This short work lists 12 needs and recommendations for the future of school counseling. The list is as follows: (1) Need for a developmental curriculum of counseling; (2) Need for professional development for experienced counselors; (3) Need for counselors to practice effective program development, management, accountability, research, and evaluation skills; (4) Need for administrators to understand the counselor's role today and in the future; (5) Need for counselors to understand and respond to the impact of multiculturalism; (6) Need for counselors to respond to the impact of societal issues on students, their families, and the community; (7) Need for counselors to know family systems and intervention strategies; (8) Need for referral networks for students with complex needs; (9) Need for supervisors of school counselors; (10) There is a shortage of competent school counselors; (11) Need for counselor educators with experience in school counseling; and (12) Need for state level leadership to assume responsibility for supporting and upgrading school counseling programs in each state. (Contains 37 references.) (RJM)