Abstract:Lamb and Rapin's (1976) ecological model for categorizing and evaluating student development services emphasizes the total environment of the student service as critical to the students' receptivity to and ultimate success in counseling. The adjunct role of the support staff in the creation and maintenance of a generally positive milieu is often assumed or ignored. To remedy this situation, a staff development program was implemented to (a) provide recognition of the support personnel's necessary involvement i… Show more
“…Emener and Pankowski (1978) described such a program for training of secretaries employed at rehabilitation facilities. Heitzmann (1979) outlined a similar approach to training support personnel in student services settings. Anderson's (1981) article on microlabs provided a general reference on planning groups where structured exercises were to be used.…”
This article is intended to provide counselors with a format for designing and running workshops to train personnel employed in positions of high customer contact.
“…Emener and Pankowski (1978) described such a program for training of secretaries employed at rehabilitation facilities. Heitzmann (1979) outlined a similar approach to training support personnel in student services settings. Anderson's (1981) article on microlabs provided a general reference on planning groups where structured exercises were to be used.…”
This article is intended to provide counselors with a format for designing and running workshops to train personnel employed in positions of high customer contact.
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