This report is the text of meetings held at the first All-Iowa Elementary Guidance Conference, April 27 and 29, 2967, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Introductory remarks and welcoming presentations were given by Robert L. Frank, James Forsyth, and Leroy N. Jensen. The keynote address, "Elementary School Guidance: An Emerging Dynamic," by Dale Nitzschke,…

The purpose of this guide is to suggest an in-service training program through which the counseling administrator of a Manpower Development Training (MDT) program can orient the new counselor. It describes the educational, psychological, economic, and sociological characteristics of the disadvantaged, both young and old, and suggests activities…

This search cites three kinds of resources: (1) those that describe what has been done or is being done in the area of counselor licensure and certification, (2) those that provide information that can be used in drafting licensure and certification legislation, and (3) those that describe what related professionals have accomplished in this area.…

THE RESEARCH REVIEWED INDICATES THE NEED FOR A WELL-DEFINED CONCEPTION OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE PROGRAM AS A UNIQUELY FUNCTIONING ENTITY. EMERGING AGREEMENTS WHICH MAY BECOME PART OF THE BASIC THEORY AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE INCLUDE (1) MODIFICATION OF PUPIL, TEACHER, AND PARENT BEHAVIOR WITH OBJECTIVES BASED…

A special educator, a counselor educator, a school psychologist, a resource room teacher, and an elementary school counselor were interviewed to provide different perspectives on such issues as counselor role and training for creating "least restrictive environments" for handicapped children. (Author)

The concept of counsellor-as-teacher has gained popularity as a developmental approach to helping people achieve interpersonal competence. This article describes a systematic training program designed to help counsellors transfer their skills to the classroom and thus become teachers of interpersonal effectiveness. (Author)

The purpose of the study was to clarify the status of elementary school guidance in Canadian urban areas. Information on the counsellor's background and work setting were obtained from the responses on the Counsellor Data Blank and Guidance Services Opinionnaire. Results were examined in terms of Developmental and Traditional approaches. (Author)

Emerging roles for counseling psychologists in hospitals are discussed. Counseling psychologists work to improve patient quality of life by direct delivery of service to the patient and through staff consultation. In addition to patient care, another function of the counseling psychologist is training and supervision. Implications for training are…

Author examines the need for counselor intervention at all levels of education to help girls and women prepare for the reality and acceptability of the changing role of adult women. (RW)

Results from national survey of practicing school psychological personnel (N=193) regarding crisis intervention suggest that practitioners are being asked to intervene in a variety of situations with crisis potential. Many respondents reported inadequate training for this role. Most respondents considered crisis intervention to be an important…

Focuses on the importance of maintaining clear and workable role expectations in counseling supervision. Describes a multilevel supervisory training program in terms of roles, responsibilities, and functional relationships. (JAC)

Presents a multidimensional model for counselor education that incorporates a behavioral approach with accepted roles and places competencies in three distinct domains: 10 identifiable services performed by counselors, three functions performed by counselors, and three program training components commonly used in counselor education programs. (JAC)

Presents one position on consultation that integrates a theoretical model, a process model, and a curriculum for training school-based mental health consultants. Elements of the proposed curriculum include: ethics, relationship building, maintaining rapport, defining problems, gathering data, sharing information, generating and supporting…

The duties of a therapist to a deceased client are not directly dealt with in codes of ethics. The issues came into focus following the publication of a biography of Anne Sexton, as it contained information from more than 80 hours of therapy that Ms. Sexton's psychologist released to the biographer. This paper considers the question of whether the…

The development and refinement of the Preservation, Accommodation, and Repatterning model (PAR) took place over a 10-year period. This paper presents a discussion of the evolution of PAR. The paper describes the observations and the line of empirical research findings that guided conceptualization and evaluation of the model. The model was…