Integrating school counseling standards, models, and initiatives can be overwhelming to all individuals striving to conduct comprehensive developmental guidance programs. The research in this area indicates a gap between the school counseling intern's ability to connect their learning of these initiatives to actual practice. This article focuses…

With the implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) across many states, the school counseling profession must be proactive in establishing its critical role in this process. This article outlines the three essential and shared components between RTI and comprehensive, developmental school counseling programs. Each of these integral and…

A brief review of the research on multicultural counselor competence is presented as well as a review of the measurement of self-reported multicultural counselor competence with suggested measurement instruments. Recommendations for the implementation of multicultural-specific training in college counseling centers are made through the use of an…

Comprehensive guidance programs are gaining increased attention. Aspects of these guidance programs were outlined in 1994 in a well-received book, which now has been updated. This new edition offers both the innovative concept (comprehensive school guidance program model) and the practical application of the concept as it has been applied in 14…

Descriptions of successful school counseling and guidance programs are offered as a resource for those responsible for developing or improving such programs. Following brief recommendations on program planning, one-page descriptions are presented for 54 California counseling and guidance programs. Each description includes the name, address, and…

Discusses advantages and disadvantages of utilizing computer information systems in making career and educational alternatives decisions, describes three types of computer-based guidance systems currently available, and describes three direct inquiry systems with monitoring--Educational and Career Exploration System, System of Interactive Guidance…

This booklet summarizes some of Colorado's successful career development projects and provides a resource for delivering comprehensive career guidance programs. The first section of the booklet outlines the role of career development in Colorado and the National Career Development Guidelines of the National Occupational Information Coordinating…

This document contains four bibliographies and two sets of abstracts of materials on computer-assisted guidance systems. The first bibliography contains references pertaining to the use of the computer-assisted guidance system, DISCOVER. The cited documents are classified as theoretical foundations, evaluation and research reports, program…

This minicourse, designed for use with "After High School, Book 5" of the Educational Opportunities in Virginia series, consists of six 50-minute guidance sessions to be conducted over 5 to 6 weeks. Session 1 is an orientation to course materials and a discussion of chapter 1 of the text. Session 2 is a decision-making activity to help…

The cornerstone of online career guidance systems rests with their degrees of durability, functionality, usability, and applicability over time and across a broad array of career options and scenarios. Students, counselors, employers, employees, and other prospective users must ascertain and experience value and performance from the sites and…

This study examined the implementation of forgiveness as a guidance programme with Hong Kong Chinese adolescents in the classroom setting. The forgiveness programme was based on Enright's process model of forgiveness. The effectiveness of the programme was evaluated, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Findings showed that it is…

This paper offers a synthesized review of the literature on student peer facilitator programs, in order to investigate and substantiate many of the ways in which peer facilitator programs extend and strengthen a guidance counselor's mission in the school. After an introductory discussion of the foundations and goals of successful peer facilitator…

After a short background introduction on educational and vocational guidance in West Germany, this paper, written for counselors and educators, focuses on three main areas: (1) a 3-year training program for all West German employment counselors; (2) a school orientation program offered to grade 8 students by the employment counselors; and (3) a…

These two manuals provide a suggested format and materials for a one-day workshop designed to train the trainers of counselors who wish to be consultants, as well as to train the counselors to be consultants. Although counselor-consultants can serve many populations, the focus of these manuals is on services to teachers. The trainer's manual…

This monograph contains summaries of the following 19 programs for providing career guidance to high-risk persons participating in a Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program: Youth Employment Curriculum and Competencies (Boise, Idaho); Career Mentoring Program for the Disadvantaged (Grayslake, Illinois); Partners in Skills for Career/Vocational…