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…

New England's long winter and seemingly interminable wait for spring has this author thinking about what colleges could do with their campuses during the summer. The options are almost infinite, although the cost-benefit analysis clearly varies. For some students, being on campus in the summer is preferable to going home, where the environments…

A response to ideas set forth in J. Brien O'Callaghan's article, "School-Based Collaboration with Families: An Effective Model for a Society in Crisis," this article applauds and discusses school-based collaboration. Areas of concern are unfounded diagnostic assumptions, questionable ethical behavior, and limited breadth and scope of suggested…

A middle-school counselor thanks her principal for his help over a 15-year working partnership. She is especially grateful for the principal's understanding of middle-level program objectives; respect for counselors' suggestions and nontraditional approaches; support for group counseling, teacher advisory programs, and counselors' professional…

Response to the paper on the role and responsibility of school counselors to career education programs (CE 510 317). Suggests strategies for leaders of the counseling profession to involve school counselors in career education. (JOW)

Discusses that paper on the role and responsibility of school counselors to career education programs (CE 510 317). Suggests that the paper's ideas are but a first step. Federal and state leaders must commit time, priority and resources to this program. (JOW)

Reflects on the American Personnel and Guidance Association School Counselor and Career Education Project. Discusses counselor role, preparation and commitment. (JOW)

Contends that teachers can benefit greatly by learning and then by practicing basic counseling communication skills with students in their classroom. Sees counselor as being responsible for sharing these skills by training teachers and others to improve mutual communication. Discusses possible topics for inservice training. (NB)

Considers the school counselor's role as consultant. Describes step-by-step procedure for the stage of problem clarification and identification for behavioral consultants. Assumes that each problem may be defined in varied ways and that problem definition is not considered useful unless it is accepted as such by both the teacher (consultee) and…

Fear and anxiety about gaining admission to the "right" college have created many profit-making opportunities for consultants. However, anecdotal experience suggests that this confuses and embarrasses students, weakens the relationship between high school and college, and promotes in the student a "beat the system" mentality. (MSE)

Intended as a basis for the development of cooperation between school counselors and reading personnel, this paper discusses counselor involvement in secondary school reading programs. The various sections of the paper contain the following: (1) an overview of the role of the school counselor at the secondary school level, (2) an overview of…

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…

This chapter briefly describes a model for comprehensive guidance programs developed originally by Gysbers and Moore (1974, 1981) and later refined and updated by Gysbers and Henderson (2000). It is presented here as an example of a current and widely used student-centered program in the schools that is specifically designed to facilitate students…

It is more important than ever that high school counselors and independent education consultants complement one another to meet the needs of the students they serve. While they have the same objectives and professional standards, the independent consultant can offer a more individualized approach and brings more resources to the postsecondary…