This article describes a small group intervention for HIV/AIDS prevention among adolescent girls in Botswana. The psychoeducational group model is designed to empower girls to overcome the gender inequality that puts women at increased risk of HIV infection in the country. Group goals include heightening group members' awareness of the influence…

Goal-setting is taught in four steps: awareness and assessment, observation and analysis, evaluation, and demonstration. Illustrations of course projects and internship experiences are given, along with descriptions of specific behaviors being developed, and useful resource materials. (Author)

The process of goal setting outlined emphasizes education and personal development, acknowledges departmental interdependency and consistency, brings purpose and direction to staff training programs and year-long activities, guarantees that measurement of success is possible, and acknowledges the student helper as an integral part of the residence…

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…

Needs-assessment instruments from commercial sources are helpful in generating ideas. Any instrument will, however, be more effective if it is specifically adapted for the particular school and community using the instrument. The counselors, principals, teachers, students, and parents all can provide helpful suggestions about meaningful items and…

Although divorce is pervasive on the societal level, it can be an exceedingly difficult time of adjustment on an individual level. One therapeutic method for facilitating "growth" in divorce is a group experience entitled "Divorce Adjustment Groups." The goals of this group are to: (1) help individuals regain emotional autonomy; (2) mitigate the…

Describes Morita therapy, which encourages clients to redirect their attention to more practical activities rather than try to eliminate anxiety and discomfort from their lives. Uses a case study of a test anxious woman returning to college to illustrate the effectiveness of the technique. (JAC)

Counseling flourishes best in the community college climate when it is congruent with that climate. A community college model of counseling must be interdependent, interactive, proactive, and client-centered. The structure of counseling services needs to evolve from the unique dynamics of each campus. (Author)

The authors present seven specific criteria for judging effective goal setting in counseling. These are described as goals which have been mutually agreed upon, promote achievement, eliminate self-defeating behaviors, and are success-oriented, quantifiable, behavioral, and understandable by the client. (Author/HLM)

The manual discusses Project SAIL's (a special dropout prevention program) use of Goal Attainment Scaling as part of individualized education plans in the treatment of troubled adolescents and in overall program evaluation. The scaling is characterized as an explicit, respectful treatment contact through which the adolescent can learn to set…

Outlines an alternative procedure for counselors in junior high and secondary schools who find that a nondirective stance leads to confusion and frustration in adolescent clients. (EV)

Peer counseling, from a black perspective, is one educational tool which might be employed with young black adolescents to assist them in making choices which would tend to enhance their lifestyles. (Author)

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

This article describes the process used by a high school counselor to design career decision-making activities, field-test the activities, and use the field-test results to determine the most effective career decision-making program. (Author)

Instead of approaching counseling and guidance department evaluations with fear, apprehension and mistrust, counselors can benefit themselves and their school programs by responding to recommendations outlined above. School counselors are their own best assurance of positive, constructive department evaluations. (Author)