Intended for parents of handicapped children in Kentucky, the two booklets consider the relationship between parent and specialists and recordkeeping. The first booklet provides information on selecting a specialist, what various specialists do, what to expect in talking with specialists in education and related services, and understanding…

Deafness often leads to unnecessary communication deficits which produce developmental deviations in the psychological development of children. These deviations mesh with environmental frustrations and with a continuing lack of reciprocity in human relationships to produce psychopathological symptoms. The primary intervention in work with deaf…

THE AUTHORS STATE THAT A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR DETERMINING PUPIL PERSONNEL AND RELATED SERVICES NEEDED IN A SCHOOL SYSTEM IS DESIRABLE. THIS STUDY TOOK PLACE IN THE WISCONSIN COOPERATIVE EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY 13 AND INVOLVED 87 PERCENT OF THE TEACHERS IN 30 SCHOOLS. THESE TEACHERS IDENTIFIED 2,300 PUPILS IN NEED OF REMEDIAL HELP. FROM…

A movement in many states proposes licensing those that wish to identify themselves as professional counselors. In attempting to pass licensing legislation, however, the question of support becomes a critical one. In order to survey the attitudes of a group of Human Development Counseling (HDC) graduate students, licensure, program accreditation…

Despite the difficulties emerging in relationships between paraprofessionals and agency professionals--difficulties related to basic social cleavages (black-white, community-professional, and participation-authority)--the utilization of paraprofessionals will continue to increase because of community desire to influence the staffs of the agency or…

This paper reexamines the concept of organizational maintenance and argues that the common assumption of an inverse relation between maintenance and the sensitivity of organizations to client needs is not valid. A logical analysis suggests that maintenance should lead to a greater sensitivity to environmental forces that control important…

The document provides guidelines for consultants in the area of consultation in delivery of leisure services for handicapped children and youth. Included are chapters with the following titles and authors: "The Consultant-Consultee Relationship" (G. O'Morrow), "A Special Education Viewpoint: Consultation in the Public Schools" (S. Brannan),…

This paper presents a description of the four stages of the consultation process, an examination of the interviewing behaviors used by the consultant to achieve his goals, and a discussion of the purpose of consultation. The four stages of consultation include problem identification, problem analysis, intervention, and evaluation. The interviewing…

This paper focusses on problems involved in adopting the newer modes of social science and professionalism. The complexities which precede these problems are recognized. It is mentioned that many recent entrants to these fields have made value commitments in their professionalism without very long detention at the portals of objectivity or…

These are the speeches and the results of the Conference on School Consultation. The conference had four primary purposes: (1) provide an opportunity for mental health professionals to focus on an important area of services which has previously been overlooked by most CMHC's; (2) provide the opportunity for mutual discussion and development of new…

The emerging educational brokering service, functioning between adult learners and educational resources, aims to help them find their way into formal postsecondary education via counseling, advocacy, assessment and referral services. This monograph presents nine major issues concerning the educational brokering service: (1) definition and…

Questionnaires were sent to 234 parents of children with learning disabilities to provide parents with an opportunity to react to and evaluate the diagnostic and counseling process they experience in relation to three groups of professionals: physicians, psychologists, and educators. (SBH)

An examination of numerous factors sheds light upon possible contributing factors in the weakening working relationships of colleges of education and the public schools. Viewing the situation as an important challenge as well as a problem which can be solved. The author raises several options for amelioration. (Author)

Despite much confusion created by various pieces of legislation, the counselor does enjoy certain rights through legal sanctions which protect both his relationship with his client and what kind of information he can communicate professionally. Counselors be aware of the rights of institutions versus the rights of the individual. (Author)

This booklet expresses the ethical principles and values of the Canadian Counseling Association and serves as a guide to the professional conduct of all its members. It also informs the public served by the association of the standards of ethical conduct for which members are to be responsible and accountable. This guide reflects the values of…