This interview is the second in the Lifetime Achievement in Counseling Series at TPC that presents an annual interview with a seminal figure who has attained outstanding achievement in counseling over a career. I am honored to present the interview of Amy King, a school counselor in Mississippi and the first practitioner to be interviewed for this…

There are many issues to consider in the training of psychology graduate students in a family institute setting. Training in family institute settings offers both unique opportunities and some liabilities. Advantages to training in this type of setting include: (1) the ability to fully teach a model by laying a theoretical groundwork, presenting a…

Presents presidential address delivered at Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) luncheon during American Counseling Association's 1993 national convention. Vows to promote field of counselor education and supervision by addressing training needs, engaging in collaborative efforts to facilitate ACES goals, and advocating for…

Explores issues and ethics of interdisciplinary care based upon discussion among five experienced mental health professionals. Presents their recommendations for effective interdisciplinary work including, ensuring clients give informed consent, maintaining confidentiality, and making sure paraprofessionals and families are involved. Reports that…

In response to Bardon and Lambert, the author develops the topics of problem resolution, possible merger of professional organizations, and some chosen future for the field of school psychology. (JAZ)

School counselors need to be prepared to address student concerns and school problems in collaborative ways, while working cooperatively with school principals. A seminar is described which is designed to help graduate students in school counseling and school administration develop a greater appreciation of the roles, responsibilities, and…

More than three million children witness domestic violence each year. School counselors need to understand the dynamics of domestic violence, learn the most effective assessments of violence in the lives of their students, and be familiar with the interventions that can be implemented. External stresses on the family do not appear to influence the…

Reaction to the paper on the role and responsibility of school counselors to career education programs (CE 510 317). Indicates the need for counselor educators to become more aware of the literature in the field and the knowledge it presents. (JOW)

Addresses implications for school counselors of external service providers in schools. Integration of services; stages of integration; making the system work; and issues for schools, external providers, and clients are discussed. Models that effectively integrate externally and internally provided school services are needed. Offers several…

Reaction to the paper on role and responsibility of school counselors to career education programs (CE 510 317). Notes that the paper proposes roles which are realistic and attainable. (JOW)

In this volatile era of economic retrenchment, corporate downsizing, and government budget crises, school psychologists' major defense must be short-term political action and grassroots support, but their long-term strategy must be to build a position of importance for school psychologists in the school. In the long run this will not be…

Since the aims and objectives of counseling are different from the aims and objectives of teaching, and since the professional skills and personal qualifications for teaching and counseling are disparate, it is unreasonable to expect the same preservise teacher education program to adequately prepare both classroom teachers and counselors. To…

In response to Fagan's article, the author advocates that no major decision be made about titles and entry-level policies. Rather, both the National Association of School Psychologists and the American Psychological Association should continue to engage in mutal efforts to improve psychological services and let the future play itself out. (JAZ)

Student support programs 20 years hence will most likely be directly related to the configurations of the schools in which they are located. In order to speculate on the nature of the support programs, therefore, it is necessary first to speculate on what types of models schools will assume. This chapter considers some of the more prominent…

School counselors need to advise their teaching colleagues on incorporating diversity within classrooms. Includes various ways counselors can advise and introduce strategies to teachers that will avoid inappropriate pedagogical habits regarding ethnicity, class, gender, and disabling challenges. Such partnerships will ensure the reality of…