This paper describes a counseling program in which emphasis is on the developmental approach to guidance. The author contends that the counseling emphasis in our schools today is remedial that the troubled youngsters receive the most attention from teachers and counselors. The DUSO program is for use with all children and is designed to help the…

(Available from the Michigan Association of Middle School Educators, 406 Erickson Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; $5.00 single copy)

Research results have suggested that reduction of anxiety and defensiveness among students in a group situation enhances school achievement and school motivation. The present study aimed at demonstrating that using the Glasser discussion method, which encourages students to take responsibility and discuss various problems that they face in school,…

Described is one counselor's approach to implementing an elementary school guidance program through classroom techniques, small group sessions and consultation with teachers which explored not only their feelings but also their attitudes and relationships with their students. (CJ)

This career guidance resource and instruction manual was written primarily for the secondary school counselor. Its purpose is to provide background information, resource materials, and procedures which are useful in teaching a guidance-based curriculum unit concerning self-awareness and the basics of career planning. The manual is divided into…

The present status of the elementary school counseling profession (the existence of 10,000 such counselors in the United States, a professional journal, a national conference, etc.) is described. The roles of secondary and elementary school counselors are differentiated and training programs for elementary counselors specifically designed for them…

The group leader must be cognizant of mechanisms which occur in the group and their affect upon group members, and must create a climate which will promote self understanding, growth, and change. (Author)

This study gives counselors some "cook-book" instructions in techniques of working with groups of teachers to give the latter explicit and detailed instructions for the use of role playing with their students. Role playing is described as a minimally threatening and maximally familiar way to increase students' understanding and acceptance of the…

The Inquiry Role Approach (IRA) is a strategy for classroom learning in which students work as 4-member teams and assume roles as Team Coordinator, Process Advisor, Data Recorder, and Technical Advisor. Cognitive as well as affective objectives are identified which relate to optimum learning and personal growth in the classroom. The counselor's…