STUDENTS EXPOSED TO GUIDANCE ARE LESS LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL, BETTER OFF ACADEMICALLY, AND MORE LIKELY TO ADJUST WELL TO SCHOOL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO SERVE AS AN AID TO THE COUNSELOR AND THE TEACHER ATTEMPTING TO STRENGTHEN THE GUIDANCE SERVICES OFFERED IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SUGGESTIONS FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM ARE…

The school visit is an effective tool for stimulating the continued professional growth of middle level educators. In the past, however, a major problem with school visits was that they were conducted with positive expectations, but very little preplanning activities, little or no on-site structure, little or no debriefing for either the visiting…

The Regional Center for the Collection, Synthesis, and Dissemination of Career Information for Schools in San Diego County was established as a pilot project (VIEW) in 1965. Participating institutions included the county department of education, colleges located in the county, and the California State Department of Employment. The present paper…

Recent regulations of the Commissioner of Education recognize the need for local school districts in the State of New York to extend existing programs or to develop new ones designed specifically to meet the needs of pupils who fail or underachieve. Guidance counselors contribute importantly to these programs. Some of these ongoing programs,…

According to the author cutting across age and economic lines, as well as work settings, is the need for counselors to use counseling, guidance, and social activism to enable women to expand their horizons and implement their dreams. (Author)

Student presentations are featured in this description of a graduate course in vocational development and occupational information. (Author)

Relatively little specific information is available about basic administrative concerns in organizing a group counseling program. This article presents basic methodological issues and provides step-by-step guidelines for initiating a group counseling program, including rationale, pregroup activities, and selection and orientation of group members.…

This annotated bibliography includes research and innovative programs on vocational orientation. The emphasis is upon increasing student awareness of career possibilities at all grade levels through effective exploratory programs. Suggestions for program development are included. (NS)

This systems approach provides a model for planning an elementary school guidance program based on the guidance needs of a particular school and its population, including organization, needs assessment, decision making, structure, and evaluation. (Author)

The purpose of this research was to replicate and expand an innovative program for counselor- teacher collaboration with adolescents in the secondary school classroom. The aim of the program was therapeutic modification of the learning environment for potentially "alienated" adolescents. (Author)

THE FIVE PAPERS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT WERE PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, JANUARY 25-27, 1961. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS TO EXAMINE THE STATUS OF RESEARCH IN COUNSELING AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH. RESEARCH ON COUNSELOR TRAINING…

THIS HANDBOOK DESCRIBES THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING WHICH MAY BE USED BY A STAFF WHEN INITIATING A GUIDANCE PROGRAM IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE NEED FOR GUIDANCE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL IS CONSIDERED FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE CHILD, THE PARENTS, THE PRINCIPAL, AND THE TEACHERS. BASIC OBJECTIVES WHICH…

The paper examines Public Law 94-482, Education Amendments of 1976, and United States House of Representatives Bill, H.R. 7, Elementary and Secondary Career Education Act of 1977, with reference to career guidance and counseling. Ways in which programs can be developed and implemented are discussed, along with the potential of new career guidance…