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Rose, Heather; Miller, Lynn; Martinez, Yvonne – Professional School Counseling, 2009
The purpose of the study in this article was to replicate past findings showing the effectiveness of a cognitive, behavioral resilience-building/anxiety-prevention program, "FRIENDS for Life." The results of the controlled study of two Grade 4 classrooms in Canada (N = 52) indicate that all children reported reduced levels of anxiety…
Descriptors: Prevention, Foreign Countries, School Counseling, Anxiety
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Hart, Susan L. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1991
Notes that, although it is not within scope of duties of school counselors to provide clinical diagnosis or to treat childhood depression, there is much that can be done within school settings to moderate, remediate, and rehabilitate depressive symptoms. Discusses identification of depression, the counselor's options in linking theory and…
Descriptors: Children, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Depression (Psychology)
Alberta Education Response Centre, Edmonton. – 1991
This overview of program and monitoring resources for elementary, junior high, and senior high school guidance and counseling programs is intended to assist school districts in examining the role and function of their school counselors and their various program dimensions. The guide was prepared through discussions with school counselors and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, School Counseling
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Reiter, Betty A. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2004
This investigation explored the accuracy of a short form of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III} in predicting Full Scale IQ when administered as a separate test. The Dumont-Faro short form (i.e., Picture Completion, Information, Coding, Block Design, and Vocabulary; Dumont & Faro, 1993) was administered to 60…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Gifted, Eligibility, Prediction
Handcock, Helen – 1992
Information on planning career events in Alberta, Canada, is presented in this guide. Information is divided into these 10 areas: (1) establishing a realistic timeline; (2) setting goals and clarifying one's purpose; (3) establishing support and selling the idea; (4) setting the budget and anticipating expenses with a sample budget; (5)…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Planning, Counseling Services
Fitzsimmons, George – 1990
This document outlines some resources that may be helpful to school guidance counselors and other educators. Five resources are described for the elementary school years when children's natural curiosity and openness can be channelled into understanding themselves and others as well as learning about the meaning of work and the types of work…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance