ously or unconsciously, be trying to make sense of the confusion that sent him to the counselor in the first place. Consequently, he will say things that will indicate his own guesses as to cause or motivation. But being untrained in examining himself, he is unable to deduce their meaning, so he visits a counselor.
For example, a client may describe the fond memory of building model airplanes when he was a child. While he may not know that this memory even has anything to do with the reason he is in a career counselor's office, the counselor, aware of the need to look for clues, can analyze the memory. Model airplanes involve a glue that stinks, but that did not bother him. It is not only a tactile activity, but one that requires great dexterity and patience. By consciously discussing the characteristics of the activities the client enjoys, the counselor can begin to help him find what sorts of careers involve those same skills and activities.
What should never be an issue but perhaps is the biggest issue in counseling is the subject of sex. Miller and Larrabee first note that in a survey of 60 counselors in the Southern region of the Association for Counselor Education, 7 percent believed one could have sexual relations with a client if those relations were not coerced (332). This opinion emphasizes personal rights over personal responsibility. Meanwhile, studies from the student perspective of the students found that 17 percent had experienced sexual contact and 48 percent some seduction. These numbers are more important, because the counselor needs to be concerned with what the student perceives, not with what he wishes the student to perceive. Even if all counselors had maintained high ethical standards in their work, that almost half the students in training to be counselors report teachers initiated a seduction at some time indicates a vast gulf between effort and effect. Of those pursuing counseling degrees, a total of ...