Counselors who work with children and adolescents are well aware of the problems, frustrations, and feelings of hopelessness that these youngsters often bring to the counseling session. However, counselors may be less aware of what is happening in society-at-large. The 1980s and early 1990s have been characterized by high unemployment. It is clear…

School counselors spend much of their time involved in administrative tasks, resulting in an inadequate use of counselors' skills and preventing counselors from meeting the primary needs of students. Changes must be initiated in the educational system to allow counselors to counsel students. The four counselors at Mt. Pleasant Township (Indiana)…

Notes that as the public mandate for accountability increases, it becomes more necessary for counselors to evaluate their performance. Recommends using student evaluations of counseling needs and expectations to assess counseling programs' effectiveness. (Author/ABB)