With the growth of the open school concept in America, the counselor is faced with the task of reassessing both his past role and his educational philosophy. (Author)

Describes how counselors in the St. Joseph, Missouri, school district remodeled the guidance program to make it more comprehensive and developmental. Steps in making the changes are outlined including program assessment, selecting a model, and making the transition. (JAC)

This investigation reveals that the perceptions of the counselor's role by teachers, counselors, counseling students, and teacher education students are quite congruent. The counselor needs to identify areas of disagreement and then to reach some compromise in order to move toward a more acceptable role. (Author)

This dialogue expresses thoughts and feelings in process at the edge of new thought in counseling. It explores the current trends in the profession and examines ways to bring new perspectives to counseling and counselor education. (Author)

Surveyed 35 state guidance directors to examine the status of secondary school guidance programs. Respondents indicated strong concern for counselor role abuse, program design and administration, the lack of state guidelines, and vulnerability of school guidance to economic cutbacks. (JAC)

The authors are concerned with having the counselor as an integral part of the educational team, to have knowledge of children and an ability to work sensitively with them. The good counselor must also know the community and its resources. These characteristics lead to a greater credibility with parents and taxpayers. (Author/BY)

The author offers a program for a group of irresponsible, uncommitted, unproductive, and generally maladjusted boys. The program aims at increased school attendance, improved grades, increased peer acceptance, decreased school suspension, increased willingness to accept legitimate authority and increased educational and vocational aspirations.…

The director of a guidance program describes a system of monthly and yearly reports designed to provide a means of evaluating the program. (RP)

Two guidance models are presented in this article, both of which have their basis is psychological education and which describe guidance as a prime supplier of thrusts aimed at the personal-social development of students. (Author)

Counseling skills are not limited solely to the counseling office or to the students served. Counselors must be willing to commit themselves to meeting the needs and concerns of the parents too. It is only then that parents will become an active, involved part of the total counseling process. (Author)

In today's social systems, the current model of proactive counseling seems more functional than does waiting for clients. However, those counselor educators who train for proactive counselor roles must assume responsibility for assisting the implementation of the resulting role change. (Author)

This article focuses on the regeneration of guidance through the process of psychological education. The roles of teacher, counselor, peer counselor, and community adult are described within a systematized curriculum for guidance where the counseling program is viewed as part of the learning program. This paper was presented at the APGA…

This article focuses on a new role model for counselors and counselor educators along with a practical overview of guidance in the curriculum in the school. 'JC)

A program of counseling is described whereby contact between problems and problem solvers is made at the moment the need for help is felt. (Author/BY)