The author outlines the role of counseling in English schools having spent a year in England as a researcher and observer. (Author/HMV)

The author maintains that career guidance in Canadian schools is too narrowly focused on preparing youth for their role as workers. He suggests a more developmental approach, starting in the early elementary grades. (Author/HMV)

Describes a secondary school approach to career education which the authors feel is consistent with the decision-making processes through which students go. (Author)

Describes behavioral signs of family violence (i.e., child abuse, wife abuse), assessment techniques, and implications for counselors. (BL)

Reflects on the place of value judgments in guidance counseling and educational planning. Counselors should be aware of the influence of value judgments and be more questioning in sorting out judgments that have strong probability and logical support. (JAC)

Suggests that the unequal position of women in the labor force is a critical issue for guidance counselors. Counselors should encourage girls to try different areas and counteract stereotypes that both students and teachers have concerning education and careers for girls. (JAC)

Suggests that counselors could perform an effective service as adovcates for students being considered for special education services. Counselors must be able to determine if a student has been adequately assessed and should recognize the importance of professional development in this field. (JAC)

Discusses various aspects of transition in nine articles dealing with changes in the role of the school counselor, student adjustment at various educational levels, the transition from school to work, relevance of education, and retirement. Emphasizes developmental aspects and the counselor's response. (JAC)

Examines the question of leisure counseling, preparing clients for their leisure time as well as their vocational aspirations. Recommends that school counseling should also include leisure counseling. (HMV)

School counselors in British Columbia are urged to show evidence of their credibility and the positive results of counseling programs. There is a need for research to document success of preventative and career programs in particular if counselors are to maintain separate identity from teaching professions. (JAC)

The counselor educator's role encompasses such descriptions as stimulator, facilitator, and teacher. The community role includes committee member, builder, friend, and encourager. The provision of a growing relationship with students, leaders, and workers is important in the counselor educator's responsibility in career education. Literature on…

Discusses ways the school counselor can work with teachers to promote creative and innovative teaching. Some innovative techniques are suggested. (EJT)

The developmental model utilized by a counselor acting as consultant is suggested as the most appropriate role for the elementary school counselor. The consultant role is discussed in some detail. (EJT)

For better or for worse the higher literacy has reached that community and thousands like it across Canada. With the exception of truly remote areas opportunities for raising the level of literacy, of information, and knowledge are becoming more and more accessible. (Author)

The more worldly-wise, or the "more literate" in its broader sense, student may present counsellors with new problems because of the very worldliness of his knowledge and experience. (Author)