Department chairpersons of 50 colleges offering master's degrees in counseling ranked ethical standards as the most critical aspect of counselor competencies. This questionnaire offers counselors a chance to test their own ethics. It is keyed to the official ethical standards of the American Personnel and Guidance Association. (JAC)

Examined current evaluation procedures for individual, public high school counselors in Connecticut by surveying public high school principals (N=91) in the state. Found that majority of counselor evaluators were principals, followed by directors of guidance; most commonly used single approach for counselor evaluation was management by objectives…

This paper calls for a reevaluation of the evaluation procedures of counselors-in-training. Specifically, it advocates making evaluation educational rather than judgemental. (RP)

A counselor self rating scale is presented which is designed for use with junior and senior high school counselors. (JC)

The results of this study suggest that black and white youth hold virtually identical expectations of their school counselors; that both black and white youth expect counselors to be of prime help in educational-vocational problems more frequently than they expect other sources to be so. (Author)

This was a supportive comment on the study by Pallone and his associates, (The School Counselor, March, 1973), where the data collected suggest that black and white youth hold virtually identical expectations of their counselors. (JC)

The author proposes an alternative to the gross counselor student ratio as an index of the effectiveness of a school's guidance program. (BY)

Describes professional growth program for elementary school counselors which focused on elementary school counselor's role and on concrete behaviors, resources, assessments, and timelines for enhancing performance in this role. Describes how this plan helped school counselors identify and develop counseling and guidance skills. Includes list of…

The counselor is in a particularly vulnerable position with respect to systems of educational assessment. Article presents guidelines developed by an Arizona task force for establishing objectives for counselors in that state and makes suggestions for development of performance standards. (Author/HMV)

A counselor role questionnaire was developed to assess attitudes toward 12 counselor roles, 10 of which were modifications of the major role activities outlined in the ASCA policy statement. The roles of ombudsman and change agent were added. Results indicate that students, administrators, teachers and parents view all 12 roles as appropriate.…

A study of counselors in four states showed correlations between personality characteristics and job performance. Counselors rated effective emphasized individual counseling and career work and said they closely follow a theory. They also spent more time on follow-up and consultation than ineffective counselors. (JAC)

The authors present the rationale for developing a system of accountability for school counselors and then define several approaches that have been successful in evaluating counseling programs. (HMV)

The authors propose that counselor educators add new dimensions to the current counselor training model so that counselors may become dynamic facilitators within the school. The multiple demands on counselors and the confused expectations of their positions make it necessary for them to redefine their role. (Author/PC)