Argues that although universities claim to provide teaching, research, and service to society, the service portion is undervalued and not compensated. Presents key elements in a program to recognize service. (CH)

Discussion of employee and employer perceptions of the role of library development consultants highlights three general attributes (technical expertise, critical viewpoint, personal attitudes); methods of employing consultants; use of consultants in developing countries; and aid agencies, which serve as links between employers and consultants.…

In this article the author discusses the evolution and nature of the concepts of profession and professionalization and offers suggestions for reforming social work that will make the profession more responsive to the consumers of service. (Author)

A 1979 survey of U.S. members of the Association of Biomedical Communications Directors asked them to rank the importance of eight types of service to each professional program that his unit supports. Service priorities are reported for programs characteristic of medicine, allied health, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacy. (Author)

Points out that many teachers of English and writing are interested in supplementing their income by becoming consultants. Discusses six major problems that consultants encounter: travel, competition, difficult relationships with clients, scheduling, getting started, and trying to show a profit. (TJ)

The author discusses issues faced by career counselors in private practice. These issues include (1) defining the client base; (2) dealing with potential client rejection; (3) making time for others; (4) choosing business partners; (5) taking risks; (6) getting compensated; (7) managing time; and (8) dealing with competition. (CH)

The author reviews six resources for career counselors who are setting up a private practice. Three of the resources focus on organizing and marketing the business venture, while the others are described as useful in counseling and training small business owners. (CH)

Describes the development of standards for psychological practice in long-term care facilities. The standards, which were developed by Psychologists in Long-Term Care, address provider characteristics, methods of referral, assessment practices, treatment, and ethical issues. Offers suggestions for use of the standards. (MKA)

Several contexts and themes of professionalism are considered including the nature of "professional issues," professionalism, and writing about professional issues. The professional issues discussed are the socio-political and cultural contexts, systems, employment, career development, relationships with other professionals, and the self. Next, I…

Professions are occupational arrangements for dealing with human problems. Professional "people work" requires a certain interactive closeness; face-to-face communication is prominent in professional-client relations. This also seems the case in the educational system. But in education, organization provides the "raison d'etre" of this profession.…

A discussion of why schools, at all levels, need the continuing and contiguous services of specialists in message design, media design, media production, and validation. (Author)

Author reacted to an earlier article in the Spring 1974 issue of this journal through his interpretation of therapy outcome research as encouraging and urged the evaluation of specific therapeutic relationships, as opposed to making global assessments of "average" psychotherapy. (Author/RK)

The article describes the types of memberships and the services (conventions, publications, and workshops) of the National Audio-Visual Association (NAVA), a dealer organization, emphasizing their availability and importance to manufacturers and users of audio-visual equipment. (MS)

To examine why public relations agency-client relationships frequently break down, a study investigated the sources of conflict between 25 southern California public relations agencies and their clients by having 30 agent/client pairs complete questionnaires. Of the 25 agencies, 12 agreed to participate; the 30 pairs were obtained because some…

Human resource consultancy as a profession is misunderstood and often justly criticized. There are some standards for excellence in consultancy, and the process of human resource consultancy is at the very heart of training and development. A panel of four employers of consultants shared their views at the 1988 Dallas National Conference of the…