In 1957 the editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology rejected an article on group counseling because, by definition, “Counseling is a process in which two persons….” Since then the functions of a counselor have broadened to include working with groups in many ways. Some will maintain that we have expanded far beyond our domain into that of the organizational psychologist. The authors of this article assume that the counselor's functions should include a wide range of interventions and have organized them within a “Cube.” This model provided the structure for this Special Issue. The three dimensions of the Cube are: (a) the target of the intervention, (b) the purpose of the intervention, and(c) the method of intervention. We think this model has great heuristic potential as a tool for both research and practice.

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The Organizational and Political Issues Group focused on managerial, structural, and political issues in counseling psychology. Papers were presented by 11 counseling psychologists on 13 basic issues that had been identified by the planning

This study was designed to investigate the effect of congruity of counselor and client diagnoses upon client-perceived success in counseling. The Missouri Diagnostic Classification Plan (MDCP) was used as the basic diagnostic method. Agreement in the 15 categories was related to client-perceived success of counseling. Sublects, all clients at the Oreon State University Counseling Center, were each diagndsed as his case was closed. Responfies to follow-up questionnaires, designed for this purpose, were tabulated with demographic information. The strength of the relationship between counselor-client diagnoses and perceived outcomes is demonstrated in both multiple counselor-client agreements and in counselor-client argument-disagreement. The results support the growing evidence that interperional sensitivity and openness of communication are vital characteristics of successful counselors. (KP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE