One aspect of staff development that has not received much attention is staff counseling. In fact, the general pastoral care of the teaching staff is largely neglected. Since most problems of teachers have a personal nature, what is needed is a specially trained staff within the institution to offer personal counseling. This counseling could focus…

Reviews factors influencing the organization and delivery of academic advising services. Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of seven two-year college organizational models, including faculty only, supplementary, split, dual, total intake, satellite, and self-contained models. Describes advising delivery systems using faculty advisors,…

Asserts that minority student counseling requires new and more dynamic outreach models to attract inner-city students to explore the possibilities of counseling. Suggests that counselors be mobile, informal, accessible, and visible. Describes Medgar Evers College's (New York) Counseling Program, a comprehensive outreach delivery system emphasizing…

A disturbing new movement in the mental health field called "Culture Competence" or "multicultural therapy" threatens to discredit traditional therapy and replace it with identity politics. In its most radical form, multicultural therapy holds that human behavior is primarily culture dependent, that doctors and patients will…

Student support programs 20 years hence will most likely be directly related to the configurations of the schools in which they are located. In order to speculate on the nature of the support programs, therefore, it is necessary first to speculate on what types of models schools will assume. This chapter considers some of the more prominent…

This monograph presents articles and materials which examine the relevant theoretical literature pertaining to career counseling services for adults. It reviews alternative ways to deliver career guidance to adults and identifies a set of researchable issues. The two articles in section 1, The Context, address the historical development of people…

In April 1978 the National Institute of Education held a conference to explore alternative approaches to suspension as a disciplinary procedure. This publication reproduces the proceedings of this conference. The proceedings reflect a cross-section of opinion on alternative programs provided by panelists and speakers from many sectors of the…

Some rehabilitative programs can reduce recidivism and justify the time, money, and effort required to sustain them. Youth programs, such as diversion, probation, group counseling, and academic and vocational education efforts, with documented successes, are described, as well as educational and vocatonal programs that have been successful with…

Reflects on a teenager's experience with Covenant House, a shelter and rehabilitation center for homeless youth. Discusses the steps the shelter takes to help youth move towards stabilization. This process of reversal is helped by a predictable schedule, a secure environment, limiting anxiety producers, and limiting the number of demands placed on…

This brochure offers descriptions of three Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) programs designed to improve elementary and secondary education in the midwestern United States. "Project ACCESS" helps students explore career options. "Decisions About Technology" helps increase learning opportunities through the…

This chapter briefly describes a model for comprehensive guidance programs developed originally by Gysbers and Moore (1974, 1981) and later refined and updated by Gysbers and Henderson (2000). It is presented here as an example of a current and widely used student-centered program in the schools that is specifically designed to facilitate students…

The integrated ecology program at World Peace University (Washington) uses a therapeutic approach to environmental awareness that enables participants to connect with nature and fill the sensory voids that encourage apathy, dysfunction, and dependencies. Suggests personal difficulties result from the difference between how nature works and the way…

An integrated work search and leisure search curriculum was developed at Portland State University to teach mildly handicapped secondary students how to improve their transition skills. Outcomes are documented in terms of employment, job search competence, and satisfaction with leisure activities. (TE)

As more legislation is passed pertaining to vocational rehabilitation (VR), the VR process becomes increasingly complex. Not only have the populations considered eligible for VR become more diversified, but so have client goals, the range of services offered, and the role of the rehabilitation counselor. This diversification has increased the need…

In three articles, presents arguments pertaining to rehabilitation counselor training. The first article advocates an undergraduate major as the requirement for first-line professionals. The second article promotes the need for graduate study. The third article stresses the need for continuing education beyond the graduate level. (RC)