Discusses student-led parent-teacher conference model and demonstrates how this model can successfully meet the needs of teachers, students and parents. Discusses model's phases of preparation, implementation and evaluation. Provides a step-by-step guideline, along with a case study. (BH)

Discusses possible sources of conflict between school counselors and special education teachers: differentiation of function among subgroups; power struggles; and role conflicts. Discusses opportunities for collaboration and describes four methods to avoid conflict. (ABL)

Counselors in one school district sought to organize policies and procedures into one useful notebook for all members of staff, designed to supplement and complement, rather than replace, counselor-teacher team efforts. Books were distributed to teachers, and, in guidance evaluation survey, 50% of high school teachers indicated they had used the…

Reviews five major developments in play therapy: psychoanalysis, release therapy, relationship therapy, nondirective therapy, and play therapy in school settings. Suggests ways school counselors can use play therapy. Describes play therapy facilities, location selection, and play materials. Lists objectives of play therapy and how teachers can aid…

Contends that current conditions in education indicate that a change is needed in the counselor role. Defines consultation, describes a number of current models of consultation, identifies problems in implementing the consultant role, makes recommendations for resolving these problems, and suggests future trends in the use of consultation. (LLL)

Presents an integrative approach which combines language arts and school guidance or counseling. Offers examples intended to serve as suggestions to counselors and language arts teachers interested in working together in such an approach. Discusses benefits of a language arts-counseling program. (NB)

Describes educational collaboration and its relationship to school consultation as structured planning, decision-making, and problem-solving process. Identifies characteristics of collaborative school and its organizational structures. Articulates roles and skills counselors can use to provide leadership in developing and implementing…

Suggests a variety of procedures for increasing teacher compliance in the behavioral consultation process, including establishing referent power, clarifying roles and procedures, and preventing program deterioration. Successful behavioral change strategies depend as much on teacher behavior as on the theoretical knowledge of the counselor. (JAC)

Focuses on the legal status and societal values that promote the use of corporal punishment in public schools, and on the role of the elementary school counselor in helping teachers deal with punishment. Discusses factors affecting the effectiveness of punishment and suggests alternatives. (JAC)

Shows how counselors and teachers can be partners in the classroom. Describes an interdisciplinary instruction program in junior English which used the Myers Briggs Type Indicator to analyze literary characters. Encourages counselors to find other innovative methods for inspiring creativity in the classroom. (ABB)

Presents comprehensive consultation model for promoting family and community involvement in the education process of minority youth, highlighted by cooperative effort between school counselor and school psychologist. Examines three areas of community awareness, family consultation, and paraprofessional development. (NB)

A survey (Jevne, 1981) conducted to determine Canadian counselor competencies revealed that, of the nine areas considered important for counselor training, the 304 respondents in the field of counseling ranked training in consulting as sixth in importance. Prompted by these results, a literature review was conducted to determine if consulting was…

Presents framework for collaborative problem solving between elementary school counselors and teachers. Describes factors that effect the use of the framework and the impact of the behavioral conceptual framework on teacher behavior. Strategies for counselor to collaborate with teachers in developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions is…

Describes the use of a structural family therapy model as a basis for a school consultation program. Suggests school consultants use an understanding of family systems theory as it relates to classroom "families." Proposes this approach allows flexibility in dealing with student discipline and guidance. (JAC)

Nine articles focus on issues about the preparation of school counselors, including counselor training programs, career education, academic qualifications, counselor renewal, and personal characteristics. A preventive counseling model for teaching teachers basic counseling skills is also presented. (HLM)