The materials included in this booklet are designed for use by participants in Application Sessions A and B for counselors in postsecondary institutions. These materials are initial drafts prepared for field testing only. They are not the final products to be delivered at the completion of the project. The materials are organized within two…

This publication has been prepared to assist vocational counselors in developing and implementing guidance programs designed to effectively meet the needs of students. It attempts to depict the guidance services which should be offered and gives some procedures and techniques which may be used in providing these services. The information contained…

This handbook is designed to stimulate thought about guidance programs, and to assist Colorado counselors, teachers and administrators in fulfilling their guidance responsibilities to the public. A brief history and the philosophical bases of guidance and counseling are presented, as well as a description of professional counselor organizations…

Two one-week Life/Career Guidance, Counseling, and Placement Planning Seminars were held for South Dakota school counselors. These seminars were sponsored by SDCE and planned in conjunction with SDSU, Pupil Personnel, and the Division of Vocational-Technical Education. The major thrust of the workshops involved the planning of well-rounded…

This Coordinator's Guide accompanies the module Developing and Conducting In-Service Programs. It defines the coordinator's role from four aspects: setting the tone, setting the pace, facilitating the discussion, and evaluating. Suggestions for preparing and presenting the workshop are offered. The actual text is given in the accompanying module,…

This module is directed toward those persons who will be responsiblie for providing inservice programs for career guidance personnel. The module will help participants increase their understanding of the stages, activities and issues involved in developing an in-service program and of the competencies required. Upon completion of this module the…

The Guidance and Counseling Task Force of the California State Department of Education was charged with the task of studying the pupil personnel services available to students in California schools and of developing a plan for improving and extending those services where needed. This document is the result of more than a year of study and direct…

Establishing and supporting a theoretical view in favor of assessment and evaluation as an adjunct to psychotherapy is clearly a difficult task in view of current anti-testing biases. But translating that viewpoint into practical terms within the environment of an emerging university can prove to be every bit as difficult. The current paper treats…

This publication is designed for counselors, teachers and parents who want to improve their local guidance program and make it more responsive to the needs of those it serves. Broad and intensive school-community involvement, including parents, pupils, school personnel, school board members, and concerned citizens, is a primary feature.…

This document contains program objectives written during the school year 1972-1973 for use in guidance departments. The author explains that the implementation of these objectives will be possible only through the cooperation of building administrators in designing master schedules which will allow counselors access to groups of students. Many of…

Presented in this monograph is information on the development of comprehensive state plans to strengthen school counseling and guidance programs by coordinating the various funding sources which support the delivery of these services. Included is a discussion of the Federal legislation mandating this coordination together with suggestions and…

The Brevard County Plan was written to include goals and objectives for the years 1974-77. Goals for 1974-75 include promoting the career education concept in all district schools (emphasizing the various career education elements at appropriate grade levels), setting up placement services, coordinating county and district goals, program…

The program described in this handbook is a pre-admission counseling program dealing with the specific needs of the mature woman student. It encourages her to explore her educational and career options, making it possible for her to enroll in a career-oriented study program if she so chooses. The book operates on the assumption that it is no…

This Training Manual for Student Service Program Development is being published by the WICHE program Improving Mental Health Services on Western Campuses as a result of work done on a grant from the Experimental and Special Training Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health. The manual presents processes used during on-site campus…

The Indiana Department of Education recently convened a task force to identify universal basic values and to determine how these values can be successfully infused into school curricula. Accordingly, in collaboration with the Indiana School Counselors Association (ISCA), the Department established a working committee to construct a developmentally…