These guidelines from the Oregon Department of Education are based on the rationale that all students should be afforded equal opportunities to access guidance and counseling programs. The materials deal with educational, career, and personal development for elementary and secondary school students. The purpose of these guidelines is to assist…

During the fall and spring, 20-24 high school students volunteer as Junior Counselors at the Outdoor School, which provides approximately 7,000 Multnomah County (Oregon) sixth grade students with an opportunity to live and study at 1 of 5 leased resident camp sites. Junior Counselors are recommended by their high school counselors and selected by…

This handbook provides an overview of the consultation role for the school psychologist and distinguishes between consultation and other forms of school psychological services. Three major consultation models in school psychology are reviewed: (1) mental health consultation; (2) organization-development consultation; and (3) behavioral…

This paper presents a view of counseling in the year 2000 and lists future trends particular to counseling through a scenario entitled "A Day in the Life of a Counselor," which predicts the impact of computers and technological change. Changes in job skills, work values, and places of employment and the role of the counselor in meeting changing…

A review of research on student attrition suggests eight factors influencing students' decisions to remain in a course or in college that may respond to college, counselor, and teacher interventions. First, as low grades are consistently revealed as contributing to attrition, appropriate course placement, basic skills instruction, criterion-based…

The professional schools within institutions of higher education are becoming consumers of the counseling psychologist's expertise. The psychologist can offer skills training to enhance the professional performance of students. A knowledge of students' developmental processes can be very useful. The counselor's role may include consulting,…

This resource guide is designed to assist educational institutions and agencies to expand and increase the effectiveness of their vocational guidance and counseling programs for adults. It includes a relevant combination of articles, books, research reports, audivisoual materials, organizations, and directory lists. The references were compiled…

The introductory section of this brief on counseling in the community college reviews the major concerns presented in the literature relative to student counseling services, professional associations, the Computerized Vocational Information System, peer and paraprofessional counselors, cultural factors influencing counseling, counseling special…

This paper provides a conceptual, historical, and descriptive overview of the Advocate Counseling Model, which has as its goal helping people to assert maximum control of their lives. The following areas have been condensed and are presented: (1) the definition, scope, and ideology of Advocate Counseling; (2) the relation of Advocate Counseling to…

Designed and written especially for the small, rural school district, this document compiles a variety of materials related to planning and implementing gifted education programs. The guidance model (using the school counselor to direct individualized programs for gifted students within the mainstream) is emphasized as a feasible program for…

Approximately 50% of American marriages have some sexual dysfunction. Because sexuality is an important part of a person's life, counselors should be sensitive to sexual concerns of their clients. Taking an adequate sex history and highlighting problem areas may increase counseling efficiency. When counselors teach courses on human sexuality, they…

The Career Development Program was implemented at Trident Technical College (TTC) during the 1979-80 academic year. The program's objectives are to: (1) assist TTC students in identifying and modifying personal beliefs and expectations about themselves as related to the world of work; (2) aid students in narrowing career options and provide them…

Intended for planners of adult education curriculums, this literature review explains the concepts involved in designing an adult education program, provides information about the roles of the people involved in the adult education process, cites some program planning models, and applies the program planning principles to an Adult Basic Education…

This monograph contains eight papers and one bibliography resulting from an American Personnel and Guidance Association study of the role of the school counselor in career education. The articles are (1) Contrasts Between the Guidance and the Career Education Movement, discussing their similarities and counselor involvement; (2) The Comprehensive…

A child advocate, whether parent or designated member of an agency, must be a representative of the child's interests and must ascertain that schools are performing their functions as prescribed by legal, social, and moral standards. The person best situated to assume the role of child advocate in the schools is the school psychologist. Several…