According to the American School Counselor Association, the role of a school counselor includes improving success for all students. Thus, the profession of school counseling encompasses a variety of tasks, duties, and responsibilities. One of the most fundamental responsibilities of a school counselor is to provide individual counseling to…

Between January and October of 2013, nearly 3 million Americans between the ages of 16 and 24 graduated from high school. By October of that year, just two-thirds had enrolled in college. This report uses recently released nationally representative High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) data from Spring 2012 to examine American high…

The College Board, NASSP and ASCA believe that the principal-counselor relationship is a dynamic and organic relationship that evolves over time in response to the ever-changing needs of a school. The goal of an effective principal-counselor relationship is to use the strength of the relationship to collaboratively lead school reform efforts to…

With the gifted child being singled out as an educational priority in the State of Texas, it is time for counselors to initiate constructive action. The counselors' roles as coordinator, consultant, and counselor to the gifted child are delineated in this article, along with suggestions. (Author)

This manual describes 20 correspondence courses which supplement regular school offerings and are administered through high school guidance counselors. More than two-thirds of these carry high school credit. The courses are available not only to students needing to fulfill credit requirements, but also to those who: (1) need courses not taught in…

This publication provides counselors of the Manpower Development Training Program with a practical guide to the content of a workshop for those actively engaged in programs of inservice training. It describes educational, psychological and sociological characteristics of the disadvantaged , both young and old. Suggested are innumerable activities…

This is one of eight monographs developed by the State Project to Implement Career Education (N.Y.) and it is intended and recommended that the entire series be utilized within schools to assure maximum achievement of objectives, since this monograph used alone will have limited effectiveness. It contains specific and detailed sections, including:…

This manual presents a perspective on counseling in veteran's education, and includes information and ideas for colleges to assist veterans in preparing for and entering higher education. The sections of the manual are: The Target Population; Program Objectives and Organization (Functions of Guidance and Counseling, Who Is a Counselor, Counselor…

Elementary counselors can make many contributions to the child's development of a positive self-concept. Contributions cited in this booklet include: (1) direct counseling services to children; (2) consultation services for staff and parents; (3) coordination of school programs and community resources. The booklet also tries to communicate the…

The Grand Haven (Michigan) Senior High School Guidance Department was selected as one of five school systems in Michigan to help produce a guidance model for the state. The Grand Haven project was limited to the high school, grades 10-12. The mandate from the state was to study the program, improve it in some areas, and then to disseminate and…

This manual consists of 26 career guidance activities for counselors to use in a small group setting with youngsters enrolled in Grades 7-12. Learning activities and evaluation forms are provided for each grade level. Every unit consists of the following parts: (1) Behavorial Objective; (2) Intent; (3) Preparation; (4) Action; (5) Activity; (6)…

Specific issues in counseling are examined from the user's perspective. The book is a collection of issue papers written by students and recent graduates. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the counseling profession and discusses the controversy between educational and therapeutic counseling, the predominance of high school counselors, and the…

Couched in the context of NCLB, the reauthorized IDEA, and the ASCA National Model, this handbook revisits the important role that school counselors play in the personal, social, academic, and career development of students with disabilities. Revised throughout, this new edition provides: (1) Clear explanations of changes shaping the legal…

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…