This collection of articles focuses on the current status and future of counseling in the community college. The volume contains the following chapters: (1) "Counseling for Today's Community College Students," by William A. Robbins, which focuses on the characteristics of developmental counseling and the crises it faces in community colleges; (2) "Primary Roles for Community College Counselors," by Jane E. Matson, which deals with both operational and relationship roles; (3) "Special Roles with Special Students," by William Moore, Jr., which argues that the community college student population is dominated by groups generally termed "special"; (4) "Team Roles for Counselors: Creating Synergism," by Charles R. Dassance and Jacquelyn B. Tulloch, which provides a rationale for the involvement of non-counseling personnel in student development; (5) "Advisement and Counseling Challenges Facing Community College Educators: The Miami-Dade Experience," by Richard B. Schinoff; (6) "Counseling in a Multi-College System: The Los Amigos Experience," by Alice S. Thurston, which reviews survey findings regarding counseling practices; (7) "Preparing and Nurturing Professional Counselors," by Don G. Creamer, which advocates special training for community college counselors; (8) "Organizational Alternatives for the Future of Student Development, by Robert B. Young, which presents community-based and human resources development models for organizational change; (9) "The Decade Ahead for Community College Counseling," by Alice S. Thurston, which urges counselors to determine their basic priorities in order to preserve the counseling function; and (10) "Counseling and Academic Advisement," by Jim Palmer, which provides an annotated bibliography of relevant ERIC materials. (LAL)