Explores reasons for the lack of developmental guidance programs in Catholic elementary schools. Presents a developmental guidance model to encourage total development of all students. Describes resources for elementary school guidance including shared personnel and intern programs, and presents guidelines from public school programs. (JAC)

Discusses developmental-eclectic model of counseling that integrates Loevinger's theory of ego development and methods to measure ego development in counseling practice. Outlines key premises associated with process of psychological development and developmental assessment; provides overview of some fundamental aspects of Loevinger's theory of ego…

Presents the Jonah Complex as a retreat from an opportunity to realize one's fundamental values and capacities. Discusses the key features of the Jonah Complex, provides examples of the primary fears, and offers guidelines for resolving the Jonah Complex. Introduces Maslow's growth-safety model as model for understanding and countering Jonah…

Describes a workshop for college women designed to facilitate awareness of alternative ways of viewing personal relationships so that personal and professional needs can be met. The group format explores the range of available relationships, considers vocational choices and sociocultural influences and includes a review and evaluation. (JAC)

Addresses children's rights issues and discusses a child's developmental needs, a child's status as property, a child's right to the fulfillment of needs, national advocacy to establish children's rights, a related body of international law, and the Association for Humanistic Education and Development and American Counseling Association leadership…

Reviews the literature concerning homosexual identity development. Discusses at-risk issues (suicide, human immunodeficiency virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome infection, school problems) and developmental difficulties for gay and lesbian youth (sensitization, identity confusion, identity assumption, commitment). Proposes developmental…

Introduces a model that incorporates the skills needed for developing friendships, with the purpose being to help students with disabilities and their nondisabled peers develop the skills necessary for forming lasting friendships. Concludes that positive mainstreaming will be achieved only when nondisabled students accept peers with disabilities.…

Examined child study process, model for collaboration among teachers, counselors, and other school professionals focused on individual children and their needs. Experienced elementary teachers reported increased professional expertise and personal satisfaction after participating in school-year-long child study seminar focusing on child from each…

Presents overview of Erich Fromm's theory of human development with special emphasis on the origin of basic human needs, reciprocal interaction between these needs, and sociocultural structures that mold social character. Describes different types of social character in terms of socioeconomic structures that produce them. Describes features of…

Challenges inhibiting forms of individualistic competition and presents use of cooperative learning as an effective method for conflict resolution and interpersonal skill building. Sees cooperative approach for classroom use as both developmental and ongoing. (Author/NB)

Discusses the implications of the multimodal or BASIC ID Model for education. Reviews the importance of imagery to learning and suggests how educators might better use mental imagery for enhancing academic achievement. (JAC)

Notes that ample evidence exists that standardized tests may not adequately reflect student achievement and may be harmful to the educational process and student development, especially for young children. Presents developmentally appropriate alternatives that are available for use in the classroom and on district and state levels. (Author)

Discusses the benefits of activity therapy for preteens and adolescents, where the client is engaged in nonverbal modes of relationship--games, free play, movement, drama, music, art or other activities, as the chief therapeutic media in which conflicts are resolved and intellectual and emotional energies freed. Reviews the literature, describes…

Proposes confluent education as an effective method for educating the whole student in special education. Describes the process involving changes to the present curriculum, with the most significant variable being the teacher created atmosphere. Concludes that confluent education requires an atmosphere of trust and self-exploration. (JAC)

Focuses on curriculum intervention, the adaptation of an educational model of delivering counseling services within a prevention model. The counselor's role includes program selection and introduction, consultation, modeling, parental guidance, and program assessment. Counselors can use psychological education to assist educators in promoting…