Professional school counselors face the challenge of delivering guidance and counseling services to students while connecting to the educational mission of schools. This article is a summary and evaluation of a small group counseling program that targets academic issues while addressing personal/social issues with elementary-aged children. Results…

Group counseling sessions with 10 learning disabled students (9-10 years old) have focused on exploring and modifying students' self-defeating behaviors. Contents of seven sessions are briefly summarized. (CL)

Reviews literature arguing for the moral education of gifted students. Bibliotherapy and group dynamics activities are advocated as strategies for promoting moral development. An approach to using stories in bibliotherapy is suggested in appended material. (Author/RH)

Described the actual intake procedure used for a group of third graders. Each child was taught relaxation exercises and responded to his/her experience. (BEF)

Parental divorce is the issue of most concern for elementary school children. This article describes interventions for children-of-divorce groups for elementary school children. Suggests guidelines related to goal setting; securing agency and parental consent; leadership planning; recruitment, screening, and selection of members; group member…

To determine whether classroom meetings, as a form of group counseling, could be used to improve the behaviors and self-concepts of fourth-grade students, 45 experimental group students and 45 control group students participated in 20 weeks of meetings. Results indicated improvements in behavior but not in self-concept. (BL)

Describes student activities which focus upon cooperation and communication skills and provide students with opportunity to practice these skills with classmates. Claims these activities are designed to promote the group process and the development of sufficient rapport so that students can readily engage in group discussion and problem solving.…

Presents interview with Walter Lifton in which Lifton is questioned about his contributions to counseling and, in particular, about some of his contributions to programs for children and young adolescents. Lifton describes some of his pioneering efforts in working with elementary-aged children and his work with groups and group counseling with…

Goals and procedures of 10 group counseling sessions are discussed, touching on aspects of children's feelings toward the parents and the separation/divorce. (Author/CL)

The concentration box is an effective fantasy technique that increases student attention span and helps build the capacity to concentrate. It can be used with a small group, an entire class, or an individual. The procedure is outlined and suggestions are made. (Author/BEF)

Discusses a variety of approaches to group work with children. A table identifying key elements is presented. To make the group a productive vehicle for helping children the counselor must use a leadership style that blends meaningful material with an appropriate degree of verbalization and activity. (Author)

Thirty learning disabled (LD) elementary students participated in weekly group counseling sessions for 10 weeks. When compared to a control group, results (based on teacher ratings and other measures) indicated that the intervention was beneficial in improving acting out and distractibility behaviors and one area of self-concept. (Author/JW)

Investigated the effect of a six-week parent training program and a parallel children's group on parent participation (N=11) and child behavior (N=9). Pretest posttest results indicated the children's behavior improved significantly, parents' attendance increased, and parents indicated they perceived their identified child in a more favorable…

Presents a counseling model for facilitating the development of Black consciousness among Black elementary school students. Outlines six sessions of developmental group counseling for students in grades three through six. Uses selected Black art forms (music, drama, poetry, folklore, and graphic expression) as educational aids in the counseling…

A play, written by a third-grade boy, is presented here, to dispel the notion that children are oblivious to the marital disharmony and to encourage all professionals who work with couples in the early phases of separation to deal immediately with its impact on the children. (Author)