The column focuses on practical procedures that counselors have found effective in their work. (Author)

This paper is designed to help educators understand the conditions under which school counselors can make their greatest contributions to educational excellence. Ultimately, the sole justification for the presence of the school counselor is that his work contributes directly to both the specific and broad purposes of education. The author suggests…

Discusses forces of ASCA action: (1) counselors must band together; (2) communication must take place; (3) coordinate activities to reach goals; and (4) support of relevant others concerned with young people. (Author/EK)

Intended to improve career guidance services on the secondary level, this operations manual was developed primarily by school counselors to assist other counselors in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of career guidance, counseling, and placement objectives in Maryland's school system. Contents are divided into the following three…