A dedicated counselor has a job of grave importance; and if, after soul searching, he comes to realize that he no longer has a close relationship with his students, then there is a need for change. He must realize that policy, paperwork, and personal needs are secondary to his work with students. He must get back to doing the job he was hired to…

A premarital counseling model and its application in a university counseling center are described. The premarital counseling triad is recommended as an appropriate and needed service in the college setting. (Author)

Argues that bilingual (English-Spanish) programs in the public schools do not solve problems for the young student and may increase his or her difficulties in the future. (FL)

Offers a list of nonthreatening questions to use in determining why a large number of students are doing unsatisfactory work in one teacher's class. Gives guidelines for the administrator's use of the information gained, including a chart showing how to analyze course offerings and grades. (WD)

This article presents a basic description of bibliotherapy and suggests ways a classroom teacher can apply the technique to help a student with emotional problems. Some titles relevant to childhood problems are suggested for pupils aged five to eight. (SJL)

Presents tips from a high school classroom teacher on helping students work out personal problems which are hindering their school performance. One way of helping students is to encourage them to write down problems in a journal and discuss the problems with them personally. (DB)

Attribution interviews were conducted with 30 mothers who had disagreed with their child's teacher regarding the cause of a school-related problem and with 30 teachers who had similar disagreements with a parent. Parents tended to hold teachers responsible for problems and teachers assigned most responsibility to parent-home factors. (Author/RL)

The author describes his dismal experience as assistant principal in a large urban junior high school where few students, teachers, school board members, or administrators would admit the existence of problems associated with overcrowding, understaffing, low self-esteem, high turnover, inexperience, and poor morale, or cooperate sufficiently to…

A high proportion of students seen by student health services have acute rather than chronic alcohol-related problems. (JD)

Describes common separation reactions of children in school settings. Discusses the identification of these reactions and presents suggestions for teachers for preventing or handling separation problems. (BD)

A letter from an eighth grade teacher describing the problems students face. (DD)

Examined the ability of CAGE, an established screening test for alcoholism, to identify accurately problem drinkers among college students (N=582). Found that the CAGE did not perform well enough to serve as a screening tool for problem drinking within the college student population. (Author/ABL)

Subjected gifted student data (N=311) to factor analyses for Student Stress Inventory and Maslach Burnout Inventory to assess factorial validity; five stress and three burnout factors were evident. Found significant relationships between stress, burnout, tedium, and, to a degree, quality of school life variables. (Author/NB)

The influence of student problems, which are often cited by students as reasons for withdrawal, is compared with the influence of constructs derived from Tinto's student attrition model. The findings suggest that data from post-hoc attrition studies should be used cautiously. (Author/MLW)