John Werry completed training in child and adolescent psychiatry at McGill University in Montreal, and has been a world renowned leader in children's mental health. Drawing on a half century of work in Canada, the United States, and his native New Zealand, he shares his reflections and vision for the future in the interview given for this…

The author started in the Ph.D. program in comparative literature at Princeton in 1992, a year after she graduated from college. She fell in love with mythology and the classical traditions and find herself teaching literature. In the remainder of her time at Princeton, she precepted for four or five more classes, got the chance to join the…

Stimulant drugs (methylphenidate and amphetamine) have been used successfully for decades to improve the behavioral impairments of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention in children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A voluminous literature supports the benefits of stimulants for improving classroom manageability…

David Stern argues that some basic features of the American high school must be modified if it is to serve all students successfully. He notes, for example, that only three-quarters of U.S. high school students graduate four years after beginning ninth grade and that the National Assessment of Educational Progress found no improvement in reading…

Introduces a "developmental-contextual" framework for conceptualizing and studying career development in adolescence, including implications of such a framework for intervention. (Author/ABB)

Youth who intend to enter the work force directly after high school need systematic career interventions, especially assessment. The Career Development Assessment and Counseling Model is a useful measure of life-role salience, career maturity, and values. (SK)

Notes increase in popularity of work-based learning and youth apprenticeship. Contends that counselors in educational settings are being downplayed and job mentors are being played up by leaders in youth apprenticeship movement. Encourages counselors to become actively involved in counseling persons regarding variety of forms of postsecondary…

Notes that, although teenage parenthood is recognized by many counselors as a developmental identity crisis, it rarely has been viewed as a developmental career crisis. Suggests developmental career assessment and counseling procedures for use with teenage parents. Includes sections on career counseling during both pre- and postnatal phases.…

Outlines major challenges for vocational educators and counselors: (1) need for a comprehensive, cohesive approach to career theory, research, and practice; (2) view of career development as a complex interplay among attributes, behavior, and environment; (3) interdisciplinary collaboration on theory, practice, and a career development research…

A framework for integrating parental influence into adolescent career counseling has these steps: development of a trusting relationship; exploration of the valence of parental influence; and interventions depending on whether parents have positive, negative, or no involvement. (SK)

Offers suggestions for counselors and parents regarding active role parents can play in career development of their adolescent children. Three dimensions of the active role of parents are discussed: intentionality and meaning attributed to career influence by parents and adolescents, use of narrative, and sources of conflict. (Author/NB)

Gifted adolescents from minority groups face the same issues all gifted young people face, but the addition of racial and cultural factors increases the complexity of these issues. Discusses individual versus cultural pressures that affect identity, issues related to assisting students with long-range planning, and two models for programming.…

Career-related problems of children with severe disabilities are discussed. Ameliorative measures that can be taken by school counselors are presented. (Author)

There is no question that professionals and students need help in the process of gathering, deciphering, and then utilizing career information. As we enter the 21st century, school counselors are in a significant position to access and facilitate use of all sorts of career information, and they must be technically prepared to orient students,…

Presents an interview with and biographical analysis of Harold Cheatham, an African American scholar and pioneer in the field of counseling and student development. Explores Cheatham's childhood, his college years, his roles as mentor and teacher, and his historic appointment in university administration. (RJM)