A review of the counseling literature from 1972 through 1974 suggested consultation and training aimed at remediation and prevention as the most appropriate means for intervention during an era of accountability and cutbacks. Working with communities and institutions rather than with individuals was also stressed. (Author/SE)

Although counselors are usually more concerned with how they listen than with what they say or write, it may be time for them to re-examine their priorities and give more attention to the words they use. (Author)

Proponents of multimodal education believe that children will enjoy reading more and will read better if counselors, reading teachers, and curriculum specialists cooperate in developing instructional strategies that focus on each are of the BASIC ID. This article examines each facet of a multimodal reading program. (Author)

Lack of follow-up procedures to help implement ideas presented by workshop leaders often causes the failure of career education programs. School counselors, in the role of follow-up coordinators, can help avert such failures. (Author)

The author suggests that multimodal education, with its focus on each element of the BASIC ID, is a systemic way for school counselors to contribute to child and adolescent development. BASIC ID is an acronym for seven components of human functioning: behavior, affect, sensation, imagery, cognition, interpersonal relations, and drugs. (Author)

Reviews the research published in Elementary School Guidance and Counseling from 1974 to 1984, exploring research evidence of elementary school counselors' effectiveness in helping children to improve classroom behavior, to explore feelings, to improve socially, and to enhance sensory awareness and mental imagery. (Author/BL)

This eighth chapter in "Elementary School Counseling in a Changing World" presents four journal articles concerned with the "back to the basics" movement and with programs to help elementary school counselors promote academic achievement among students. "The Effects of Classroom Guidance on Children's Success in School" by Edwin Gerler, Jr. and…

This article provides a rationale for new types of teacher induction programs, a description of an innovative small-group process that provides beginning teachers with peer support, and a brief summary of quantitative and qualitative results obtained from implementing support groups for novice teachers. (IAH)

This digest discusses the ways in which counselors in middle schools can help youngsters face the challenges of early adolescence and prepare them for life in high school. It focuses on: (1) understanding one's self; (2) family relationships; (3) peer pressure and drug abuse; (4) stressful lives; (5) sexual maturation; (6) academics; and (7)…

This digest summarizes demands that confront elementary counselors: (1) a culturally diverse world; (2) changing families; (3) drug abuse; (4) child abuse and neglect; (5) exceptional children; (6) a technological world; (7) a changing world of work; (8) promoting learning in a changing world; (9) shaping children's behavior in a changing world;…