Since students are facing an ever-increasing number of stressful personal, social, and emotional problems, classroom guidance must be made an integral part of the middle school's guidance program. This should be accomplished through a well-integrated, overall strategy incorporating daily homeroom advisement, guidance-related units,…

Counselors must become active participants in the practice of full inclusion of children with disabilities into classrooms with nondisabled youngsters. Full inclusion is distinguished from mainstreaming; successful models are reviewed. Topics of collaboration and consultation among counselors and teachers, building social adjustment, and…

Explores the infusion of health education into a school-wide advisory program by developing or redesigning existing advisories to emphasize life skills training and health care. Considers ways health educators can participate in advisory programs. (JPB)

Describes a successful Minnesota program, developed to improve counselors' performance, that was adapted from a similar teacher program. Administrators and counselors share performance criteria to focus on significant counseling behaviors. Includes a list of performance evaluation criteria. (MD)

Considers the school counselor's role as consultant. Describes step-by-step procedure for the stage of problem clarification and identification for behavioral consultants. Assumes that each problem may be defined in varied ways and that problem definition is not considered useful unless it is accepted as such by both the teacher (consultee) and…

Discusses the personal styles model of Moore and Richter, which attempts to identify an individual's particular pattern and response in an educational environment. Suggests ways the model can help counselors to encourage teacher effectiveness and improve their overall effectiveness in consultation with teachers and parents. (Author/ABB)

Describes a process whereby the school psychologist writes a more descriptive and less interpretative report. Encourages parents and staffing team members to become collaborators in hypothesis testing relative to the test results instead of being passive recipients of the psychologists' wisdom. Attempts to decrease defensiveness, improve…

Suggests a variety of procedures for increasing teacher compliance in the behavioral consultation process, including establishing referent power, clarifying roles and procedures, and preventing program deterioration. Successful behavioral change strategies depend as much on teacher behavior as on the theoretical knowledge of the counselor. (JAC)

Conducted a survey with a panel of experts (N=59) to determine the key skills, concepts, and attitudes necessary for teachers to foster the affective growth of their students. Results supported a role for teachers in the affective domain with an educationally oriented approach. (LLL)

Assesses the need for counselors in B.C.'s elementary schools. Principals primary and intermediate teachers wanted bi-weekly counseling services; a school-based, direct service counselor to serve as consultant to parents; and counselor training in developmental, preventative, and remedial approaches. (Author)

Explores a principal's response to a new teacher who seems promising but is not teaching very well. (RH)

Describes an evaluation of the Teachers as Counselors (TAC) program in which students were given an evaluation to complete that measured satisfaction with the program, life events, and associated stresses. Results show that a lack of consistency in the defining or supporting role of the counselor minimizes direct services to students. (Author/JDM)

Explores and describes the relationships among elementary school counselors and their principals in programs that were deemed exemplary and beneficial for school communities. Findings indicate that a description of the role of the counselor, development of mutual trust and communication, and maintenance of support are components in building…

Presents the need for a shared understanding of the tasks and purposes of supervision for the emerging professions of counseling and psychotherapy. Reviews progress in these areas and includes a brief account of the initiatives taken by the British Association for Counselling. Makes suggestions for working with trainee counselors and a plea for…

In the school system, school psychologist serves a role as consultant to teachers in regard to children's behavioral problems (Bergan & Kratochwill, 1990). The defining feature of children's success is plan implementation (Bergan & Kratochwill, 1990). For school psychologists, ensuring consistent and accurate implementation of behavior strategies…