Describes the benefits of clinical supervision as perceived by school guidance officers who work in a large Australian education authority. The benefits of and reasons for clinical supervision described by the participants raise questions about the cost of inadequate supervision to the individual counselors themselves and to the profession as a…

The Australian Department of Labour made a study of clients receiving vocational guidance from psychologists at its offices in order to establish the effectiveness of the guidance service as seen by clients, and to build up a picture of the type of client benefiting most from vocational guidance. The findings are presented and discussed. (Author)