Intended as a tool for staff development and inservice education of guidance and counseling personnel, the document includes modules and information on staff development. Each of the six modules includes rationale, training/learning objectives, training/learning activities, resources, and a bibliography. Modules have the following authors and…

Written for local educational leaders, planners, and counselor supervisors, this manual provides suggestions and activities designed to lead counselors through a step-by-step planning and development process for a comprehensive guidance program. It is keyed to the resource manual, available separately--see note. Section 1 contains suggested…

This module is designed to help educators understand the roles and responsibilities of counselors in relation to special needs students. The guide includes a list of definitions and uses a question-and-answer format to provide information on the provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Act regarding counseling activities; the role of a special needs…

Designed and written especially for the small, rural school district, this document compiles a variety of materials related to planning and implementing gifted education programs. The guidance model (using the school counselor to direct individualized programs for gifted students within the mainstream) is emphasized as a feasible program for…

This package is the eighth of twelve in the Skills for Adult Guidance Educators (SAGE) system, which provides instruction in a set of necessary competencies specifically designed for adult education counselors, teachers, and paraprofessionals. The materials provide a process for developing and implementing counseling and guidance programs unique…

This guide was developed to help counselors and teachers infuse career education into the elementary school curriculum in Missouri. The guide is organized in eight sections. The first section introduces the idea of career education, traces its history, and lists the Missouri core competencies and key skills related to vocational education. The…

This manual contains basic information to guide vocational counselors for special populations as they work with students enrolled in vocational programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels. It begins with a brief overview of the role of the vocational counselor for special populations. The survey, the responses to which formed the basis of…

This guide deals with the development and implementation of a teacher-centered team-approach program for providing career guidance to students in electrical occupations courses. The first part of the guide examines various goals of a career guidance program for students in electrical and electronics courses, including helping middle school…