Most counselors' time is limited and they cannot reach all the children who could benefit from their services. Therefore, in-service workshops are an opportunity to promote more effective learning climates, to mobilize resources within a school, to help bring a faculty together as a team, and to provide a consultation readiness to other…

The developmental counselor focuses on all children, learning atmosphere, and significant adults who provide indirect service to the child. The goal is a purposeful approach to the educational experience of life in a socially meaningful manner. The objectives will be implemented only by establishing priorities and developing strategy of…

This is a discussion of the emerging role of the counselor as a consultant in organization development. In this role the counselor can better help schools to develop more emotionally supportive climates for working and learning. (JC)

By enhancing the teachers' competencies in managing student behavior, the consultant sought to reduce the number of children needing counseling. Such consultation is both preventative and problem-oriented. (JC)

Reviewed the literature on the effectiveness of school counselors as consultants. Thirteen studies on counselor/teacher consultation were examined with 10 studies yielding positive results. Eight studies on counselor/parent consultation were examined with all eight studies yielding positive results. Implications are discussed. (ABL)

This case study utilizes the techniques of preventative and developmental counseling and shows how these techniques can be handled in an already existing framework operated by the school staff in consultation with the counselor. (JC)

Educators are aware that personal problems of a faculty member can interfere with effective performance. The purpose of presenting this particular type of case is to enable the reader to understand how a distinction can be made between commitment to counseling a faculty member about personal problems and acting as a consultant to a particular…

A discussion of the systematic eclectic model illustrating its use in the daily duties of a school counselor. This is a flexible model which can be used in a wide range of situations and interventions. (JC)

The model alluded to here is essentially an educational one, which makes the assumption that the lack of knowledge, information, or experience is the basis of maladaptive behavior. People, if provided new or pertinent information, are capable of applying the new information to their situation to bring about change. (Author)

The case presented illustrates the use of limited counseling in a situation that began as a consulting contact. A consultant who was initially employed to set up a class for emotionally disturbed children assisted parents, teachers and principal in solving problems associated with a child's adjustment to school. (Author/CG)

This column presents the results of a time use survey which clearly suggests that counselors who are free to build their own approaches choose both counseling and consulting. (Author)

Presents and discusses common ethical issues elementary school counselors encounter in their consulting role and cites implications for practice. Concludes first and foremost school counselors need to ensure that they have the knowledge and skills necessary to practice consultation effectively. (ABL)

This article discusses the counselor as consultant and describes various programs he can use to work with the adult influences in the lives of his counselees: parents, teachers and administrators. (JC)