An Englishman's view of the main current trends in guidance and counseling in the USA, notably the reevaluation of the counselor's role and the push for career education. (Author)

Overall, the results suggested that the clergymen Ss were more similar to counselors rated low in competence by their peers than to counselors rated high in competence. (Authors)

A guidance dean discusses the new role of the counselor. Using a team approach, the guidance dean develops a priority of "job targets" in behavioral terms for aiding students. Evaluation is done by assessing his performance in achieving these job targets. (CG)

Examined therapy supervision in which supervisors (N=29), observing through one-way mirror, telephoned in suggestions to therapist during session. Found supervisors attached most importance to parsimony, clarity, and timing of phone-ins and affirmed supervisor's responsibility to clients in crisis, advocated flexibility in how therapists use…

Describes role of inadequate construct definition in the current problems involving measurement of counseling performance and suggests potential responses for improving measurement capability. Identifies primary task at hand to be deciding upon and describing constructs to measure. (Author/NB)

Examined relative goodness of fit of four competing models of Counselor Rating Form-Short across client (N=191) and nonclient (N=111) samples. Results of confirmatory factor analyses supported validity of two-step hierarchical-factor model for both client and nonclient samples. Factor structure of two-step hierarchical-factor model was found to be…

Computer-based clinical supervision of counselors-in-training is becoming more prevalent (M. Reisch & L. Jarman-Rohde, 2000); however, its use is still in its infancy, and ethical standards have not been established regarding its practice. There exists a dearth of literature focusing on the ethical practice and development of supervisees when…

This study examined the relationships among African American clients' perceptions of their White counselors with respect to (a) perceived racial microaggressions in cross-racial counseling relationships, (b) the counseling working alliance, (c) their counselors' general and multicultural counseling competence, and (d) their counseling…

Article discusses the nature of certification for rehabilitation counselors and the primary purpose involved. Special features of a certification program are discussed along with a built in "grandfather clause." (EK)

This article focuses on a few of the criteria that principals consider in the evaluation of school guidance personnel. (Author)

Prediction models employing multiple linear regression of raw scores, multiple linear regression of factor scores, the single best predictor, and a nine-point decision rule index were compared. The model employing the single best predictor was the most successful approach. (Author)

Student opinion, with reference to the residence hall counselor's performance, is studied. More specifically, a valid and reliable rating scale for use by students in evaluating their residence hall counselor was developed. In developing an instrument for this purpose, some of the weaknesses of the more common and popular type rating scales such…