All available research in which a therapeutic expectancy was directly assessed and than related to a measure of outcome was reviewed. The review revealed that across all studies both client and therapist expectancies appear related to improvement; however, in the better-designed research a differential pattern emerges in which client expectancy no…

An evaluative report of a single school guidance counselor's professional efforts as an itinerant rural school counselor in four rural Maine schools is presented. Findings are limited to the following areas: counseling, use of media, vocational guidance, community agencies, working with teachers, working with children, research, public relations,…

The report discusses the use of systems techniques to answer the question of what should be taught in a prepracticum course, Techniques of Counseling. The approach required: (1) definition of counselor problem-solving functions, and (2) construction of a system model of effective counseling in order to identify the skills and information needed to…

The first part of the program, the Self-Appraisal Plan, provides an opportunity for all teachers, guidance counselors, and media specialists to evaluate all areas of their professional performance on an annual basis. The Self-Appraisal Schedule and time guidelines are furnished. The second part of the program is the General Appraisal Plan which is…

The two phases in the development and tryout of a Guidance Counselor Test to be added to the National Teacher Examinations Program are discussed. In Phase One, a 150-item written test and a 50-item written test based on taped stimulus material were produced. Each test consisted of five-choice multiple-choice questions. In Phase Two, the tests were…

A human relations laboratory for junior high school personnel was conducted as an in-service offering by two counselors. The purpose of the laboratory was to develop in the participants an appreciation of, and a capacity to perform, three primary learning tasks: (1) generation of valid and useful information; (2) organization of choices emanating…

Reviews of the literature suggest the need for research of outcomes of school counseling. This document attempts to speak to this problem. Section One reviews studies in methods of evaluating counselor behavior and counseling outcome. It proposes a counselor task survey which would involve counselors, parents, clients, and teachers in elementary…

A study was undertaken to determine what counselors in a Texas public high school are doing for Mexican American, black, and "Anglo" students. The specific functions being performed by school counselors, as perceived by college and non-college bound students served by the counselors over a five-year period, are examined. (Author/GC)

Female college students (N=81) were led to believe either that a counselor would or would not self-disclose, or were given no expectation regarding self-disclosure. Subjects then listened to audiotapes in which counselor did or did not reveal personal information. Results showed that disclosing counselor was viewed more favorably than…

Examined adolescent perceptions of the counselor effectiveness of peer helpers by studying perceptions of videotaped simulated interviews. The subjects were 143 grade eleven students. The effects of training and role label were tested. Data indicated that adolescents perceive trained peer helpers as more facilitative than untrained helpers. (JAC)

Presents a basically simple, yet effective approach for evaluating a school guidance program. (HMV)

This document represents the latest collaborative effort between the Connecticut School Counselor Association (CSCA), the Connecticut Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors (CACES) and the Connecticut State Department of Education. This document delineates best practices for establishing a comprehensive school counseling program and…

Reports the perceptions of parents, members of the business community, school administrators, and counselors regarding the role and function of secondary school counselors. The research was presented as a part of a symposium at the Annual Conference of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, St. Louis, Missouri, 1981. (Author/JAC)

Judges rated beginning and advanced counseling students' communication abilities based on a therapeutic triad encompassing empathic understanding, respect and facilitative genuineness. Ratings were compared to the same students' scores on a scale measuring self-actualization. Results show no relationship between self-actualization and effective…

Presents a model for the supervision of counselor training practica. The theoretical basis for the model is an instructional analysis of counseling effectiveness that borrows heavily from the discipline of instructional psychology, particularly in the areas of instructional theory and design, and the analysis of instructional skills and…