Describes the purpose, structure, and functions of a typical family planning center and supports a more relationship-centered service delivery system. These centers should recognize and promote intimate human relationships. Marriage and family counselors would be valuable resources, to enable individuals to plan and control their fertility.…

A combined discipline counseling approach treats both symptoms and causes of discipline problems, while also providing accountability for behavior. Over the five-year period that this approach has been in operation at the Bridge Street Junior High in Wheeling (West Virginia), the number of repeat offenders has declined. (WD)

Presents a systematic attempt to help counselors operate within the areas of transcendence and states of consciousness. Consciousness counseling recognizes that human experience includes the person and that it also goes beyond the self to include transpersonal experiences. Consciousness counseling recognizes that people experience many states of…

When discipline problems arise, the referral system outlined here, in which teachers, counselors, and administrators know what is expected of them, may help principals save time and retain effectiveness. (JM)

Reasons for excessive drinking among college students are discussed, and counseling approaches designed to resolve these underlying problems are suggested. (Editor)

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…

Describes results-based guidance, a systems approach to student support programs. Outlines factors that have contributed to the changes in the duties and responsibilities of guidance counselors and the basis of the competency-based approach in guidance counseling. Details elements of the results-based guidance program. (GCP)

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…

Describes a school-based community intervention program led by the school counselor to address the issue of adolescent suicide. Explains how program uses content consultative approach to create a network between school and community resources and emphasizes the prevention and intervention of suicide and associated risk factors. (NB)

Describes how one school system selected an elementary school counselor to help facilitate development and initiation of classroom guidance curriculum aimed at helping students communicate about feelings. Discusses communication model on which curriculum is based, describes project's population, reviews curriculum development process, describes…

Outlines innovative approach by which school counselors can reinforce students' learning of important career information. Describes adaptation of game "Jeopardy" used to teach high school seniors Holland's theory of personality types and work environments. Answers and questions to be used in the game are provided in the areas of Holland Types,…

Describes counselor-led workshop to help teachers cope with in-class teacher appraisals that may determine whether teacher gets pay raise or even keeps his/her job. Describes workshop activities, which include getting in touch with the problem, relaxation exercises, self-talk exercises, and covert coping exercises. (NB)

Signs, symptoms, and definitions that distinguish occasional incontinence of urine or bowel from more serious problems are reviewed, and interventions that may help are discussed. The importance of medical involvement is stressed. A case study involving a school counselor is presented for each type of incontinence. (EMK)

Summarizes personal issues that counselors are likely to encounter with community college students such as depression, stress and anxiety, and alcohol and other drug abuse. Includes recommendations for addressing these issues, including redefining work weeks, reconceptualizing the mission, being student advocates, and using technology effectively.…

Reviews major developmental tasks of adults during early adulthood (which include intellectual, physical, emotional, moral, and interpersonal dimensions, with identity remaining the central theme) along with issues associated with transition into middle and later adulthood and provides suggestions for community college counselors working with…