Claims there is a need for mental health counselors to see the big picture and deal with the system surrounding the individual. Notes psychoeducation can have a positive effect on the therapeutic process. Sets forth a theory and presents programs that can expand the role of mental health counselors. (Author)

Consulting provides counselors with a process for affecting their public image while becoming highly accountable to the full range of their clientele. (Author)

Developmental group counseling emphasizes not that each child needs counseling, but that each child should have access to a counselor if necessary. The developmental group provides an opportunity for exploration and examination, a reality situation in which group members have the opportunity to learn appropriate patterns of coping with and…

Counselors can play a vital role in educating parents. An effective counseling program includes services for parents. To reach more parents, these services must go beyond individual parent conferences. The parent study group is one means of providing services to all interested parents. (Author)

Personalizing and humanizing the educational process is a goal that is shared by teachers and counselors. Two procedures which improve human relations between teachers and students, and thereby facilitate the learning process, are discussed in this article. These two procedures are the C'' group and the DUSO program. (Author)

The holistic approach to health includes a spectrum of concepts that have an important influence on our health. Elementary school counselors must recognize this previously neglected need for a holistic approach. Stress, relaxation response, biofeedback, and the orthomolecular approach are discussed. (Author/BEF)

Consultation is one approach that counselors can use to enhance their role images. The techniques are available. Through effective consultation-collaboration with administrators (and school boards), teachers, and parents, counselors can establish a solid base of operation for themselves within our school systems. (Author)

Practicing counselors and researchers are realizing the value of consulting with teachers, parents, and administrators. Counselor educators need to begin to train counselors formally and systematically in these skills. This article presents one training model in detail. (Author)

The counseling profession's challenge is to align itself with the goals of education by providing a service which relates closely to the primary objectives of the educational process. (Author)

The present status of the elementary school counseling profession (the existence of 10,000 such counselors in the United States, a professional journal, a national conference, etc.) is described. The roles of secondary and elementary school counselors are differentiated and training programs for elementary counselors specifically designed for them…

Noting the increased interest in the use of group approaches, the author discusses the rationale: that human beings are social beings who grow and develop by having adequate and meaningful exposure to social situations. The therapeutic forces which can be operative in groups are listed and the leader's awareness of them as a powerful tool for…

The group leader must be cognizant of mechanisms which occur in the group and their affect upon group members, and must create a climate which will promote self understanding, growth, and change. (Author)