The author contends that counselor training and school realities are not insurmountable obstacles. School counselors are desperate for help and guidance in these times of upheaval and confusion and feel the resources to retrain, renew, and revitalize the profession rest with counselor educators and university personnel. Chris D. Kehas comments on…

This article concerns the depersonalization of graduate study and the consequent reduction in the quality of education and proposes an alternate model for the preparation of counselors. (JC)

In order to be effective, counselors and counselor educators should have an accurate understanding of the prevailing attitudes of high school students. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent that the perceptions of counselors, counselor educators, and students were congruent concerning the areas of concern of today's youth. (Author)

In today's social systems, the current model of proactive counseling seems more functional than does waiting for clients. However, those counselor educators who train for proactive counselor roles must assume responsibility for assisting the implementation of the resulting role change. (Author)

This article focuses on a new role model for counselors and counselor educators along with a practical overview of guidance in the curriculum in the school. 'JC)

The implementation of peer counseling programs can increase the overall effectiveness of counseling services, but no single program is right for all settings. Each staff needs to consider the particular setting. Careful consideration of the elements discussed in this article should benefit trainees and students. (Author)

This article, expressing the views of three collaborating graduate students, examines the role of the counselor and concludes that the basic priority for all school counselors is to break down the existing dichotomy between teachers and counselors by removing the mystique surrounding what counselors "do." (Author/HMV)

This discussion of school counseling advocates the need for a reexamination of the political role of the counselor in the schools, the preparation of a more realistic curriculum for counselor education and the development of guidelines by which counseling positions in each school can be evaluated. (JC)

The basic premise of this article is that too many counselor educators lack experiential background and view the public school counselor's role in unrealistic terms. Suggestions are made for bridging this gap between training in the colleges and the demands of the job in counseling services in the schools. (JC)

Urges the redirection of the counselor's role in the school to one of resource consultant and trainer. Sees the return of the teacher-counselor as a way of reaching more students with counseling services. Implies that the school counselor will function as a counselor educator in the future. (PC)