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…

Discusses what constitutes the developmental part of a comprehensive, developmental, and collaborative school counseling program. Provides a review of the developmental perspective as well as an overview of recent discussions related to the need for changes in school counseling program focus. Considers the potential for maintaining a developmental…

Highlights major aspects in the planning and redesign of the guidance program in medium-sized community consisting of 2 high schools, 4 middle schools, and 16 elementary schools. Concludes that comprehensive school counseling programs benefit students; and the collaborative efforts of schools, community, and university personnel improve the…

Describes comprehensive developmental guidance program to show how such a program works in a small rural school. Stresses that developmental guidance in a rural school system is built patiently and sequentially and is interdependent with the community. Discusses the curriculum for primary grades, middle grades, junior high schools, and high…

The four phases of developing and implementing a comprehensive guidance program (planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating) as described by Mitchell and Gysbers (1978) are used as the organizers for this book. Chapter 1 traces the evolution of guidance in the schools from the turn of the century. The changing influences, emphases, and…

This monograph describes how the comprehensive guidance model is transforming elementary-secondary school guidance and counseling programs in schools across the country. It incorporates the ideas and experiences of 12 guidance program developers in the actual use of the comprehensive guidance model in diverse school and cultural settings. The book…

This document is the first of three volumes in the kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) Developmental Guidance & Counseling Program. Volume I focuses on elementary education, kindergarten through sixth grade. The introduction defines the four major components of a comprehensive developmental guidance model: the guidance curriculum, individual…

This document is the third of three volumes in the kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) Developmental Guidance & Counseling Program. Volume III focuses on high school education, grades 9 through 12. The introduction defines the four major components of a comprehensive developmental guidance model: the guidance curriculum, individual planning,…

This packet of materials was developed for workshops provided to teams of school counselors and administrators for the purpose of developing knowledge and competencies in the delivery of a comprehensive, sequential, developmental guidance program. Section I contains a rationale, definition, and description of program components. In section II…

This book was written to assist counselors in developing comprehensive developmental counseling programs for kindergarten through grade 12. It is intended to serve as a planning, implementation, and evaluation guide for a comprehensive program. Chapter I discusses why it is important to plan the development of a school counseling program. Chapter…

Examined the reactions and opinions of students, school personnel, and community members regarding the counseling program after the students had experienced a broader range of counseling activities than they had previously experienced. Results indicated the comprehensive developmental guidance program's activities had evoked favorable responses…

This is a guide to a systematic approach to school counseling called the Wisconsin Developmental Guidance Model (WDGM). The introduction states that this model is based on the recognition that all pupils pass through specific developmental stages as they mature. The stated goal is to prevent problems by providing students with age-appropriate…

This document is the second of three volumes in the kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) Developmental Guidance & Counseling Program. Volume II focuses on middle school and junior high school education, grades six through eight. The introduction defines the four major components of a comprehensive developmental guidance model: the guidance…

A chronological narrative is presented of the author's experience in creating a comprehensive, developmental guidance program within a small, one-counselor elementary school. Concludes most important factor in implementing curriculum component was personal resistances. (TE)

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…