A group of 20 female college peer counselors were compared to 20 female suicide attempters and a control group of 20 nonsuicidal females for personality characteristics and family background, using the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and a questionnaire. (Author)

This paper describes a program of free, short-term, individual bereavement counseling for survivors of sudden death in Marin County, California. Co-sponsors are Marin Suicide Prevention Center and Marin County Coroner's Office. Most survivors are initially referred to the program by the coroner at the time of certifying cause of death, others are…

Increased counseling loads matched with decreasing school funds have resulted in many community colleges examining more closely the use of paraprofessionals in pupil personnel services. These new and specialized positions are supposed to free the counselor from many of his less demanding tasks. A questionnaire was developed and sent to all…

Peer services of the sixties responding to the needs of the drug culture have evolved in the seventies to focus on problems associated with sexuality and the sexual revolution. They provide information, counseling, and referral for those experiencing sex-related difficulties. (JMF)

Describes how older students in an Educational Opportunity Program were selected and trained to function as peer counselors and group facilitators to aid freshmen students in adjusting to a university setting. In addition, an outline describing structured activities to be used in the group-counseling setting is included. (Author)

Suggests that close-minded individuals are more likely to experience a positive change in nonverbal perceptiveness when they are involved in peer microteaching with public feedback. (RL)

This study deals with self-disclosure in the high school years. Students were administered a modified form of the Jourard Self-Disclosure Questionnaire, and asked to indicate the extent to which they had made themselves known to significant others about various aspects of their lives. (Author)

Psychotherapy is viewed by college students as highly useful in dealing with living problems, yet--when given the availability of other treatment methods (peer interaction, yoga, meditation)-- it is frequently not the first choice of the student. (MJB)

Assessed 1165 undergraduates' attitudes toward and beliefs about suicide. Sex differences were found in participants' receptivity to suicidal individuals, beliefs about the behavior of suicidal peers, attitudes concerning the worth of suicidal people, incidence of adolescent suicide, and morality of suicide. There was no sex difference in…

Presents a peer counselling model emphasizing outreach social activities and school community liaison for adolescents. Evaluation of this model according to counsellors' self-reports, and student clients' evaluations indicated that peer counsellors were perceived as highly effective in social leadership, group discussion, and individual…

School counselors have been encouraged to implement peer facilitator groups, however, it is important for counselors to consider the developmental needs of the students involved. Through systematic and carefully planned selection, training, and supervision of students, counselors can encourage middle graders to reach out and help each other grow…

Research examining direct peer mediation is presented and evaluated. The experimental studies reviewed are divided into three major areas: (1) peers as tutors; (2) peers as reinforcing agents; and (3) peers as facilitators of generalization. Conclusions, clinical applications, and future directions follow. (Author/CMG)

Describes the rationale for using high school students in a peer counseling role. Presents a training and implementation model for a career development program designed to facilitate self exploration, values clarification, career planning, and decision making among peers within their own social network. (JAC)

High school sophomores (N=104) aspiring to be peer counselors were studied to determine whether trainees, blocked on variables of dependency-independency, would learn helping skills of open-ended comments more effectively from microcounseling using a high-status model or one in which no special status was attributed to the model. Results are…

The article describes the Human Sexuality Information and Counseling Service of the University of North Carolina, a peer counseling, outreach effort to explore the psychological and emotional aspects of sexuality, thereby promoting increased sexual responsibility through personal growth. (MB)