Prepared by a group of counselors in New York, this position paper states the duties and responsibilities of school counselors taking an activist role. (BY)

Catalytic counseling is a method of dealing with and thinking about multiple options. Presenting a guidance information system to students is not enough. The counselor must help students to think about change and about alternatives. What is needed most in guidance today is constant innovation in order to be catalytic for all students. (Author)

This article discusses the large number of reluctant clients encountered by counselors, the forms the reluctance assumes and reasons for the reluctance. Some strategies for counseling reluctant clients are outlined. (Author/HMV)