Discusses ways to assess patterns of family interactions that influence adolescent career development. Encourages school counselors to investigate the possibility that extremes in family patterns of adaptation, cohesion, and communication may have a significant negative impact on adolescent career development. Timely assessments and interventions…

A school counselor is often called upon to intervene when a child's progress and the classroom environment begin to suffer because of the child's dysfunctional family. The article presents a six-stage, problem-solving model for school counselors in their work with children from dysfunctional families. Presents a case example to illustrate the…

A marked increase in the number of college students on medications for depression, attention deficit disorder, and other conditions may have intimidated counselors and educators into believing that they all need to be medical experts. The widespread practice of medicalizing behavior and experience contrasts dramatically with the approach in which…

Written by a prominent array of scholars and practitioners, this book elucidates the complexities, contradictions, and confusion surrounding adolescence in American culture and education. For too long, harmful public myths and lies have portrayed teenagers as a principal cause of our nation's social ills. Similar unfair charges have been lodged…

This brochure highlights the role of the school counselor in using educational research, and emphasizes the relationship between bias (racism and sexism) and past and present research. The tests counselors use, the ways test results are interpreted, and counseling techniques are all based on educational research. Counselors are cautioned to…

The role of the school counselor as defined by counselors and counselor educators is not always consistent with the role expectations held by students, parents, and administrators. Two research studies were conducted to develop a model curriculum for the preparation of secondary school counselors. The first was a national survey of school…

The role which a supervisor is envisaged to play in the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) is considered. Not only does the ISVD provide career development data/information, but it is intended to assist the client in promoting a sense of personal responsibility for the career decisions he makes. To clarify this latter purpose, the…

Plan A is the Texas plan for comprehensive special education of exceptional students from age three through twenty-one. It provides for a number of specialized positions that fit well into the guidance category. This paper describes the organizational plan by which one school district integrated certain Plan A positions into the elementary school…

One of the most pressing issues that high school counselors encounter is the use of alcohol and other substance abuse among adolescents. This paper explores five major reasons that adolescents give for using alcohol and other drugs. It includes discussions on how peer interactions and the adolescent's search for identity influence the decision to…

Suggests that school counselors are needed to implement appropriate education for talented and gifted students. Emphasizes that counselors can develop a unique guidance program using a system of services including counseling, consulting, identification of students with special needs, psychological education, working with parents, research, and…

Describes development of a program for students not achieving as expected, Positive Attitude Toward Learning. Program results indicated improved student performance and teacher attitudes. Suggests counselors be involved in curriculum and instructional problems through planning committees to help solve student problems. (JAC)

Discusses elements of change exemplified by trends in Black student enrollment and counseling and the resultant implications for counselor training. Suggests it is only by means of increased sensitization, achieved through additional training and life experience, that student personnel staff can provide effective pro-active counseling for minority…

Offers an alternative basis for counseling in an educational setting. It is suggested counselors need to help students clarify their problems and consider alternate solutions. Obtaining adequate diagnostic skills is stressed so professionals know when referral sources are needed. (JAC)

The Kubler-Ross Model of the Stages of Dying is used to understand the emotional adjustment parents must make when dealing with their academically nonperforming children. Understanding parents' feelings enables educators to better work with the child having problems. (JAC)

Looks at family counseling, including role of schools, review of family theory and therapy, and single parent and dual career families. When family problems begin to affect a student's school progress, the counselor should offer alternatives to the student and parents that may include conferences, counseling, and therapy. (JAC)