This document presents lessons designed to prepare counselors to serve diverse students. The first lesson focuses on societal trends and the status of youth. The second lesson focuses on the status of youth and basic skills acquisition. The third lesson, on special populations, explores attitudes of school counselors toward particular groups in society and the whole issue of societal diversity in general. Included with each lesson is information on the justification for the lesson; the expected learner outcome; instructor resources; directions for teaching-learning interaction; debriefing strategies; list of resources; and a brief discussion of an individualized learning plan for persons studying the content in an individualized program. (ABL)