Service agencies on a campus tend to operate in parallel isolation, at times working at cross purposes. A consultant from a counseling center can act as a liaison and resource person for a campus police department while developing the relationship between the two offices. The process of developing a consulting relationship is described. Potential…

Based on environmental assessment methodologies, a model was designed to categorize and evaluate student development services. When applying the model, four dimensions need to be specified: target populations, assessment periods, environmental components, and measurement procedures. Actual model implementation is described for a large university…

Discusses a study assistance program developed and implemented predominantly for black students at the postsecondary level. Also examines how the college counseling center has helped to minimize dual problems in the program. (Author)

This paper is an account of content and development of the programs and services of the University of British Columbia, Centre for Continuing Education's Women's Resources Centre. The centre is designed to meet the needs of adult women who wish to move toward emotional and economic self-sufficiency. An educational, learning skills approach is used…

Describes a program at Richland College, Dallas, Texas, which has successfully extended counseling services to all members of the community, without requiring college enrollment. (Author)

Discusses trends affecting the development of counseling centers into comprehensive, developmentally oriented agencies, and describes the Counseling and Testing Center at the University of Georgia. Summarizes administrative issues and steps taken to facilitate desired changes. (JAC)

A project aimed at enhancing academic advising provides a case study in management systems. (Author)

This paper describes a five-stage process for the development, implementation, and evaluation of counseling outreach programs. State I takes the reader from the formulation of a germinal program idea through the procedures of assessing need for the program, assessing of agency resources, building a program planning team, and conducting a thorough…

This article presents an overview of a comprehensive peer counseling program developed at a university counseling center. Its two most significant features are its location within regular university courses for credit and its dependency on students for leadership in training and administrative roles. (Author)

The Advising Center for Undeclared Majors (ACUM) at Florida State University provides a noncoercive atmosphere in which undecided undergraduates can explore possible academic and career areas while working toward the completion of their required general education program. (Author)

This article discusses the design and implementation of a grassroots culturally and linguistically sensitive program designed to promote the pursuit of higher education among Latino youth. Latinos en Camino al Exito Universitario is an example of a culturally responsive program delivered out of a university counseling center as part of the…

This article presents the organization of innovative and traditional programs in a multi-service approach to providing career development services. A two-dimensional 12-celled model is presented for the delivery of counseling services by the college counseling center. (Author)

This program provides information to students about human sexual biology, behavior and attitudes. The primary intent of the workshops described is to provide fuller information and opportunity for self awareness to encourage participants to be more responsible as sexual beings, and to restructure their attitudes. The program presents the…

A career center may be identified by an emphasis on information services, self-help procedures, developmental planning for career choice, and a resource linkage and coordinated referral service. (Author)

This paper describes the activities of the Office of Educational Advising (OEA), located in the U.S. Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The OEA, originally established in 1969, provides counseling to over 7,000 individuals per year who seek information about educational opportunities in the United States. The Fulbright Commission is…