Today, young children are exposed to death through various forms of media in their communities, schools, and home environments. With this inevitability of exposure, there is a need for death education in order to inform and support today's youth when facing the subject of death. Death is said to be one of the most emotional and complex matters an…

Examined tasks performed by counselors working in elementary schools and had counselors assess activities in terms of how highly they valued them and how much time they spent in each activity. Respondents reported valuing most activities more than they participated in them. Findings have implications for counselor education programs. (NB)

Examined elementary school counselors' perceptions of their current interventions with families, their ideal forms of family interventions, and barriers to working with families. Findings from 249 counselors revealed that counselors preferred to work with children individually and consult with teachers more than doing parent consultation.…

Assesses the need for counselors in B.C.'s elementary schools. Principals primary and intermediate teachers wanted bi-weekly counseling services; a school-based, direct service counselor to serve as consultant to parents; and counselor training in developmental, preventative, and remedial approaches. (Author)

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…

Counselors must prepare themselves to assist in the identification of exceptional children, through informal as well as formal testing procedures. (Authors)

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)

Identifies the physical and emotional signals that counselors should be aware of which might indicate potential child abuse or neglect. Counselor strategies are suggested as a means to help the children whether or not the parents acknowledge the problem or the school has enough evidence to warrant agency intervention. (BEF)

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)

Describes elementary guidance in the United States as firmly entrenched in the school systems and generally developmental and preventive in nature. Contrasts Canadian elementary guidance where counselors are serving more than one school; most guidance services deal with crisis cases; and elementary guidance has not gained widespread support. (RC)

Discusses children's understanding of death during early and middle childhood. Describes four basic considerations (communication, acceptance, routine, and reactions) that apply to all situations with bereaved children. Looks at situation-specific reactions to terminally ill classmate, parental death, death of sibling, death of friend or relative,…