential increase of information; (2) an exponential increase in dissemination capabilities; and (3) an accelerating curve of change. Listed are five functions of…

The computer interfaced with biofeedback instruments was used to assess need projections while viewing 132 picture slides in 11 areas of one's life space. A typical computerized questionnaire assessed stress for the dominant side projections. Interpretation was based on comparison with corresponding group norms. (Author/NQA)

Interest inventories are among the most complex tests to report because of the large number of scores reported. The major purpose of the SVIB W report described here is to present results clearly and in such a way as to alleviate the need for further explanation. (Author/BY)