Counselors play an integral role in assisting international students to manage cross-cultural transitions. Re-entry counseling can support international students to examine their transition experiences, provide education about re-entry, and help to develop anticipatory coping strategies. An example of a workshop is described as a method of…

Study surveyed university counseling center directors to identify job tasks and management practices. Directors reported spending the most time on administrative, clinical, and outreach activities. Nearly half of the directors reported spending three to five hours per week on campus leadership activities. (Contains 16 references and 5 tables.)…

Traces the inception and implementation of school-based health centers in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (NC) school system. Discusses the challenges that arose during implementation, along with the opportunities to enhance the provision of comprehensive services for children. Notes that SBHCs provide an opportunity for school psychologists to…

Reviews research on counselor profanity and provides guidelines for its use in counseling. Discourages use of profanity with children; discusses profanity to establish rapport, in later sessions, to reach deeper levels of affect, to help clients focus. Considers counselor's personal value system and offensiveness of profanity to clients.…

Discusses the literature on the drinking practices of Mexican Americans from the perspectives of three acculturation models: linear acculturation, acculturative stress, and marginality stress. Presents within-gender comparisons of Mexican and U.S. drinking patterns, looks at acculturation and alcohol use among Mexican-American women and men…

Describes issues facing gay and lesbian youth: isolation, family problems, violence, sexual abuse, and sexually transmitted diseases. Discusses issues of homophobia and institutional discrimination, and the need for research and practices school counselors can adopt to address the needs of gay and lesbian students. Includes 30 references and cites…

Highlights gaps in initiatives to restructure education, community health, and social services. Introduces enabling components to address gaps and accelerate reform beyond full-service school model. Outlines examples of current efforts to operationalize the unifying, policy-oriented concept. Stresses implications for school psychologists in terms…

Examines the current usage of Western counseling and psychotherapeutic models with a special emphasis on the local realities of Turkish culture. Reviews the current status of the application of Western models along with the related practices in Turkish clinical and nonclinical settings. Stresses the role of the Turkish counselor within the…

Presents a blueprint from Project ACHIEVE toward effective school discipline, safety, and crisis prevention that provides an example of how school psychologists can expand their role using organizational and strategic planning principles and activities as well as to alert school psychologists as to a field-tested process that addresses the…

Survey of residence hall staff (RHS) reports estimates of student substance abuse and related problems, level of knowledge about these drugs, frequency of problems experienced and interventions employed, and the degree of confidence in utilizing specific intervention skills. Results indicate that RHS see their role as a combination of counselor…

Most colleges and universities are failing to recognize what is needed to support and retain adult learners. This article suggests that extending the role of admission counselors to go beyond the traditional and include teacher, researcher, student advocate, evaluator, and consultant is crucial to serving the adult learner. (MKA)

Outlines the School to Work Opportunities Act of 1994, including its rationale and implications for schools and school counselors. Discusses role the school counselor can play in this educational reform initiative. Proposes that when schools implement school-to-work systems, the additional emphasis on career development and education can improve…

Counseling in primary care can be considered a fast-evolving profession that is distinct from counseling in the private sector. Differences in counselor roles, specifically confidentiality ethics and working hours, are discussed. Referrals and attrition are also discussed. The distinctiveness of primary care counseling versus working in more…

Although the potential impact of parental influence in career development is recognized, attempts to enlist parents in positive ways often appear haphazard, rather than purposeful. Article offers numerous strategies to maximize the positive aspects of parental involvement in children's career development, by offering concrete steps to strengthen…

It has been argued that the nature of academic school psychological programs and the training provided by them are revealed mainly by the informal and often more latent messages delivered to students. Posits that these informal determinants of the training program determine to a large extent the role definition of school psychology that guides…