Discusses the role of the counselor and six models, with positive and negative aspects of each. (SP)

Faculties within the university community are ideal settings for preventative, outreach counseling. Efforts by a university counseling center to provide psychological services to a faculty of education are described. Difficulties of program evaluation and psychological consultation are also discussed. (Author)

This report is designed to provide information on the model developed for the career advisor (CA) program at the Florida State University (FSU) Career Center. The program serves the dual role of providing career services to the students along with training the next generation of career services providers. Since the career advisors who work in the…

The five projects presented in this report illustrate different approaches to vocational guidance. An occupational survey of St. Lawrence County was undertaken to determine the curriculum needs of the vocational centers. Secondary objectives were to determine employment needs and opportunities and to provide improved occupational information,…

The evolution of a third-generation computerized career guidance system is described and the advantages of a systematic model for the delivery of career guidance materials are presented. (Author)

The systems concept, analysis and synthesis, systems design, behavioral objectives, feedback, and flowcharting are briefly explained, followed by the application of the systems technique for a generalized model for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a counseling and guidance program. (Author)

This brief describes the Choices in Transition program for low-income ethnic minority youth with disabilities in Chicago. The program's goal is to support participants in the process of transition in order to improve educational and vocational success and to increase self-determination. Recommendations for improving the transition outcomes of…

The article describes a model for bringing decision making into the vocational education classroom. (MW)

Evaluating the effectiveness of career guidance programs is a complex process, and few comprehensive models for evaluating such programs exist. Evaluation of career guidance programs has been hampered by the myth that program outcomes are uniform and monolithic. Findings from studies of attribute treatment interactions have revealed only a few…

The purpose of this conference was to develop models for conducting systematic and sequential exploratory experiences for junior and senior high school students which would lead to satisfactory job placement. The participants at the conference tried to identify behavioral objectives expected of the student as a result of the proposed program,…

The paper gives interested persons examples of how small and rural schools are providing essential guidance services. A synthesis of the literature dealing with current guidance programs and practices in these schools is presented. Suggestions are made for training guidance specialists and for providing viable innovations in counseling and…

Describes a comprehensive guidance model designed to help the middle school student achieve the developmental and learning tasks of transescence and outlines a step-by-step plan for implementing the model. (Author/IRT)

The author applies the term "change agent" to the counselor and tells how one goes about making major changes in a school or other social system. She describes her early frustrations, her exposure to a "theory" of change, and the step-by-step application of the same--including how her plans had to change to meet the changing reality. (LA)