GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE TRAINING AND THE CERTIFICATION OF ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE WORKERS ARE DEVELOPED AFTER A DISCUSSION OF THE PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS OF ELEMENTARY COUNSELING. THE DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH, WHICH REQUIRES EMPHASIS ON THE AFFECTIVE, COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DOMAINS, IS STRESSED. THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF THESE DOMAINS, THE…

The set of behaviors and procedures used in working with school counselors participating in the Upward Bound and Talent Search programs at the University of Maine at Orono is described. Areas of concern designed to facilitate the relationship between school counselors and program coordinators include the following: (1) basic program information,…

The major emphases of the seminar were: (1) programs and services needed to facilitate vocational development of youth and adults, (2) the preparation of personnel to staff these programs and provide these services, and (3) available and potential resources to enhance the vocational aspects of counseling and counselor education programs.…

This manual outlines a competency-based preparation program for school counselors. The program is based on a developmental process which includes specific dimensions of knowlege and self-awareness as well as the professional competencies deemed essential to the practice of counseling. The school counselor's role is defined and three levels of…

During 1973-74, the Illinois Guidance and Personnel Association Senate constituted a Competency-Based Concerns Committee. This committee was charged with examining alternative approaches to competency-based counselor certification as well as alternative methods of upgrading the professional skills of counselors in Illinois. This workshop presents…

This book deals with the environment of the counselor and tries to bring order and substance to the many forces acting upon him. The introduction gives a general development of school counseling. The next chapter deals with social forces as they relate to the counselor's role as agent of change. The following chapter concerns itself with federal…

The study was conducted to analyze the role of the elementary school guidance counselor and explore counselors', teachers', and principals' expectations of this role. Involved were 35 schools where the counselor, principal and two randomly selected teachers responded to a Role Expectation Questionnaire and individual interviews. The findings…

A six weeks training program was conducted for counselors, psychologists, and social workers to improve their understanding of the disadvantaged, their counseling skills, their information of college admissions, and their ability to identify and utilize positive forces in the environment. Two courses were held: advanced counseling theory and…

One hundred twenty-six counselor education students, differentiated according to counselor education status and sex, were studied for differences in attitudes toward self, most people, most clients, and purposes as a counselor. Practicum students completing their educational program were more positive in their counseling-related attitudes than…

Simulated Administration of a Regular Guidance Operation (SARGO) is a program for the training of directors of guidance and pupil personnel services. The objective of SARGO is to prepare directors of guidance services to: (1) prepare a written description of a pupil personnel program; (2) interact with a school administrator to clarify role…

A description of the counselor's role and identity is presented prior to the identification and discussion of 18 issues which can be raised in relation to the effectiveness of the counseling profession. The issues are representative of what many counselors feel to be most important and include provision of quality counselor education and training;…

This article presents a Learning-Training-Counseling model for group counseling. This model synthesizes theories and practices of group counseling, T-group training methodology, and selected basic learning principles. Three major phases of group development are described. Discussion includes behavioral guidelines for implementation, suggested…

The growth and self understanding of the therapist as a person are considered by most training centers to be a significant part of the training process. This article reports on a pilot project which provided contractual marital and family therapy for trainees in a two-year program. (Author)

The triad model seems to offer a number of advantages over alternative training approaches. It provides an opportunity for persons from different cultures under controlled conditions to accomplish a training goal. As a simulated interview, it offers greater safety to demonstrate strong feelings and provide direct feedback. (Author)

Working with intact units on campus to assess the impact of organizational, psychological, and relevant physical features of the environment on the functioning of its constituents is a potentially powerful role for counseling psychologists to assume. The author discusses the counseling psychologist in the organizational-interaction role and…