The Supplementary Educational Center for the Bottineau County Schools has completed its 6th year under Federal Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, program funding. This report serves as a summary of the Center as well as an evaluative report. Original objectives are reviewed to determine accomplishments. The 8 objectives are: (1) to…

During the past five years, staff of the American Institute for Research (AIR) in Palo Alto, California have been developing, field testing, and revising a guidance system especially suited to systems of individualized education. A primary aim of AIR's Comprehensive Career Guidance System (CCGS) is to help each student plan wisely for the future.…

This 6-day workshop on young persons entering the labor market directly after high school was designed to aid counselors in testing their assumptions and knowledge about the entry-level labor market against the experience of recent Kansas high school graduates. The workshop was divided into three stages: model building, data collection, and…

Argues that the community college student population is currently made up largely of students once termed "special," such as minority, foreign, disadvantaged, and veteran students. Indicates that special services should serve as catalysts, not crutches, helping students to become intellectually and emotionally independent. (AYC)

This article cites reasons why Transactional Analysis (as described in Harris' book I'm Okay - You're Okay) is uniquely suited for group mental health counseling in student populations. Ideal in its emphasis on group counseling (the only kind practical for large student masses), its teaching-learning method, and its simplicity of language T.A.…

This paper is the report of a study conducted under NDEA and NIMH grants at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.

Presents a view of the domain of social work and its core of expertise from a historical contemporary perspective. Considers three factors: the location of social work within the social structure, its objectives, and the nature of its societal sanction. (JAC)

Explores advantages and disadvantages of behavioral marital therapy. Features of behavioral marital therapy implicated as important in the consideration of sex role issues include underlying assumptions of egalitarianism, external causality, and orientation toward action as well as specific procedures such as goal setting, behavioral exchange and…

Examined how particular aspects of the supervision process contribute to building conceptual skills in counselor trainees. Trainees received one of two kinds of supervision following role play interviews. Found feedback more effective than instruction in teaching goal formation and was perceived by trainees to be more effective. (Author/JAC)

Increased activity and production of materials and methods hold potential for constructive change in guidance and counseling. But there is need for reorganization of existing materials to alleviate the bandwagon effect if new methods of guidance and counseling are to improve in Alberta. (JAC)

Reviews contemporary financial counseling programs and their goals. A self-control approach involves the entire family and considers the possibility of other family problems. An intervention program aimed at modifying problem behavior may be developed and budgeting skills may be taught. (JAC)

A needs assessment is an effective way to evaluate the effects of ongoing guidance program activities. It provides information to assist in the development and implementation of school counseling and guidance programs that meet the various needs of students, teachers, and parents. A seven-step procedure is presented. (Author)

Reviews the literature on children who are overly successful, perfectionistic, and hard-driving (Type A) so as to provide an assessment of Type A behavior in elementary school children. Provides a trait checklist for assessment purposes and discusses ways counselors can address the emotional needs of these children. (Appendix lists parallels…

Investigated weight and body-image concerns of female college students (N=79) using two videotaped simulated counseling interventions: one which attributed weight issues to society's unrealistic expectations of women and the other to poor eating habits. Found subjects' sex role attitudes predicted intervention preference with traditional sex role…

Counselor trainees (n=18) were randomly assigned to treatment (nonverbal sensitivity) or control (empathy training) conditions. Trainees saw a recruited client before and after a 15-week counseling methods class. Trainees rated self and clients rated sessions. Trainees in treatment condition increased their focus on client nonverbal behavior and…