Computer‐assisted Guidance: Descriptions of Systems

Abstract

Eighteen currently operating computer-assisted guidance systems are described on the same set of topics: scope and content, structure, and procedures.

The Use of the Computer in Counseling College Students

“…The use of computers in counseling has increased dramatically since the late 1960s when they began making their presence felt in career counseling and guidance (Shatkin, 1980). In university settings computers have been used to provide systematic desensitization training (Lang, Melomed, & Hart, 1970), to treat test anxiety (Biglan, Villock, & Wick, 1979), to provide cognitive behavioral treatment for depression (Selmi et al, 1982), to help clients solve life-choice dilemmas (Novotini, 1981;Wagman & Kerber, 1984), and to conduct diagnostic interviews (Greist, 1973;Greist, Van Cura, & Kneppreth, 1973).…”

ACT research report: DISCOVER and the counselor--Their effects upon college student career planning progress

“…The evidence of effectiveness of computer-based sys tems combined with the lower cost and increased availability of microcomputer software and hardware suggests that use of computer-based systems will increase significantly in the next five years. While only one in twenty high schools and fewer postsecondary institutions currently have access to either a computerbased guidance or information system (Shatkin, L, 1980), this ratio may increase to 1 out of 3 in the next five years.…”