Describes borderline personality disorder symptomology as it may appear within a university population, and examines the etiology of the disorder from a Kohutian self-psychology perspective. Outlines case-management procedures with a view to preventing inappropriate contracting with severely disturbed borderline clients. (JPS)

Examines issues involved in distance career guidance. Issues involved include adequacy of guidance without face-to-face contact, what is lost or gained by noninterpersonal approaches, and in what circumstances distance guidance might be appropriate and how it is best provided. (JPS)

Recent educational reforms in the United Kingdom have had the effect of compartmentalizing children's education into measurable outcomes (usually academic) and of undervaluing its socioemotional aspects. Introduces a symposium presenting different views of the implications of these reforms. Encourages all professionals involved in education to…

Reports on the questionnaire results of National Association for Pastoral Care in Education (NAPCE). Five hypotheses are generated concerning likely effects of the 1988 Education Reform Act, National Curriculum, and other educational developments. Impact on pastoral care and personal and social education after a decade of educational-policy change…

Reviews recent developments that have raised questions about the distinctiveness of guidance and whether its practice can be separated from that of related professions. Suggests that a distinctive position may be found by an examination of certain key features of guidance practice, such as the role of information. (Author/GCP)

The response in British universities to the 'troubled employee' is considered, and then contrasted with the development of Employee Assistance Programs in North American universities. Different types of programs are discussed, and it is argued that British universities might benefit from introducing such programs. (Author/EMK)

Counseling has taken on the trappings of a profession via registration, accreditation, supervision, and codes of ethics. Has it achieved the reality? What about content, outcomes, quality? Are we achieving more than amateurs? Is there a "high" road and a "low" road to professionalization? Which one shall we travel? (Author)

In the 1950s, vocational guidance was dominated by the aim of helping clients find fulfillment through work. This "vocational aim" has since been diluted by a flood of developments in vocational theory and research, counseling practices, and particularly the nature of work and the patterns of careers. The impact of these changes over a…

Transcription of an interview with Emmy van Deurzen-Smith, a noted and influential female counselor. Discusses van Deurzen-Smith's emigration from France, her start in counseling in Great Britain, and some of her career challenges. She is a Dutch counselor trained in France who emigrated to Great Britain in 1985. Today, she is the director of…

The history of the National Marriage Guidance Council (Great Britain) from 1948 to 1988 is used as a case study to illustrate some of the basic organizational dilemmas and conflicts experienced in counseling agencies. Discusses three organizational dynamics: social and cultural environment, structure and ideology, and lifespan. (JPS)

Discusses Carl Rogers' definitions of congruence, and identifies four specific requirements for the concept and practice of therapeutic congruence. Examines the interface between congruence and the other necessary and sufficient conditions of change, drawing on examples from practice. (JPS)

Watts (1993) attributes problems encountered in developing computer-aided career guidance systems to political and economic issues rather than technical or professional ones, a conclusion based largely on experience with the UK PROSPECT system. Offers an alternative view which draws attention to the role of project management in creating some of…

Responds to Closs' (1994) article concerning the project management concerns of the UK PROSPECT system. Suggests that the problems encountered in the implementation of UK PROSPECT were not caused by project management, but were, as suggested by Watts (1993), economic and political in nature. (JPS)

The relationships that career counselors have with employing organizations have become important, due to the current frequency of job changes. Presents a model to clarify needs, and discusses two problems that arise: the need to reconcile individual and organizational perspectives, and the need to look at careers in terms of life-career purpose as…

Replies to Dryden (1990) and De Jager (1992), exploring the role of organized counseling psychology in challenging, maintaining, or promoting apartheid. The role of counselors should be informed by an acknowledgment of the central involvement of race and politics within counseling psychology so that appropriate organizational interventions can be…