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Some furtherfurther answersanswers toto thethe questionsquestions raisedraised byby MyersMyers areare providedprovided in
in otherother chapterschapters ofof thethe book.book. TheThe authorsauthors ofof chapterschapters seven,seven, eight,eight, andand nine
nine discussdiscuss counselor,counselor, student,student, andand parentparent reactionreaction toto computer-assistedcomputer-assisted guidance
guidance systems.systems. TheseThese pertinentpertinent chapters,chapters, again,again, shouldshould bebe ofof specialspecial concern
concern toto pupilpupil personnelpersonnel directorsdirectors andand administrators.administrators. Super's
Super's finalfinal chapter,chapter, "Computer-Assisted"Computer-Assisted Counseling:Counseling: PresentPresent StatusStatus and
and FutureFuture Developments,"Developments," willwill bebe ofof vitalvital interestinterest toto anyoneanyone seriouslyseriously considering
considering implementingimplementing computercomputer counseling.counseling. Super'sSuper's commentscomments rangerange from
from thethe theoreticaltheoretical conceptsconcepts underlyingunderlying thethe systemssystems toto thethe specificspecific computer computer-terminals
terminals beingbeing used.used. This
This bookbook shouldshould alsoalso bebe ofof interestinterest toto anyoneanyone whowho hashas studiedstudied oror readread about
about thethe variousvarious careercareer theories.theories. HereHere nownow areare practicalpractical applicationsapplications ofof some
some ofof thethe propositionspropositions ofof keykey theoriststheorists suchsuch asas Tiedeman,Tiedeman, Super,Super, andand Roe.Roe. One
One example,example, isis thethe ComputerizedComputerized VocationalVocational InformationInformation System,System, asas de de-scribed
scribed byby JoJo AnnAnn Harris,Harris, wherewhere thethe jobjob descriptionsdescriptions werewere basedbased onon thethe two-dimensional
two-dimensional (level(level andand interest)interest) systemsystem developeddeveloped byby Roe.Roe.
Computer-Assisted
Computer-Assisted CounselingCounseling hashas providedprovided manymany answersanswers toto questionsquestions dealing
dealing withwith thethe relativelyrelatively newnew areaarea ofof computercomputer applicationapplication toto guidanceguidance services.
services.
Pietrofesa,
Pietrofesa, JohnJohn J.,J., andand Vriend,Vriend, John,John, TheThe SchoolSchool CounselorCounselor asas aa Profes Profes-sional,
sional, F.F. E.E. PeacockPeacock Publishers,Publishers, Inc.,Inc., Itasca,Itasca, Illinois,Illinois, 1971.1971. (paperback)(paperback) 213
213 pages,pages, $4.25.$4.25.
Review
Review byby HarleyHarley Forden,Forden, Ontario
Ontario BoardBoard ofof Education,Education, Toronto.Toronto. This
This isis thethe firstfirst bookbook inin Peacock'sPeacock's CounselorCounselor ResourceResource Series,Series, editededited byby Wm.Wm. Van
Van HooseHoose andand E.E. Adamek.Adamek. Both
Both ofof thethe authors,authors, currentlycurrently professorsprofessors inin GuidanceGuidance andand CounsellingCounselling at
at WayneWayne StateState University,University, areare well-qualifiedwell-qualified toto authorauthor thisthis work.work. TheirTheir dailydaily concerns
concerns areare stillstill withwith thethe practicepractice ofof counsellingcounselling inin thethe schools-anschools-an outcomeoutcome of
of theirtheir yearsyears inin schoolsschools inin thethe innerinner citycity andand suburbia.suburbia. BothBoth knowknow thethe nitty nitty-gritty
gritty ofof ourour dilemma.dilemma. They
They areare writingwriting toto thosethose ofof usus whowho areare committedcommitted toto schoolschool counsel counsel-ling
ling asas aa career-andcareer-and theythey dodo soso inin aa straightforwardstraightforward manner-aboutmanner-about thethe pressures
pressures wewe face,face, bothboth formallyformally andand informally,informally, inin thethe school,school, schoolschool sys sys-tem,
tem, andand society.society. WhatWhat thisthis writerwriter findsfinds mostmost attractiveattractive areare theirtheir practicalpractical suggestions
suggestions forfor overcomingovercoming thesethese pressures,pressures, theirtheir breadthbreadth ofof knowledgeknowledge ofof the
the varietyvariety ofof issuesissues wewe mustmust looklook at,at, andand thethe varietyvariety ofof meansmeans wewe cancan create
create oror taketake advantageadvantage oror toto becomebecome betterbetter counsellors,counsellors, betterbetter professionals.professionals. The
The fivefive chapterschapters thoroughlythoroughly covercover thethe premises,premises, problems,problems, andand promisespromises of
of professionalization,professionalization, thethe counsellorcounsellor asas anan agentagent ofof changechange inin thethe schoolschool community,
community, counsellorcounsellor relationshipsrelationships toto otherother pupilpupil personnelpersonnel workersworkers andand to
to otherother schoolschool personnel,personnel, legallegal andand ethicalethical counsellorcounsellor behaviour,behaviour, andand pro pro-fessional
fessional andand personalpersonal growth.growth. ThisThis lastlast topictopic isis developeddeveloped inin aa particularlyparticularly helpful
helpful way.way. The
The AppendicesAppendices uniteunite underunder thethe samesame cover,cover, importantimportant statementsstatements re re-garding
garding ethicalethical standards,standards, counsellorcounsellor preparation,preparation, counsellorcounsellor role,role, policypolicy forfor school
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published inin severalseveral separateseparate placesplaces byby professionalprofessional counsellorcounsellor organizations.organizations. Their
Their unificationunification herehere isis aa valuablevaluable service.service.
In
In theirtheir listlist ofof outstandingoutstanding booksbooks inin ourour field,field, youyou willwill findfind manymany ofof those
those testedtested byby timetime andand experience.experience. ItIt seemsseems unfortunateunfortunate thatthat theythey neglectedneglected
The
The Plannin/?Plannin/? ofof Chan/?e.Chan/?e. secondsecond edition,edition, byby Bennis,Bennis, Benne,Benne, && Chin,Chin, andand Merle
Merle Ohlsen'sOhlsen's GroupGroup Counsellin/?-andCounsellin/?-and youyou willwill likelylikely bebe ableable toto namename others.
others. Nevertheless,Nevertheless, thethe listlist isis wellwell donedone asas isis thethe wholewhole book.book.
It
It isis aa volumevolume wewe willwill useuse often.often. ItIt wouldwould alsoalso makemake anan outstandingoutstanding text
text additionaddition forfor introductoryintroductory coursescourses forfor would-bewould-be counsellors.counsellors.
VOCATIONAL
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCEGUIDANCE ANDAND CAREERCAREER DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT Herman
Herman J.J. PetersPeters andand JamesJames C.C. Hansen,Hansen, Editors.Editors. Toronto:Toronto: Collier-Mac Collier-Mac-millan,
millan, 1971,1971, Pp.Pp. 483.483. $6.00$6.00 paperback.paperback.
Reviewed
Reviewed byby WilliamWilliam E.E. Schulz,Schulz, Counselor,
Counselor, Winnipeg,Winnipeg, Manitoba.Manitoba. The
The editors'editors' statedstated purposepurpose forfor thisthis bookbook isis "as"as aa texttext inin coursescourses variouslyvariously labeled
labeled 'occupational'occupational information,'information,' 'vocational'vocational developmentdevelopment theories,'theories,' 'voca 'voca-tional
tional guidance,'guidance,' 'school'school resources,'resources,' andand thethe 'information'information services',"services'," TheThe anthology
anthology isis divideddivided intointo ninenine sections:sections: (I)(I) Work,Work, (2)(2) SocietySociety andand CareerCareer Development,
Development, (3)(3) VocationalVocational DevelopmentDevelopment Theories,Theories, (4)(4) VocationalVocational Guid Guid-ance:
ance: Information,Information, (5)(5) VocationalVocational Guidance:Guidance: Counseling,Counseling, (6)(6) VocationalVocational Guidance:
Guidance: Elementary,Elementary, JuniorJunior High,High, SeniorSenior High,High, College,College, (7)(7) VocationalVocational Guidance
Guidance andand Careers,Careers, (8)(8) VocationalVocational GuidanceGuidance andand CareerCareer DevelopmentDevelopment of
of Women,Women, andand (9)(9) CareerCareer Development:Development: Adulthood.Adulthood. ThereThere areare aa totaltotal ofof forty
forty articles,articles, mostlymostly writtenwritten inin thethe latelate sixties,sixties, exceptexcept forfor articlesarticles onon voca voca-tional
tional theories.theories. TheThe articlesarticles areare selectedselected fromfrom manymany andand variedvaried sources,sources, ranging
ranging fromfrom thethe wellwell knownknown (for(for counselors)counselors) PersonnelPersonnel andand GuidanceGuidance Jour Jour-nal
nal andand thethe VocationalVocational GuidanceGuidance QuarterlyQuarterly toto thethe lesser-knownlesser-known IndustrialIndustrial and
and LahorLahor RelationsRelations andand thethe AA mericanmerican JournalJournal ofof Orthopsychiatry.Orthopsychiatry.
Space
Space doesdoes notnot allowallow forfor aa reviewreview ofof allall thethe articlesarticles oror eveneven thethe ninenine sections;
sections; consequently,consequently, commentscomments areare restrictedrestricted mainlymainly toto articlesarticles inin thethe sections
sections onon vocationalvocational theories,theories, vocationalvocational information,information, vocationalvocational counsel counsel-ing,
ing, andand careercareer developmentdevelopment ofof women.women. All
All butbut twotwo ofof thethe eighteight articlesarticles dealingdealing withwith vocationalvocational developmentdevelopment theories,
theories, werewere writtenwritten inin thethe 1950's.1950's. SoSo whenwhen GinzbergGinzberg (p.(p. 105)105) says:says: "Several
"Several monthsmonths agoago mymy associatesassociates andand II publishedpublished thethe resultsresults ofof aa researchresearch investigation
investigation intointo thethe determinantsdeterminants ofof occupationaloccupational choice,"choice," thethe readerreader mustmust realize
realize thatthat thethe "several"several monthsmonths ago"ago" waswas 1951.1951. TheThe samesame isis truetrue ofof thethe articles
articles byby Super,Super, Roe,Roe, Holland,Holland, Tiedeman,Tiedeman, BlauBlau andand associates,associates, andand BordinBordin and
and associates.associates. ThisThis reviewerreviewer wouldwould havehave preferredpreferred moremore recentrecent publicationspublications from
from thesethese leaders,leaders, althoughalthough thethe articlesarticles dodo serveserve toto outlineoutline thethe earlyearly postu postu-lates
lates ofof thethe majormajor vocationalvocational theories.theories. The
The article,article, "Current"Current StatusStatus ofof ResearchResearch onon VocationalVocational Development,"Development," written
written byby JosephJoseph Norton,Norton, especiallyespecially forfor thisthis book,book, isis trulytruly outstanding.outstanding. Norton
Norton discussesdiscusses thethe researchresearch generatedgenerated byby vocationalvocational theoriestheories andand pointspoints out
out thatthat muchmuch ofof thisthis researchresearch neitherneither supportssupports thethe theories,theories, nornor hashas muchmuch counselor
counselor applicability.applicability. Norton'sNorton's viewview hashas receivedreceived considerableconsiderable supportsupport inin recent
