Subjects (N=52) took part in an investigation of the effects of room environment on self-disclosure in a counseling analogue procedure. Results indicated that intimacy of self-disclosure was significantly higher in a warm, intimate room than in a "cold," nonintimate room. Theoretical reasons for these results and practical applications are…

The role of interviewing in diffusing possible harmful side effects of sterilization operations was evaluated in an acute general hospital. Two simultaneous field experiments were conducted with 50 vasectomy couples and 50 tubal-ligation couples. There were no significant differences between the interview and control groups. (Author)

The author feels how he handles a potential problem in his group counseling session when a new member "freaks out." (HMV)

Since school counselors are among the first to be consulted about children, they must integrate an early and equal consideration of physical needs into problem assessment. They should incorporate both physical and psychological information in their evaluation of clients. (Author)

In the first article, a call is made to counselors to give more attention to the urgent need of human kind and become more aware of value concerns. A proposal is made for the establishment of a representative values division within APGA. The second article deplores such a "Doomsday" philosophy. (Author/HMV)

Videotaped excerpts of actual counseling interviews were rated using criteria of empathy, unconditional positive regard, congruence, depth of self-exploration, and counselor effectiveness. Analysis-of-variance techniques indicated no significant differences among ratings of counselors, counselor educators, and graduate students; there were…

This study investigates how counseling programs in Black colleges and universities are inappropriate for the clientele. Comparison is made between counseling in these institutions and in American colleges. Counseling programs are strikingly similar; the use of the word "inappropriate" asserts a perceived need to adopt a specific emphasis. (Author)

Investigates the pattern of clients' precounseling expectancies, whether these differ for male and female clients, and the relationship between clients' expected content emphasis and the actual emphasis during counseling sessions. (Author)

The author suggests that a critical factor in influencing healthful lifestyles among young people is a counselor's example. The counselor who continues to smoke loses an effective form of counseling. (Author)

Questions need to be asked about whether students with an interest in the helping professions believe systematic human relations training to be useful and relevant. The present study investigated the students' evaluation of human relations training by means of the Illinois Course Evaluation Questionnaire. (Author)

The author presents a short history of peers as helpers, defines the term "peer facilitator," and discusses the training, supervising and evaluating of peer facilitators. (HMV)

The author gives a week-by-week account of his training program for peer facilitators. (HMV)

The author describes a peer group model program in an inner-city elementary school of 350 students. The purpose of the program was to systematically train fifth-grade pupils to serve as peer helpers, who would model facilitative communication skills and positive behaviors in counseling groups. (Author)

This article describes how an elementary school counselor used sixth grade students to help change the behavior of a disruptive student through positive reinforcement. (Author)

Despite the frequency of the crime, victims of rape frequently prefer to remain silent and fail to take advantage of the services their communities may offer. In describing an effective rape-treatment program, the author suggests ways to overcome this reluctance. (Author)