Discusses three major concerns related to crisis situations in the school: policy development, creating an awareness of the problem, and staff training. Presents framework to assist school districts in planning appropriate interventions for at-risk students. Includes discussion of legal concerns and issues related to self-destructive behavior. (NB)

Surveyed directors of student life at 87 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania to determine alcohol abuse programs offered, training needs, attitudes toward programs, and kinds of programs desired. Sixty-four percent of schools reported having alcohol abuse programs, 79 percent wanted additional training, and 71 percent reported an abuse…

Discusses how collaborative writing can be a tool for activating students' multiple voices and multiple versions of self and the world within the classroom. Describes three collaborative writing projects in which special education students discussed and wrote about important knowledge that was formed in their own contradictory moments. (MM)

Addresses student counselor impairment related to the potential for harm to clients. Concrete suggestions are given for enhancing monitoring and dismissal processes in counselor training programs. Describes the program implemented at the University of Colorado at Denver. (JPS)

Reviewed 39 empirical studies in which direct observational methods were used to assess children in whom attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had been diagnosed. Found that classroom studies distinguished ADHD children from comparison groups better than laboratory studies. Behaviors that most consistently distinguished ADHD children…

Assessed frequency and nature of mandatory psychiatric withdrawal policies at Kansas colleges and universities. Forty-five of 52 colleges and universities responded to survey; of those, only 5 had specific policy for dismissing students for psychological reasons. Most respondents relied exclusively on their behavioral codes of conduct and their…

Describes how school counselors may support children whose parents go to war. Notes that interventions have applications for other traumatic childhood situations. Discusses usefulness of theoretical and investigative findings in areas of personal loss and human development in terms of practical applicability for counseling practice among…

Notes that bullying affects 15-20% of all students in schools today. Discusses characteristics of bullies and their victims, school and family factors that affect development of bully/victim experience, and the school system responses to bullying. Provides components of comprehensive intervention plan for bullying. (Author/NB)

Examines role of school psychologist in managing services for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in relation to legal mandates and recent trends in ADHD research and the practice of school psychology. Considers limitations of school-based model; emphasizes need for close collaboration between school- and clinic-based…

Consultation on university campus is important adjunct mental health service to individual and small-group counseling. It serves as preventive and early identification resource for emotional-social and educational-vocational problems. Interventions with faculty, staff, and campus organizations are possible with consultation service. Consultation…

Examined student observations of bullied peers and reactions of school professionals to situations involving bullying and victimization. Findings from 207 secondary school students revealed that high school students saw the problem of victimization by bullies as significant and widespread. Most students (69 percent) who observed victimization of…

Surveyed counseling services offered by 43 Southern Baptist colleges and universities, gathering information about types of services offered, credentials of staff, administrative attitudes toward services, specific student problems presented to counselors, and relative frequency with which those problems were presented. Concluded that most…

Discusses the female characters in the novels of Lois Duncan, especially in their roles as victims. Argues that, although these characters often begin the novels as stereotypes, they usually turn out to be complex individuals by the novel's end. Shows how Duncan encourages readers to take responsibility for their actions. (HB)

Seven career-development and occupational decision-making difficulties experienced by academically gifted students include narrowing the choice, indecision, vocational-identity formation, lack of occupational meaningfulness, early occupational choice, pressure from significant others, and the need for role models. Difficulties are discussed within…

School archival records and interviews with school personnel were used to obtain measures of the school-related problems of four groups of eight students: those receiving both foster care and special education for emotional/behavioral disorders (FCED), foster care only, special education only, or neither. The FCED group exhibited the most…