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Counselor education departments are often required to meet multiple accreditation standards that include assessment of individual student learning. Additionally, faculty in counselor education departments are responsible for acting as professional gatekeepers. The authors propose a model for assessment of individual student potential at the time of program admission. In addition, a comprehensive assessment process applied as students make the transition into clinical fieldwork is described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – This study aims to examine web site heuristics and their influence on the likelihood to purchase. Design/methodology/approach – A convenience sample of 28 participants was assigned a list of 30 hotel web sites to evaluate according to predetermined criteria and open-ended questions. Findings – Results indicated that booking decisions are positively related to a web site's aesthetic appeal. The study found the presence of photographs on a hotel web site was the most significant factor impacting site appeal and influencing the booking decision. Other features affecting purchase decisions included ease of use, color, link availability, lack of web site clutter, and sites unique in appearance. Research limitations/implications – Research limitations included the size and composition of the sample. Respondents were college students, thus they represented a younger demographic and one which may be more tech-savvy than other age groups. Also, the hotel web sites which were evaluated were located in one popular US tourist destination, meaning generalization to a larger population or to another industry may be limited. Practical implications – Results showed four variables; pictures, ease of use, neat/uncluttered and plain/boring; were most significant on both site appeal and site influence. Practitioners would be well served to improve these web site elements to better accommodate customers and realize the greatest return on investment. Originality/value – The paper investigates heuristics of hotel web sites. Findings identified areas for improvement by practitioners as well as areas for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors studied the relationships between adult workers' spiritual well-being and job satisfaction. Two hundred participants completed 2 instruments: the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (C. W. Ellison & R. F. Paloutzian, 1982) and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form (D. J. Weiss, R. V. Dawis, G. W. England. & L. H. Lofquist, 1967). A bivariate correlational analysis showed spiritual well-being, religious well-being. and existential well-being to be positively related to job satisfaction for this sample. With a forced-entry multiple regression analysis, overall spiritual well-being was found to have a moderate influence, existential well-being had a much stronger influence, and religious well-being had a minimal influence all on, general job satisfaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Assesses a variety of variables for their potential effect on length of sobriety for female addicts. Women who had received chemical dependency treatment through the Women's Residential Addiction Program (WRAP) as participants to the study; WRAP's aftercare program and vocational and educational programming as significantly related to length of sobriety.