The present status of the elementary school counseling profession (the existence of 10,000 such counselors in the United States, a professional journal, a national conference, etc.) is described. The roles of secondary and elementary school counselors are differentiated and training programs for elementary counselors specifically designed for them…

A developmental training sequence using a variety of roleplaying techniques is presented here as a guiding structure for short-term relationship training. Trainer considerations are discussed. (Author)

Reports the perceptions of parents, members of the business community, school administrators, and counselors regarding the role and function of secondary school counselors. The research was presented as a part of a symposium at the Annual Conference of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, St. Louis, Missouri, 1981. (Author/JAC)

Using behavioral descriptions of 60 supervisor activities, surveyed faculty and doctoral students to determine if a distinction exists among three supervisor roles (teacher, counselor, consultant). Results indicated a clear distinction between teacher and counselor roles with the consultant role overlapping the other two. (Author/JAC)

This article is the first in a three-part series reporting on the historical and legislative background of employment service counseling. Also includes a review of the educational upgrading of employment service counselors. (Author)

Reports the development of a counseling program for student athletes in which the athletic counselor's role has been expanded to that of identifying and assisting with the athletes' personal, vocational, and academic concerns. A course in counselor education targeted toward athletes is reported. (Author)

Describes a training method which explores the academic advising process, student development, career counseling and university resources. The adviser may serve as an adult role model for many students, increasing the importance of the counselor role. (JAC)

Black counselors must be prepared for future changes which affect those they counsel. They must help people stay in touch with their humanness while developing qualities to cope with a technological-cognitive world. How they succeed determines the quality of life today and in the future. (Author/JAC)

Career guidance in West Germany is provided by the Federal Employment Institute. These services are easily accessible to all persons in the country. Career guidance personnel perform a variety of functions to assist the handicapped, the unemployed, public school students, and those who desire to change careers. (KP)

This article presents a model of the individual who has "cultural expertise", and can relate with self, others, and society. The definition provides a framework wherein widely diverse approaches of the helping professions can be synthesized with cultural components and compared for their value in producing "culturally effective individuals."…

School counselors have an important role in responding to students whose mental-health needs place them at risk for school failure. Shortcomings of the current developmental guidance-and-counseling service delivery model are defined and a transformed model proposed with suggestions for specific changes. Barriers to change are identified.…

Describes a training project for high school counselors which expanded their roles in the prevention, early detection, and appropriate referral of students at high risk for substance abuse. Counselors not only learned to work as facilitators of support groups for these students, they also reported greater self-efficacy, comfort, confidence, and…

Expanding social stress, changing school demographics, and decreasing community mental health services have expanded the range of services required of the school counselor. The list of necessary mental health skills and implications for counselor education are discussed. It is recommended that "guidance" counselors redefine themselves as "school…

This paper describes a psychoeducational procedure known as Covenant Contracting, which is used in the training of family psychologists at Georgia State University. The training framework for clinical experience is described, and the philosophical underpinning for this particular clinical sequence is summarized. The rationale for Covenant…

A practicum was designed to train school counselors in recognizing the signs of suicide, assessing suicidal ideation, and managing a suicidal crisis. It was also designed to develop in counselors a more definitive idea of their role in a suicidal crisis. The primary goal was to increase counselors' confidence in their ability to assess and…