Discusses the use of guided fantasy in vocational counseling as employed in career exploration programs. Presents an example of technique and some examples of some university students' fantasies. Concludes that structured career fantasies do reveal important career choices. (HMV)

This article describes the special needs of women returning to school and analyzes these needs on both psychological and practical levels. The discussion is based primarily on the experiences of women who are regular matriculated day session students at an urban commuter college. Observations are drawn from interviews, group discussions, and a…

Theauthors discuss responses that college and university counseling centers have made to the budgetary attacks now occurring. They stress the importance of accountability and suggest types of data that counseling center personnel might use in developing effective justifications for the expenditure of funds on the services that they provide.…

The report describes a method used to communicate ACT results to college staff. (BY)

Describes an outreach program of the counseling center at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. Tables where assistance was offered were placed in school corridors in buildings with heavy student traffic and paraprofessionals were trained to help provide more manpower. Results are very favorable. (HMV)

This report on the use of paraprofessionals in the counseling center suggests that the undergraduate paraprofessional may be the most effective agent for the delivery of certain student services. (JC)

In this article the author, himself a full-time ombudsman at a large urban college, attempts to correct some prevailing misconceptions about the office and indicate the source of an ombudsman's effectiveness. (Author)

This article summarizes a junior college's early failures in attempting to develop a viable student orientation program, outlines the planning strategy that eventually led to success, describes the program that resulted, and presents descriptive data regarding the results. (Author)

This article describes a program at a small college in which professionals from the medical and psychological specialties are attempting to work as a team. (Author)

The author cuts across time and space in his review of guidance and its development over the years and in different countries. Perhaps the most pervasive theme is that values are the most critical concern of our field, across both time and space. (Author)

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides an impetus for the development of special services for learning-disabled college students. Describes the problems of three such students and the services they needed to improve their chances for academic success, and provides suggestions for working with these students. (Author)

This study describes and evaluates the first two years of a student counseling center in a Nigerian university. The study revealed that the counseling center was hampered by lack of space, lack of staff, and the ignorance and suspicions of students and lecturers. A need for further study became obvious. (Author)

Women are no longer underrepresented in student personnel preparation programs. However, an increased number of female master's degree graduates are seeking a limited number of entry-level positions. Women (and men) should be made aware of the inherent free-market employment risks when contemplating a career in student personnel work. (Author)

Surveyed 46 Chicanas attending California colleges to develop a profile of a typical Chicana student. Results challenged stereotypes and suggest Chicana students are serious and motivated, with educatioanl barriers centered in the environment rather than the individual. Suggests the need for financial aid, recruitment, and other support services.…