Describes mentorship program offered to 32 eighth grade students enrolled in a gifted and talented program at a high school. Explains program's focus on careers and choice of mentors to work with students. Considers benefits of the program and possible changes in future program offerings. (NB)

A University of Sydney (Australia) program to enhance training of academic staff supervising graduate students is described. Program structure, training methods, and participant evaluations of workshops and seminars are detailed, and factors contributing to or inhibiting program success are discussed. (MSE)

Describes development of in-service workshop for teachers on self-esteem which included two videos, chamber theater, bibliographic review, discussion of the principles of Rational-Emotive Therapy, and reception. Encourages school counselors to consider consultation in the form of an in-service program. (ABL)

Describes the Parent Observation System, a recent effort to provide help for resistant parents. This effort attempts to get specific parents into a more active involvement in their child's education and thus reduce the parent's resistance to school personnel services. Parent observation forms and related materials are appended. (NB)

School counselors face challenges as they design and implement developmental school-counseling programs that address the needs of all students including students with disabilities. One counselor's specific challenges include: (1) assuming responsibility for professional development; (2) responding to the needs of children within the framework; (3)…

Proposes collaborative model involving teachers, parents, and school personnel as partners with psychologists in assessment, with dialog as its central organizing principle. A case study illustrates the assessment process as furthering understanding and promoting change in children's lives rather than as an exercise in sorting and categorizing.…

Recounts working with a young client in the Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program. Client's reflections offer insight into how youth can use significant events in their lives as pathways to more antisocial behavior. Includes Rolf Loeber's (1990) developmental model that describes how children progress from disruptive to criminal…

Outlines a small group model that provides elementary school counselors with a creative way to help children of alcoholics build resiliency and develop protective strategies. Emphasizes the importance of the school counselor in taking a proactive approach and reaching out to help children develop the skills needed to survive an alcoholic home.…

The academic achievement gap of students of color and low-income students as compared to middle and upper socioeconomic students and White students has been clearly documented. Historically the long-standing role of the school counselor has contributed to the status quo of these inequities, inadvertently maintaining educational and social…

A long-standing problem for practising professional school counsellors is the lack of clinical supervision. Many school counsellors receive supervision from inadequate sources, such as principals and guidance directors, who often lack training and experience in the field of counselling. School counsellors are more skilled in assisting students…

A model graduate training curriculum that emphasizes the counselor's role in assisting clients in the effective use of computer-assisted career guidance (CACG) systems is described in this article. This 4-module graduate training program emphasizes client readiness and exploration using CACG systems, skill building and simulation exercises, and…

There is a growing need for professional psychology training in nursing home settings, and nursing homes provide a rich environment for teaching geropsychology competencies. We describe the nursing home training component of our Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Predoctoral Internship and Geropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship programs. Our…

School counselors can use groups as an effective and efficient means of helping students. Psychoeducational groups provide information and build skills to help prepare students for developmental tasks. As students complete elementary school, these preadolescents face the challenging tasks of moving to middle school and beginning puberty. School…

Too often, African American elementary school students, including the gifted, disengage academically and underachieve in public schools. Increased research on the underachievement and low achievement of African American students in gifted education programs has suggested that an array of educational, personal/social, and familial factors (e.g.,…

A gifted-education researcher discusses the potential effects of No Child Left Behind on gifted children and adolescents as well as implications for those who counsel such children in public schools. With the primary purpose of stimulating thought, discussion, and action, she addresses the marginalization of gifted and other at-risk children in…