There has been much discussion about the role and nature of counseling and guidance in the schools. Thus, this book aims to help teachers and others working in and with schools by exploring the development of counseling and guidance in one school situation. The text incorporates the comments of students, teachers, administrators, and parents…

This book describes a comprehensive assessment model called TREAT, an individually focused approach that draws information and interpretation from every available resource. Each chapter contains at least one case study to help counselors learn to apply the ideas in this book to real school situations. It discusses meeting federal regulations and…

This book is designed to be used by school counselors to help them respond to sexual issues of adolescence. Chapter 1, "Sexual Stuff: What's a Counselor To Do?" introduces the topic of knowing the boundaries of school policy, parents, values and religion, and confidentiality. A series of case studies are presented and answers common concerns…

Commonly, when parents attempt to talk to their teenagers about school, the response is short and uninformative. Adults, whether teachers or family members, have taken this resistance as a sign of rejection. However, research in this field shows that, in fact, teenagers do want to interact with their parents, as well as other adults, and have them…

This study is based on the assumption that low-income parents can be trained to train teachers to communicate effectively with parents and children (families) living in low-income neighborhoods. Hopefully, this approach will facilitate open linesof communication between school and home and ultimately enhance the educational growth of youngsters.…

Suggests principles that elementary school counselors and child psychologists may use when circumstances involve the question of disclosing to parents or guardians client information received during counseling. Professionals must take special care to guard the child's best interests while considering the rights of adult caregivers. (JAC)

Addresses stress concerns especially related to counselors of minority students. The four articles of this special issue discuss the impact of the Atlanta child murders, stressful life events, Black student adjustment on a predominantly White campus, and helping school counselors deal with job stress. (JAC)

Describes how a guidance task force, consisting of counselors and teachers, sought and obtained community and professional support to defeat a proposed staff realignment plan in the Santa Barbara secondary schools. The Comprehensive Guidance Plan would have eliminated all guidance counselor positions. (Author/JAC)

Brigham Young University's College Advising Center, staffed by faculty and nonfaculty advisors, provides traditional academic advising, maintenance of students' advising files, evaluation of transfer credit for major requirements, new-student orientation, maintaining and publishing degree requirement profiles, faculty assistance, registration…

As the guidance and counseling profession moves through the 1980s, diversity and contradictions within the profession endanger any major sense of mission. Discusses a number of separate, distinct movements that have marked the history of guidance in American education and a corresponding number of unique movements within counseling. (RC)

Reviews the historical development of the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association guidelines for counselor education programs. Identifies definitions and working principals which guidelines are based on. Discusses importance and advantages of guidelines and unaddressed issues such as certification and training outside university departments.…

Discusses the types of services school psychologists could provide as assessment consultants to child study teams. Suggests that by minimizing their diagnostic functions, psychologists would have more time to provide alternative services that consumers of school psychological services expect. Discusses the role of psychologists in special…

Focuses on one school's attempts to identify and address the needs of high-risk students. Describes characteristics of problem students and their families. Suggests intervention programs include a developmental crisis room, an outreach program, alternative programing, and use of community resources. (JAC)

Emphasizes the need for standard procedures in reporting child abuse among elementary children. Suggests counselors should organize workshops for parents and school personnel emphasizing a team approach for dealing with families and victims of child abuse, and clarifying school policy and the participants' respective roles. (JAC)

Discusses the concept of maximal ethics as a basis of counselor behavior and describes the need for ethics development in counselor education training. Notes modeling aspects of counselor educator behavior and considers programming for ethical development in counselor training. Suggests resource materials for counselor training in ethics. (RC)