Excerpts from the revised 1968 Minimum Standards for Ohio High Schools, and from the 1968 Minimum Standards for Ohio Junior High Schools are contained in this publication. Section I cites minimum guidance standards for (1) the school guidance program, including guidance staff functions, teacher participation, and administrator participation; and…

This manual has been prepared to provide one approach for an examination of the role activities of the counseling staff in the modern secondary school. It has not been prepared to furnish "the answer." Within recognized limits, it has been prepared to focus attention on and to present: (1) a point of view of the secondary school and learning in…

The counselor who can help a number of the teachers on his school staff to operate in a supportive manner, making classroom management decisions based on a flexible framework such as the one outlined here, is a counselor who is reaching many more students than one who operates from crisis to crisis. (Author)

This monograph is designed to assist individual schools to plan for, organize, implement, and manage their own elementary school guidance programs. Those school districts supporting a centralized team planning approach to program development will also find the monograph useful, but may wish to adapt some of the suggestions to fit their own…

The impetus for the study was provided by the widespread disagreement on the counselor's role and function as stated by counselors and administrators. Purposes included: (1) the provision of information about the counselor's role and function; (2) the resolution of confusion concerning the counselor's role; and (3) the improvement of communication…

Addresses the questions of school counselors' obsolescence and relevance. Cites examples of national indicators of support for school counselors. Suggests the need for sharpening the counselor's role and reducing the unevenness in guidance services' availability. (ABB)

A review of research findings concerning counselor use of time indicates that most high school counselors are primarily concerned with information giving. (Author)

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)

Published articles that have appeared in four APGA journals during the past 21 years provided the basis for this review. General trends in each journal and a developmental history of the consultation movement are presented. A serious gap is noted between theory and practice of consultation in schools. (Author)

This document argues that packaged guidance curriculum activities are intended for general populations and often fail to address the needs of certain communities or to be responsive to specific events. A process is then presented which enables counselors to design their own activities. The process described is based on an experiential learning…

Guidelines on how placement should fit into the total school setting and in particular into career education as it becomes better established are discussed in this paper, one of a series on critical issues in vocational-technical education. The school counselor is viewed as the coordinator of the total career guidance, counseling, and placement…

This article looks at the history of a guidance program in a west Texas school district bordering on Mexico. Due to the high drop out rate and low test scores, money was pulled away from guidance programs because of the lack of success of the services. With persistence, a comprehensive guidance program was eventually introduced. Advocating for the…

Speech presented at the 54th annual NASSP Convention. (EJS)

This guide is designed to assist counselors responsible for the development and implementation of guidance programs at the elementary school level, and is based on the philosophy that guidance programs should be both comprehensive and developmental. The following areas are addressed: (1) program planning; (2) counselor job descriptions and role in…