School counselors in British Columbia are urged to show evidence of their credibility and the positive results of counseling programs. There is a need for research to document success of preventative and career programs in particular if counselors are to maintain separate identity from teaching professions. (JAC)

Adult females are moving into the academic community and will undoubtedly present new challenges to career counselors. Goals and guidelines of career planning and placement need not change, but moving a new type of client through the process may call for innovative thinking and understanding from professional staff. (Author)

The counselor educator's role encompasses such descriptions as stimulator, facilitator, and teacher. The community role includes committee member, builder, friend, and encourager. The provision of a growing relationship with students, leaders, and workers is important in the counselor educator's responsibility in career education. Literature on…

Because school counselors work with minors they must keep up with current laws, as well as state and local school policies. Special caution is needed concerning medical rights of minors and parental consent in dealing with student pregnancy, abortion, drug abuse, and child abuse. (JAC)

Although restorative psychotherapy is primarily curative, counseling is largely an educative and growth-oriented activity. Successful coping requires continual adaptation to the array of changing environments and life roles. The balance between thought and emotion is important for personal effectiveness as well as for creative productivity.…

Explores minority achievement and employment in the sciences and engineering, and offers a general outline of a counseling model for increasing the number of minority students in the sciences and engineering. (Author)

Becoming a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor (MFCC) in California is presented from a Chicano's perspective. There is a need for Chicanos trained extensively in marriage and family counseling to serve the Mexican American population. Few Chicanos enter the profession. The state licensing board does not identify minority counselors.…

Understanding the audiences, roles, skills, and responsibilities are essential to success in this multifaceted and complex profession of career planning and placement. Although no special academic or experiential background is required to enter the career services profession, specific knowledge in the areas of counseling, career planning, and job…

The roles of school psychologist and school counselor are examined. School psychologists and school counselors should work together closely, using both their separate and shared skills for the benefit of school children. Their skills overlap and are also complementary, making a team approach advantageous. (Author/CC)

Provides summary and analysis of literature on the counselor's role in school discipline. Roles are grouped into six categories: mediator, ombudsman, consultant, psychological educator, special program developer, and counselor. Counselors may find roles that satisfy the needs of their students and are appropriate to their own personalities and…

Counselors concerned with older persons seem to require initial professional development rather than renewal, i.e., enhancement of both knowledge and attitudes. Programs and courses presently available are indicated and future prospects proposed, toward improvement of professional development in counseling older persons. (Author)

For most of the world the nuclear and extended family provide the psychological support needed to mature and deal with life's crises. In the United States the family is changing rapidly. Documents the emerging issues counselors and clients need to face. Suggests the value of creating surrogate families. (Author)

Advocates a life-centered curriculum approach, which focuses on 22 skills essential for successful community living and working. Recommends that counselors assume specific responsibilities in this approach and outlines competencies necessary to carry out guidance and counseling activities for persons with handicaps at four phases of career…

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142) mandates a number of counseling and allied services for the handicapped and their parents. Outlines many competencies that need to be considered in developing preservice and in-service programs for counselors serving the handicapped. (Author)

Suggests that a condition of "negative spirituality" underlies and sustains alcoholism and perhaps all addictions. Argues that a secure recovery is not possible unless a "spiritual awakening," such as envisioned by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), is achieved. A broadly applicable conceptual model of spirituality is inferred from the…