The author attempts to provide a rationale for providing some systematic sex information to youth between nine and twelve years of age. The author shows what sources of information are available to the preadolescent. Research reveals that peers are the primary source although the accuracy of the information is quite low. Finally, discussion as to…

Through consultation about classroom verbal interaction, the counselor can help teachers realize the extent to which the affective domain is overlooked in the classroom and can demonstrate techniques and procedures for dealing with students' emotions that should enhance learning efficiency. (Author)

Reviews aspects of school phobia, discusses ways in which school can, through early detection and use of special classes, assist in prevention of severe cases. (Author)

A school counselor recounts the case of a gifted 14-year-old with rheumatoid arthritis and a destructive home situation, to remind teachers that in-school problems have out-of-school roots and that the teacher is not the only professional available to, and concerned with, the well-being of the student. (DB)

Purpose: The purpose of the two studies described in this paper was to assess whether adults with dementia could assume an advice-giving role (Study 1) and a teacher role (Study 2) despite their cognitive impairments. So far, no research on adults with dementia has compared language production in a social conversation condition with that in an…

This book is written for parents, teachers, and counselors who have both a desire and a commitment to help children who experience a death. The first chapter provides an introduction and discusses when death education should occur. The second chapter emphasizes the importance of creating a caring relationship with children when death is…

Discusses the role of the child advocate. Maintains that all who work with children should function as advocates by showing children goals held for them, by establishing rituals, by giving immediate responses to children at times of crisis, and by recognizing the need for compassion backed by professional techniques. Speech presented at the…

Theories concerning the onset of stuttering are grouped into three categories and briefly reviewed. Current treatment strategies are described. Guidelines for the counsellor and teacher are provided to enable them to work co-operatively with the speech pathologist toward more effective management of the stuttering child in the school setting.…

Describes a system of action counseling for adolescents in crisis, focusing on counselor, peer, parent, and teacher roles. (BL)

Discusses counselor, teacher, and family roles in helping lonely and shy children overcome their social isolation. Emphasis is placed on the development of new interpersonal skills and the modification of dysfunctional beliefs. (BL)

Provides examples of affective measures teachers can use in the classroom to examine the feelings and attitudes of students and discusses the role of the school counselor in promoting affective measurement. The information should lead to a continual modification of instructional techniques to encourage student development. (JAC)

A pre-vocational unit for orthopedically and neurologically handicapped children exposes the children to careers, as well as provides direction for their futures by allowing for understanding of their limitations and abilities in partaking in normal everyday life processes. (Author)

Discussed is a contract", formulated by the teacher and her students at the suggestion of the consultant, designed to encourage less disruptive classroom behavior. The arrangement permits the student to learn or not to learn without having to cope with nagging by the teacher. (Author/CJ)

Describes classroom guidance session for overcoming test anxiety. Discusses role of the teacher in setting up session and as class discussion leader. Discusses role of the counselor in the minilecture format; sources of test anxiety; self-assessment of test anxiety; importance of careful test preparation; listening to self-talk; and follow up with…

Claims crisis in education, in part, has been caused by the rigidity of the education professional to continue in a traditional role. Contends for the school to become more responsive to the psychosocial-educational needs of students, the education professional must expand the pedagogical role to the five Ps: politician, psychologist, philosopher,…