School psychologists serve the learning needs of students through assessment, intervention, and consultation. The school psychologist can often be the only mental health professional who travels into rural communities. In an effort to adapt to this context of clinical isolation, rural school psychologists develop specialty competencies to serve…

Inspired by Sen's capability approach and the intersectional perspective, we examine how guidance professionals facilitate or hinder the conversion of resources into capabilities and functionings of marginalized students. Thematic analysis of 19 life story interviews with Indigenous female students in two Canadian universities illustrates how…

Describes procedure whereby counselors, as part of their conceptualization for case conferences or supervision, develop metaphors and then make them concrete by constructing drawings or collages which are used as the basis for case discussions with other counselors. (Author/NB)

Lists tenets to remember when working with adolescents: give adolescent control of what happens in counseling session; use language that adolescent can relate to; and involve the adolescent's significant support system in the treatment. Describes clinical case involving outpatient treatment with adolescent, nonvoluntary client referred by courts.…

During the last three decades there has been growing dissatisfaction with remedial mental health approaches and a greater tendency to focus on primary prevention in mental health programs. A recent development in Canadian radio broadcasting is media psychology, whereby the masses are exposed to new attempts to disseminate psychoeducational…

Describes how counselors, in consultation with parents, may be able to offer significant psychological support to adolescents facing hospitalization. Describes techniques and approaches designed to maintain a vital and stable link between the school, the hospital, and (during recovery) the adolescent's home. (NB)

Counselors play an integral role in assisting international students to manage cross-cultural transitions. Re-entry counseling can support international students to examine their transition experiences, provide education about re-entry, and help to develop anticipatory coping strategies. An example of a workshop is described as a method of…

Structured, homogeneous group employment counseling is a process of group interaction where the functions of the group members are to make decisions, give each other assistance, and group teach. This type of counseling is appropriate for such groups as high school students or displaced homemakers. The concepts of situational leadership can be…

Examined a verbatim interview with Dr. Sidney Jourard consisting of counselor statements (N=31) and client statements (N=32) classified into categories. Some support was found for counselor self-disclosure statements eliciting client self-disclosure statements and a positive relation with the counselor. (RC)

Notes that, although it is not within scope of duties of school counselors to provide clinical diagnosis or to treat childhood depression, there is much that can be done within school settings to moderate, remediate, and rehabilitate depressive symptoms. Discusses identification of depression, the counselor's options in linking theory and…

Enumerates four key principles embodied in the Young Offenders Act. Shows that the Act is an innovative bill that tries to balance the responsibilities of young offenders and the community with the special needs of young people. Describes a program which integrates prevention and rehabilitation processes. (ABB)

Canadian Guidance and Counseling Association members were surveyed using the Counselor Role Questionnaire for present and preferred functions and responsibilities. Sixty percent of counselor respondents did not engage in group methods, consultation with other counselors, public relations activities, and research as often as they felt they should.…

Surveyed 156 unemployed Canadian youths to examine their demographic and sociopsychological characteristics. Results suggested that scores on variables such as locus of control and self-esteem may be more helpful to counselors than traditional demographic statistics. (JAC)

Although in the past farmers have not been a traditional client group for personal and career counselors, the recent financial plight of farm families has resulted in farmers being identified as a special target group by the Canadian government. Programs, such as the Canadian Rural Transition Program (CRTP), have been established to provide…

Describes a small group intervention strategy for transient children that involves both discussion and the use of drawing. The group sessions focus on getting to know each other, moving, becoming familiar with the school, getting to know classmates, sharing feelings, and accepting changes. (Author/RC)