Although the counseling profession was introduced to South Korea in the 1950s by American delegates of education, counseling has been only lately recognized as a specialized field that requires distinctive knowledge and skills. In this article, the authors describe the history and the current status of counseling in South Korea and then discuss…

The author analyzed the gender, grade, sources of referral, and problem areas of 1,664 student-clients who consulted a counseling center for individual counseling over an 11-year period. The results showed that grade, sources of referral, and problem areas varied significantly over the years whereas gender did not. Students who consulted the…

Based on data from 61 Asian American clients at a university counseling center, the study found that client-perceived match on client-counselor belief about problem etiology was related to counselor credibility, empathy, and cross-cultural competence; the client-counselor working alliance; session depth; and the likelihood of the client…

The accreditation standards outlined in the article are used by the International Association of Counseling Services as the basis for the formal accreditation of college and university counseling programs throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. They reflect the program elements and practice standards that are deemed essential in a…

Documents the steps taken to successfully rebuild a counseling center following a major change in philosphy and direction of its services. Presents administrative issues and steps taken, ways of starting up new services, and results of the changes. (BH)

Describes a procedure for analyzing personnel salary and management costs of a self-directed career decision-making program using actual client data. These data are then compared to hypothetical data for a comparable individual career- counseling program. Discusses policy and management issues related to self-directed and individual…

Reacts to Robert Reardon's article (this issue) on the cost analysis of a self-directed career decision-making program. Asserts that comparing career advising with individual career counseling is making an unnecessary distinction between two services that are complementary approaches, and states that if the costs are nearly the same, individual…

Presents case study demonstrating how qualitative techniques can be used to evaluate a high school counseling and guidance program. (Author)

Describes the resistance to accountability by some college and university counseling center personnel. Discusses typical arguments about accountability and provides a further endorsement of the value of developing accountability systems in counseling centers. (Author/ABB)

Describes the current environment in higher education which is influencing college and university counseling centers, including issues surrounding funding patterns, definitions of service entitlement, and personnel policies. Discusses administrative and managerial strategies for dealing with these issues. (JPS)

Describes the process by which one counseling center developed a series of self-help brochures. In addition to the intended service benefits to students, the brochures present a positive image of the counseling center to numerous campus constituencies. Discusses costs, benefits, and strategies for marketing the brochures. (Author)

Explores difficulties concerning female counseling center clients' career decision making. Reviews counseling intake and progress notes of 18 students who sought counseling services at a university counseling center. Most participants described their career decision making difficulties in the context of relationships with their parents or…

Surveyed 145 counseling centers to gather information about the non-counseling-related testing services being offered. Found differences between centers at large and small institutions. Centers at large institutions administered significantly more individual and group tests, had more clerical staff, and generated more income than did centers at…

Undergraduate paraprofessionals were trained to administer behavioral interventions to university counseling center clients through a cost-effective program that stressed skill acquisition and paraprofessional personal growth. (Author)

Discusses present realities of college and university counseling centers as the bases for proposing a more adaptive and interactive model of the original Cube model. Conceptualizes an evolved model of the Cube (the global model) which allows counseling centers to function with greater flexibility, interdependency, and collaboration within the…