A GROUP GUIDANCE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE STUDENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REALISTIC IDEAS ABOUT HIMSELF AND TO HELP HIM PROMOTE PLANS FOR HIMSELF WITHIN THIS CONTEXT. EMPHASIS ON THE NEEDS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO MAKE HIS OWN DECISIONS INCREASE FROM AGE/GRADE LEVEL TO AGE/GRADE LEVEL. MANY OF THE PRACTICALITIES OF SUCH DECISION-MAKING ARE…

THE ROLE OF GUIDANCE IN EXPANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED YOUTH WAS DISCUSSED. SEVERAL GOALS, ALONG WITH METHODS OF THEIR IMPLEMENTATION WERE FORMULATED IN THE DISCUSSION. SCHOOLS SHOULD ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HELPING ALL STUDENTS TO FULFILL POTENTIAL ABILITIES. INSERVICE TRAINING FOR SCHOOL STAFF COULD ALERT…

THE PURPOSE WAS TO IDENTIFY ABLE STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED URBAN AREAS AND TO STIMULATE THEM THROUGH CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, SPECIAL CLASSES, AND GUIDANCE TO SEEK HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL GOALS. A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE WAS TO REFINE THE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTION OF ACADEMIC POTENTIAL, THROUGH APTITUDE TESTING, ACHIEVEMENT TESTING,…

FORTY-SIX YOUNG NEGRO MEN WERE INTERVIEWED 5 YEARS AFTER THEIR GRADUATION FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., HIGH SCHOOLS. THIS GROUP WAS CONSIDERED CAPABLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AT TIME OF GRADUATION. THEIR PARENTS WERE BETTER EDUCATED THAN THE AVERAGE WASHINGTON AREA NEGROES. ALL THE YOUNG MEN HAD HIGH ASPIRATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT. OF THE 46…

THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS AN INTERIM REVIEW FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1964-65 OF A 5-YEAR PROJECT WITH THE 1965 GRADUATING CLASSES OF THREE NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT WAS CONCERNED WITH (1) IDENTIFYING THE POTENTIAL ABILITIES OF THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, (2) STUDYING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INCREASED GUIDANCE TIME WITH SUCH STUDENTS,…

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 STUDY PRESENTS A PILOT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR PERSONNEL OFFICE CASES, EASILY USED BY THE COUNSELORS AND SHOWING A BREAKDOWN OF SUCH ELEMENTS AS INTERVIEW CONTENT AND THE STUDENTS' REASONS FOR SEEKING COUNSELING. WORK DONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI WAS USED AS AN OUTLINE FOR THE FINAL 2-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEM. DIMENSION I CLASSIFIES THE…

THE PRINCIPAL CONCERN IN DEVELOPING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR A PUPIL PERSONNEL PROGRAM IS HOW THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE EACH PUPIL WITH THE BEST QUALIFIED SERVICE, SO THAT THE PUPIL CAN MOBILIZE HIS STRENGTHS AND RESOURCES TO HIS GREATEST BENEFIT. ONE REQUIREMENT IS THAT ONE PERSON SHOULDER THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GUIDANCE OF…

INNOVATIVE VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CURRICULUM MATERIALS WERE DESIGNED TO INCREASE SELF-UNDERSTANDING AND MOTIVATION RELATIVE TO CAREER EXPLORATION AND PLANNING. THESE MATERIALS STEMMED ORIGINALLY FROM A SURVEY OF ATTITUDES AND PLANNING RELATIVE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE RESEARCH DATA WAS USED AS CURRICULUM…

In 1967, the Institute for Advanced Study in Student Personnel Work in Junior Colleges and Technical Institutes decided to prepare a collaborative, interim textbook for their own use and that of future participants in the Institute. Working in teams of two or three, the members prepared the following chapters: (1) A philosophy for community…

The year 1973 was a turning point in the field of mental health education. All across the country, new programs were started to educate the public about mental health. Providing personal and technical assistance to local program directors and volunteers became a new role for NIMH. To that end, this updated listing of materials available to local…

This report is a followup evaluation of a study on differences between adolescents who seek counseling and those who do not. The primary purpose of this followup study was to determine if the differences found in the original study continue to exist and also to determine if any discernable effects of counseling could be found. Subjects were…

Five articles in this issue of the ERIC/CAPS newsletter discuss and survey areas that have direct implication for "The Counselor and the Current Scene." The areas are: (1) aggression; (2) parent counseling; (3) college admissions for the culturally distinct; (4) role modeling with the disadvantaged; and (5) in-service activities. Other…

The author suggests that the best guidance programs are those which allow the professional counselor the largest amount of time for counseling. The use of computers in the field of guidance assists the counselors in information storage and retrieval and provides for individualized instruction. However, the use of computers will require specific…

Literature seldom alludes to the topic of appropriate expenditures for guidance services. A study was conducted of 404 of the 405 Ohio public school districts that participated in the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of 1958, Title V-A program for reimbursement for guidance and counseling during the 1965-1966 academic year. Data was available…