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Schaub, Michael – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2012
College career centers provide a valuable resource to students faced with choosing a major, learning about different career fields, and securing internships and jobs. Career centers must provide an increasingly sophisticated array of one-on-one and virtual services in order to meet the needs of students and recruiters. Collaborations between the…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Counseling Services, Career Centers, Guidance Centers
MacCabe, James H. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
It has long been claimed that there is a strong association between high intelligence, or exceptional creativity, and mental illness. In this book, James MacCabe investigates this claim, using evidence from Swedish population data. He finds evidence that children who achieve either exceptionally high, or very low grades at school, are at greater…
Descriptors: Evidence, Creativity, Psychosis, Psychologists
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Pedrotti, Jennifer Teramoto; Edwards, Lisa M.; Lopez, Shane J. – Professional School Counseling, 2008
School counselors need multiple resources to assist today's students in developing to their fullest potential. This development might often be measured outwardly by academic success; however, psychological and emotional well-being of students is a large part of this success. The construct of hope is defined as a bidimensional characteristic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Physical Health, Psychological Patterns, School Counselors
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Renes, Susan L.; Strange, Anthony T. – Journal of School Counseling, 2009
This article explores factors influencing adolescent female substance use in rural communities. Self-reported data gathered from females 12 to 15 years of age in two northwestern communities in the United States showed an association among gender identity, peer and parental relationships, and substance use. Aggressive masculinity had the strongest…
Descriptors: Aggression, Females, Drug Abuse, Early Adolescents
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Lapan, Richard T.; Aoyagi, Mark; Kayson, Marc – Professional School Counseling, 2007
The longitudinal study in this article tested whether advantages in the career development of high school seniors resulted in better transition outcomes for these young adults 3 years after they graduated from high school. Enhanced career development in high school was significantly connected to more successful transitions into the adult roles of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Young Adults, School Counselors, Career Development