The Professional Preparation of the Administrator of Pupil Personnel Services

Counselor Personality Needs as a Determinant of Functional Specialty Preference

“…Trainers of counseling practitioners have frequently lamented the fact that many graduates of counselor education programs accept administrative or other types of noncounseling positions (Munger, Brown & Needham 1964;StefHre 1964;Smallenburg 1968). Furthermore, it appears that many persons who accept counseling positions actually spend the bulk of their professional time in noncounseling activities (Patterson 1967).…”

The Counselor: An Accountable Member of the Pupil Personnel Team?

“…Services may also include speech, hearing, reading, health, and special education programs. Counseling and psychological services are nearly always included in system-wide pupil personnel services, with attendance and school health services included in about 70 percent of the cases (Smallenburg 1968). The National Association of Pupil Personnel Administrators has summarized these services as related activities designed to facilitate the purposes of the school through services focused upon individualized attention for the student.…”

Personality and Functional Specialty Preference of Prospective Counselor Educators

“…Recently, evidence has been advanced to support the contention that many persons who are trained as counselors actually use or hope to use their training as a stepping stone to a career as an administrator (Munger, Brown & Needham 1964;StefHre 1964;Smallenburg 1968). A number of studies have compared personality variables of counselors and administrators (Chenault & Seegars 1962;StefHre & Leafgren 1962;Polmantier 1966;Willower, Hoy & Eidell 1967;Donnan & Harlan 1968).…”