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 development of strong guidance programs that assure a fuller development of the talents of gifted disadvantaged children and youth is held to be one of the best investments America can make at this point in time. Several strategies for instituting solid programs of guidance and counseling services reflecting goals such as remediation,…

This paper describes and categorizes the characteristics of disadvantaged urban children with behavior disorders which may have some deleterious effect on their learning, and discusses the several kinds of activities which a comprehensive program of guidance for such children would entail for a specialist in guidance services. The relevant…

This resource booklet contains an operational appraisal instrument for use in evaluating the program effectiveness of secondary school guidance and counseling activities. It first presents criteria for exemplary guidance programs, which form the basis for the evaluation. Program areas appraised by this instrument include philosophy and objectives,…