The purpose of this study was (a) to survey school counselor preparation and perceived and projected role in serving special education students in the southwestern region of the United States; and (b) to determine the status of counselor education programs throughout the nation in preparing counselors to effectively serve exceptional students. The results indicated that 50 percent of the school counselor sample advocated additional involvement with exceptional students, 43 percent felt inadequately prepared to deal effectively with exceptional students, and 60 percent would be more willing to serve exceptional students if their training in special education had been more extensive.
Various attempts t o measure the vocational adjustment of educable mentally retarded adolescents are reported. Most of the research conducted was found to be restricted to the identification of problems in job adjustment or the skills and habits which contributed to such adjustment. Most work maiadjustments of educable mentally retarded adolescents were, in general, attributed to poor interpersonal skills. Attempts to construct various tests which would measure job success for these adolescents are also reported.In order to function adequately in our society, a mental retardate must utilize all resources available to him during his educational and training years and thus enhance his prospects for self-sufficiency. The literature has been replete with statements that emphasized the need for vocational preparation of the mentally retarded. Goldstein (1964) for example, stated: "The occupational picture for the retarded is far from encouraging Occupation categories once the province of the retardates have been decreasing markedly in the past half century.Predictions of experts indicate that this trend will persist [ p. 2541 ."Continued urbanization, mechanization, and automation will reduce employment opportunities for the retarded, and new educational and training approaches will be needed t o create new opportunities. The percentage of the labor force in unskilled jobs has been steadily declining The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that by 1975 only 22.1 percent of jobs will be in the unskilled category. If this trend continues, it will be necessary for the mentally retarded to be well prepared and well advised (Goldstein, 1964).It is not only essential that the mentally retarded be well prepared for the world of work and the labor market, but that those engaged in helping them in vocational preparation and counseling be aware of how the mentally retarded individual adjusts to the work situation once he is employed. This is a review of research studies found in the literature that pertain t o the work adjustment of the mentally retarded individual, particularly the adolescent.
The purpose of this research was to empirically examine if there are any differences on the IE scale and the GOT themes of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) between Hispanic and Anglo groups. One hundred and seventy-six students who had been administered the SCII as part of career counseling at the New Mexico State University Counseling Center were included in the study. The samples included 44 Hispanic males, 44 Hispanic females, 44 Anglo males and 44 Anglo females. A single classification ANOVA was used to examine IE score differences while a 2 x 2 factorial analysis of variance was used for comparisons of GOT scores in relation to the four groups. Results indicated no significant differences on the IE scale between Hispanics and Anglos. The only GOT theme which revealed a significant difference between genders was the R (Realistic) theme.
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