The key word in counseling female adolescents is "choice." Now young women may at last have a variety of socially acceptable alternatives to consider when responding to the proverbial question, What are you going to be when you grow up? (Author)

Describes the political scenario that influences the inauguration of career education programs in Canada, and illustrates how counselors themselves can use lobbying to promote the concept of career education in the community. (Author)

The oral education of hearing-impaired children is based on the premise that the child's hearing loss must be discovered at an early age. An effective program of parent counselling/guidance, and home training, should be initiated as soon after a diagnosis has been made as is possible. (Author)

The author presents a "state of the union" address regarding the role of the secondary school counselor in British Columbia. He provides a brief historical background and also elaborates on goals for future counselors. (HMV)

This article describes the extent of counseling services in secondary schools in the province of Alberta. Included is a table showing the approximate numbers and distribution of school counselors employed in the province and an estimate of the amount of time they spend in counseling activities. (Author/HMV)

Ethnicity is an important part of Canadian life. There is no magic formula for counseling "ethnic" students. Ethnic differences create some problems, but add spice and color to Canadian classrooms. Knowledge, understanding, sensitivity, acceptance, and mutual trust help to dissipate the problems. (Author)

One of the foremost tasks of young people contemplating marriage is the discovery of their basic selfhood and their continued growth as people; this is the first goal in pre-marital counseliling. (Author)

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

The author maintains that career guidance in Canadian schools is too narrowly focused on preparing youth for their role as workers. He suggests a more developmental approach, starting in the early elementary grades. (Author/HMV)

Describes a secondary school approach to career education which the authors feel is consistent with the decision-making processes through which students go. (Author)

For better or for worse the higher literacy has reached that community and thousands like it across Canada. With the exception of truly remote areas opportunities for raising the level of literacy, of information, and knowledge are becoming more and more accessible. (Author)

The author discusses four major "tools" that will be of use to working people as they enter the labor force: (1) affirmative action programs; (2) greater industrial democracy; (3) the International Labor Organization; and (4) full knowledge of the role of trade unionism. (Author)

This article lists and describes pamphlets, references tests, programs, courses and tours which are available and appropriate to help counselors in secondary schools provide vocational counseling to their students. (HMV)

Within the counselor-as-teacher frame of reference, the concept of behavioral contracting is examined. Basic issues are developed and evaluated. An illustrative contract between an adolescent and his parents is presented. (Author)

The author: (1) pinpoints the central core of values in education (i.e. normative reasoning); (2) outlines the special opportunities counselors have for engaging in values education; (3) points to inadequacies in several popular theories; and (4) describes a new program at the University of British Columbia in values education. (Author)