This article is simply a philosophical exploration of, and a highly speculative journey into, the world of education and how we learn. (Editor)

A goal-oriented approach which relates counseling objectives to client presenting problems serves several purposes. It increases the client's investment in the change process of counseling and permits the counselor to become accountable by taking into account the client's needs, the counselor's contribution, and the resulting client change.…

This comment on the Hackney article (The School Counselor, January, 1973) presents a criticism of premature goal-setting in the counseling process. The author offers an alternative viewpoint of the goal-oriented approach to counseling. (JC)

Media therapy is a systematic video program in behavior change for psychiatric patients. Patients engage in short videotaped interactions with a consultant-facilitator. These interactions then are viewed, and the patient with consultant help identifies specific behavior that he would like to change. (Author)

The purpose of this paper is to question whether adequate consultation can take place when issues and problems are considered only at the level of the overt behavior of the problem child.'' (Author)

Value clarification refers to the instructional process which encourages students to clearly identify, critically analyze, and rationally evaluate their own and other peoples' opinions, attitudes, viewpoints, and values. Background reading is suggested and six teaching topics are outlined, showing the teaching strategy and classroom procedures…

As a result of the program described, the behavior of a significant number of nurses was changed in three areas.'' (Author/SP)

A pilot project that combined group work methods with behavior modification theory was conducted among juvenile parolees. The goals were to teach group counselors group work techniques and examine the use of groups as a method of intervention with youths on parole. (Author)

This article describes how the detention room in one school system was changed in favor of group counseling sessions. In the counseling sessions, the counselors could aid students in identifying the problems which disturb them in order to improve self-understanding and status in school. (JC)

This study was designed to evaluate the efficiency of a theoritical planning model in modifying the teaching behavior of elementary school interns. The data suggests the model is a useful tool in modifying teaching behavior and may have the potential to bridge the gap beween what the professors preach and have their students teach. (Author)

Examines three troublesome questions concerning the effects of behavior modification: (1) what other conditionings may occur besides the simple one desired, (2) what type of personality modification is taking place along with behavior modification, and (3) what type of society will result when it consists of individuals trained in this manner?…

The primary purpose of this paper is to apply the accountability concept to the field of counseling. (Author)

The purpose of this paper is to describe and criticize methods critics commonly use to judge speech effects from historical records alone, and to provide a case study illustrating the application of those methods. (Author/JB)