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,…

This paper discusses the role of counselors as advocates for lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgendered (LBGT) individuals as encouraged by the American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. Definitions are offered for the following terms: sexual orientation, sexual preference, gender identity, heterosexism, and…

Discusses treatment issues in conjoint marital therapy, currently accepted as the preferred format for treating marital difficulties. Describes the use of linear or paradoxical letters to the nonattending spouse, providing research data regarding potential hazards of one-spouse therapy. Sample letters are included. (JAC)

Presents an intervention procedure that has proved effective in linking community-based treatment facilities with those in the court system with specialized needs. Outlines the roles, functions, and skills necessary for a counselor to work as a treatment specialist within the court system. (Author/JAC)

Describes the role of the counselor in self-help groups for the bereaved. Based on experience with the Compassionate Friends, a group of bereaved parents, the counselors' most useful role appears to be that of an intermediary, resource person, and facilitator of group processes and organization. (Author/JAC)

Counselors are being challenged to expand their role in the school community. This article discusses use of workshops to teach specific skills applicable to the participants' setting. Specific focus is determined by participant needs and counselor skills. (JAC)

Presents an approach to family therapy where a group of observers becomes part of a therapeutic team by introducing strategic messages into the sessions. Messages are described in terms of five components: function, target, timing, content, and delivery. Suggests guidelines for effective team functioning and discusses implications for training.…

A program using college students as tutor-counselors with low-achieving inner-city junior high school students is described and evaluated. Results support positive program impact in students using teacher ratings of classwork effort, quality, and attitude, and in students' self-reported attitudes toward education, educational aspirations, and…

The placement of foreign students in home countries is an important and complex matter. The Brigham Young University-Hawaii Campus International Placement Advisory Council serves as an appropriate model for other schools to follow, for which placement personnel set up a program with the alumni offices. (Author)

Discusses the cognitive developmental approach in moral education and describes a program in the Cluster School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The authors challenge counselors (as consultants) to become deliberately involved in the values and moral growth of students. (Author/CC)

Reports on a 6-year study and project in Ohio that visited schools to evaluate their guidance programs, implemented revitalization ideas into 10 programs, and evaluated and disseminated the results. Presents eight essential actions for revitalizing guidance programs. (SR)

Describes classroom guidance session for overcoming test anxiety. Discusses role of the teacher in setting up session and as class discussion leader. Discusses role of the counselor in the minilecture format; sources of test anxiety; self-assessment of test anxiety; importance of careful test preparation; listening to self-talk; and follow up with…

Discusses the Multicultural Education Plan of the Duluth, Minnesota, school system and its response to a citation for noncompliance for excessive minority enrollments. Claims that in multicultural setting counselor plays a key role and must know about cultural background of students and assess the cultural climate of the school. (ABL)

Presents a two-tiered developmental guidance classroom unit on parental divorce which acquaints children with the idea of divorce as a family change. Focuses on the needs of the children coping with parental divorce. Discusses results which appear to have a positive effect on child's depression, attitudes and belief about parental divorce and…

The role of university student counselors is considered at key points, such as before admission, during the first weeks of study, in the course of education, and shortly before graduation. The weaknesses of counseling are noted, and an example of an organization plan at a large Danish university is described. (Author)