Briefly describes a course which represents an attempt to develop curricular experiences to meet crucial needs of prospective college and university counselors not met in traditional counselor training programs. Enthusiastic student response, including that from former students employed as professional counselors and student personnel workers,…

This brief report summarizes initiation, implementation and evaluation of a series of noncredit residence hall programs designed as effective structures for learning leisure skills, engaging in social interaction and providing a sense of involvement. (Author/CJ)

Two approaches toward research--discipline-oriented and organic--are described with reference to their implications for practitioners of student personnel work. Student personnel workers are asked to examine the structures and meanings of disciplines that inform their work. (Author)

Goal-setting is taught in four steps: awareness and assessment, observation and analysis, evaluation, and demonstration. Illustrations of course projects and internship experiences are given, along with descriptions of specific behaviors being developed, and useful resource materials. (Author)

Graduate students in college student personnel were surveyed to determine their demographic characteristics, professional orientation, and employment preferences after graduation. For the most part, respondents reported satisfaction with their respective preparation programs and exhibited an appropriate professional orientation. (Author)

Describes a training program designed to train undergraduate paraprofessionals to plan, facilitate, and evaluate developmental workshops for college students. The program incorporated developmental theory and concepts. (JAC)

Examined the career patterns and characteristics of 104 chief student personnel administrators. Data indicated opportunities for upward mobility may be decreasing due to enrollment decline, fewer positions, and increasing tenure. Nearly half the administrators reported planning to stay in their positions until retirement, and most were under 50.…

Generally, it was found that community college counselors possessed a more varied experiential background that did the university counselors. They were also less likely to be involved in duties other than counseling. (Author)

The presidents and president elect of the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the ACPA met to discuss recommendations and methods for creating a single National Association. Their recommendation are presented and reactions and comments are requested. (Author/CG)

This study examined the relationship between the occurence of job alienation and job satisfaction and the social characteristics found in student personnel offices and a student personnel coalition. The social characteristics of both the offices and the coalition were related to job alienation. (Author)

A plea is made to develop curriculum guidelines and an accreditation body to evaluate and accredit professional preparation programs in the field. The key to excellence is described in terms of quality programs as related to appropriate curriculum offerings, adequate learning resources, and defined standards of acceptable performance. (Author)

A national survey of college student personnel workers, who had experienced collective negotiations on their campuses, was conducted to assess the effect of unit determination and collective negotiations on the student personnel workers. Recommendations are made for college student personnel workers who anticipate collective negotiations coming to…

This article brings together reports on the procedures used to select student paraprofessionals on college campuses. Different selection procedures that have been tried are briefly presented. The research has not shown any one procedure to be the best for all kinds of campus programs. (Author)

Evaluation of microcounseling training as an in-service training model with residence hall staff. Three measures used: Orientation Inventory, before and after videotapes made of staff members in the counseling role, and Microcounseling Skill Discrimination Index. Statistical significance found with pre- and posttaped interviews and with the MSDI.…