Goal attainment scaling is one possible solution to the problem of measuring elementary school counseling outcomes. The goal attainment method described in this paper addresses one central question: how can counselors meet the requirements of accountability evaluations and have enough flexibility to deal effectively with the problems of individual…

This article describes an effective method for evaluating counseling efforts. It applies a modification of goal-attainment scaling to the school counseling setting. (Author)

Discusses a student help program with a developmental preventive emphasis which employs teachers as the primary helping agents. The organization and operation of this Student Help Center is reviewed, and the three-phase training sequence for the teacher-helper is outlined. (PC)

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…

This study is a group counseling program developed to enhance self-esteem and vocational self-esteem of university students. In this paper, a brief theoretical background, all sessions of the program and applications were presented. (Contains 14 footnotes.)

The introductory section of this brief on counseling in the community college reviews the major concerns presented in the literature relative to student counseling services, professional associations, the Computerized Vocational Information System, peer and paraprofessional counselors, cultural factors influencing counseling, counseling special…

A program rationale within the overall Mountain-Plains structure is outlined along with current program practice and evaluation. The new personal counseling program includes extensive use of group settings, objectives derived from evaluation, program options for students, and the introduction of evaluation instruments keyed to objectives. The…

The Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Program for 1984-1985 in the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools provided the 1,622 eligible JOM students and their parents with the opportunity to receive supplemental counseling, support services, and information through newsletters. Six high schools and two junior high schools with sizable eligible JOM student…

Providing students with the opportunity to explore academic/career alternatives during the first two years of college is a basic mission of the Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) of the Fayette campus of Pennsylvania State University, which provides the first two years of numerous baccalaureate programs. Effective academic advisement, which…

Major elements of the British experience with career education from which implications for American education can be drawn are addressed in this report, which (1) reviews British research and theoretical literature pertinent to current counselor roles, changes in counselor roles since 1965, forces shaping counselor roles, relationship of counselor…