This article presents an overview of a comprehensive peer counseling program developed at a university counseling center. Its two most significant features are its location within regular university courses for credit and its dependency on students for leadership in training and administrative roles. (Author)

To bridge the schism between academic and student life departments and produce programs offering opportunities for both cognitive development and personal growth, Brooklyn College developed a formal content oriented course, Basic Training for Peer Counselors, as part of a training program for student volunteer counselors in the Drop-In Center. (JT)

The Summer Orientation Registration Program at the University of Maryland, "Maryland Review," is described. Dominated by academic information and decision-making sessions, it deals with concerns of general adjustment and dissemination of information about campus services and facilities. Students selected as peer advisors undergo specific training…

Discusses the benefits of using graduate student coleaders with student counseling groups, specifically groups of students experiencing the trauma of seperation or divorce. Benefits noted include reduced counselor-client social distance, expanded modeling opportunities for students and increased group cohesion. (RC)

Describes a program that trains middle school students to provide guidance and counseling services to elementary school students. The Total Involvement Program includes classroom guidance and both individual and group counseling and has been shown to be effective for both the younger students and facilitators. (JAC)

Studied student paraprofessionals helping skills training and training in delivering a structured group program in social anxiety. Their results in leading groups were little different from those achieved by pro- fessional counselors. Differing styles of the parapro- fessional and professional leaders are discussed. (Author)

This training manual describes an educational procedure in which students counsel and help facilitate the positive growth and development of other students in their own age group. The materials present a model peer counseling training program consisting of 32 sessions in which group process is used, including eight components focusing on the skill…

Virginia Western Community College (VWCC) has developed a peer helper training program based on a modular training design. A peer helper at VWCC is a student attending the college who has been trained and evaluated as being effective in specifically defined interpersonal helping relationships. Peer helpers provide services as an adjunct to those…

This overview of peer counseling and self-help groups in contemporary higher education examines current practices and offers recommendations for program development. Section I looks at the historical background and current context of campus peer counseling and social support programs; types and functions of self-help groups; student…