Social workers in academic and agency settings have the opportunity to do funded research using the National Institutes of Health (NIH) R03 small grant mechanism designed for discrete, clearly defined projects that can be completed within a 1- to 2-year time period with limited funding. This article describes the R03 mechanism and provides a guide…

This manual outlines the philosophy and organization of the secondary counseling program of the Moore Public Schools (Oklahoma). The school district has made efforts in counseling American Indian students. This document presents the goals and objectives for secondary guidance programs that provide such services as orientation, information,…

Describes the mechanics of writing a behavior contract. Included is a behavior contract written for one 13 year-old student. (HMV)

Describes the student personnel services program at the University of Minnesota from 1910 to the present time. (HMV)

Describes some of the frustrations involved in counseling in a metropolitan junior high school serving a community of lower middle class people. (HMV)

A CONFERENCE WAS CONVENED IN ORDER TO (1) REVIEW CURRENT AND COMPLETED RESEARCH, (2) DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH, AND (3) GENERATE NEW RESEARCH IDEAS AND DEVELOP PLANS FOR STIMULATING RESEARCH RELATING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE. THE CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE, MAGNOLIA, ARKANSAS, NOVEMBER 10-13, 1965. PROFESSIONAL…

A SMALL HIGH SCHOOL IS DEFINED AS ONE WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 150 STUDENTS OR LESS IN GRADES 7-12 OR IN GRADES 9-12. THE MINIMUM GUIDANCE PROGRAM STANDARDS FOR SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS--(1) ONE PERSON WITH A MINIMUM OF SIX SEMESTER HOURS IN GUIDANCE MUST BE…

A GROUP GUIDANCE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE STUDENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REALISTIC IDEAS ABOUT HIMSELF AND TO HELP HIM PROMOTE PLANS FOR HIMSELF WITHIN THIS CONTEXT. EMPHASIS ON THE NEEDS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO MAKE HIS OWN DECISIONS INCREASE FROM AGE/GRADE LEVEL TO AGE/GRADE LEVEL. MANY OF THE PRACTICALITIES OF SUCH DECISION-MAKING ARE…

THE ROLE OF GUIDANCE IN EXPANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED YOUTH WAS DISCUSSED. SEVERAL GOALS, ALONG WITH METHODS OF THEIR IMPLEMENTATION WERE FORMULATED IN THE DISCUSSION. SCHOOLS SHOULD ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HELPING ALL STUDENTS TO FULFILL POTENTIAL ABILITIES. INSERVICE TRAINING FOR SCHOOL STAFF COULD ALERT…

THE PURPOSE WAS TO IDENTIFY ABLE STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED URBAN AREAS AND TO STIMULATE THEM THROUGH CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, SPECIAL CLASSES, AND GUIDANCE TO SEEK HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL GOALS. A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE WAS TO REFINE THE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTION OF ACADEMIC POTENTIAL, THROUGH APTITUDE TESTING, ACHIEVEMENT TESTING,…

FORTY-SIX YOUNG NEGRO MEN WERE INTERVIEWED 5 YEARS AFTER THEIR GRADUATION FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., HIGH SCHOOLS. THIS GROUP WAS CONSIDERED CAPABLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AT TIME OF GRADUATION. THEIR PARENTS WERE BETTER EDUCATED THAN THE AVERAGE WASHINGTON AREA NEGROES. ALL THE YOUNG MEN HAD HIGH ASPIRATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT. OF THE 46…