A study of student paraprofessional peer counselors showed the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) to be useful in rating the effectiveness of Freshman Assistants. Results from individual criterion measures can also be applied to results from combinations of these measures. Future research should control for demographic influences. (JAC)

Describes a mandatory assessment process for school counselors that was part of Mississippi's Education Reform Act of 1982. To investigate the influence of the assessment process on counselors' professional identity, counselors (N=65) throughout Mississippi were surveyed. Results are reported. (TE)

Examines the effects of psychological counseling style and status configuration on Koreans' perception of counselor performance. Findings were significant for the effect of counseling style only. Suggestions for further research on status configuration are discussed. (FMW)

Examines the relationships among a client's gender-role attitude, the client's sex, the counselor's sex, and the client's rating of his or her counselor. Results, based on responses from 17 male and 40 female clients after their first counseling session, indicate that female clients rated counselors significantly higher than did male clients. (RJM)

Many educational professionals have some knowledge of assessment practices, ranging from principles of test development and use to the practices associated with the use and interpretation of standardized and teacher-made tests. The skill levels associated with many important student assessment principles are, however, not consistent with the…

Supervision is a major component of psychology training programs. This paper explores the difference between "traditional" supervision received by a doctoral clinical psychology student and "live" supervision. In traditional psychotherapy supervision, practicum experiences generally require the student to see a client and then report back to the…

This booklet provides knowledge and skill maps for competencies needed by juvenile counselors. The maps were developed as part of the evaluation procedures for juvenile counselor candidates in the Standards and Training for Corrections Program in California. Created through a needs analysis, each map consists of all the knowledge and skills…

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) survey of its high school graduating classes gathers information about (1) the postsecondary institutions they plan to attend and the kinds of jobs they hope to hold; (2) students' perceptions of the quality of the courses taken in high school and of their preparation in academic skill areas; and (3)…

THE INTERPERSONAL PROCESS RECALL (IPR) TECHNIQUE WAS DEVELOPED AS A MEANS FOR PROBING MORE DEEPLY INTO MAN'S THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS AS HE INTERACTS WITH OTHERS. IT ASSUMES THAT IF A SUBJECT IS GIVEN ENOUGH CUES AND CLUES TO HELP HIM RELIVE AN EXPERIENCE, HIS FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS COULD BE EXPLORED IN DEPTH AND WITH REASONABLE ACCURACY OF RECALL.…

Counselor education emerged from the period 1965-1968 with a more professional status. As with any developing professions, however, some areas have advanced faster than others. For example, areas such as the evaluation of counselor education programs, problems of professional ethics, and the counseling of children with special problems received…

This study is a pioneer effort to bring together the theory of counselor education, implementation of counselor role in the schools once a person is employed and the evaluation of his/her effectiveness with others. It is an extensive research project studying both the elementary and secondary school counselor the study sought to examine the value…

The study begins with an elaboration of the standards and components of an effective guidance program, which served as a reference point for the study. Three sources of data were used: (1) Student Guidance Questionnaire which was administered to a ten per cent sample of all children in grades seven through twelve in the region; (2) the Guidance…

The purpose of this study was: (1) to determine whether clients seen at the Division of Counseling and Testing were representative of the total student population, and (2) to study the relationship between client descriptive variables, classification of client problem areas, and number of counseling sessions within the group seen at the Division…

A total of 289 Boston University College of Basic Studies freshmen were randomly divided into two groups: (1) the Experimental Group in which each student was assigned a counselor who was also his psychology instructor; and (2) the Control Group in which each student was assigned a counselor who was not in a teaching relationship to him. Pre-study…

Particular aspects of evaluating counseling and guidance programs are discussed and various services which must be included if such programs are to optimally serve the total educational program are reviewed. After a short discussion of: (1) the importance of evaluation, (2) its guiding philosophy, (3) evaluation of staff qualities, and (4)…