The humanization of bureaucracies is essential in modern society. Traditionally, the training of administrators has emphasized three models of organizations. The first is the productivity model, the second model assumes that fulfilling the needs of organizational members will increase client satisfaction, and the third assumes a stable environment…

Over 400 inter-field professionals are named as environmental consultants in this 1972 annual directory. Primarily, they are faculty members at colleges and universities in Canada, Puerto Rico, and the United States who will provide free environmental consulting services to interested government, industry, and citizen organizations, but are not…

The basic format of the conference incorporated orientation to student needs and to the proper utilization of professional talent, visual simulations of counselor roles, and exercise in group consensus, and a reaction panel. To present a picture of what the counselor should be doing from the viewpoint of student needs, Dr. Walter Busby spoke on…

Observations on the position of the school psychologist attached to the central staff of any sizeable school system are grouped under three headings: (1) entree, (2) task and job rationale, and (3) professional identification. The organization point of entree into a system is determined by the administrative structure of the school system and by…

This paper aims to identify major problems in professional education which appear common to all professions. The 4 categories of problems considered are: establishment of an identity and purpose, organization of instruction, relations with other units within the institution, and relations with external agencies. It then discusses, through an…

The author discursively shares her personal story in becoming a consultant, primarily to university-related care-givers. Consultation is defined as helping the consultee to maximize his potential in his work role by assisting him to more effective and efficient use of his own initiative, perception and resources. The author explains her innovative…

The author discusses both what a consultant does and how one goes about getting a job as a communication consultant in business and industry. The four duties of the consultant include (1) analysis or diagnosis of the clients' problems; (2) prescription of a training design or corrective measures for these problems; (3) implementation or teaching…

Focuses on the attitudes held by accountants, attorneys, dentists, and physicians regarding advertising. Concludes that all four groups have negative perceptions about advertising, but that accountants and attorneys are more positive toward the potential role that advertising could play in their professions. (RL)

The author discusses aspects of the counseling psychologists image and identity that interfere with professional functioning. He suggests that counseling psychologists join with their practicing colleagues who share competence in psychology to maximize collective potential through an integrated identity in a broader framework. (Author/JEL)

From a population of 20 children, the treatment group received six sessions of verbal self-instructions via modeling with response-cost contingent upon efforts during training, and controls received similar training without specific treatment. Two self-report measures and teacher and staff ratings of locus of conflict did not show treatment…

The author relates his success as a technical consultant for numerous firms. Outlined are basic procedures for getting started in consulting and tips on structuring the consulting aspect of a science career. Included are illustrations of some of the apparati produced as a result of consultant assistance. (MA)

Four authors who have experience with contract training present their recommendations for those who want to become contract trainers. Topics covered include program design, audience analysis, and marketing the trainer. (CH)

Reviews the consulting process (two-way interaction focused on seeking, giving, and receiving of help) as it applies to library science and identifies nine process roles of the consultant as teacher, student, detective, barbarian, timekeeper, monitor, talisman, advocate, and ritual pig. Common errors in classifying consultant roles are noted. (9…

Author presents a comparative analysis of federal selection and retaining procedures. (Editor)

An examination of the influence sociology exerts on the ideology of the personal service professions of health, welfare, and education; and the influence of the ideology of the personal service professions on sociology. Reveals that the interaction between the two is mutually inhibiting. (Author/MB)