Presents a reading guide for school counselors interested in providing counseling services for families. Provides a brief description of and rationale for each listing as a meaningful supplement to professional reading and development. (Author/ABB)

Provides a brief examination of selected contemporary trends that affect family-based counseling services and a discussion of their implications for the practicing school counselor, as well as for the student preparing to become a school counselor. (Author/ABB)

The purpose of this article is to support aspects of family counseling as an appropriate dimension of school counseling, and to introduce the school counselor to one of the many theoretical orientations available to those who work with families. (Author)

The article concludes that the circumstances under which the family counselor finds himself functioning are such that he must be free to move about the district and community unencumbered by the traditional forms of administrative pressures and red tape. (Author)

Presents school counselors with a brief intervention model for conducting family (and classroom) assessment and consultation that can be used within the framework of a parent-teacher conference setting. The family counseling-consultation model described provides school counselors with practical, step-by-step format for assessment and intervention…

Emphasizes the importance of positive family influence in successful school education. Describes and applies family systems counseling, using the interactional game metaphor, to many of the problems common in school settings. Stresses that negative responses or physical punishment are not only ineffective but result in perpetuating unintended…

The author suggests that it is the role of counselors to work not only with the mentally retarded child in a family but also with all the significant adults in the child's life. Several ways parents of retarded children can be helped are suggested. (Author)

Outlines a step-by-step approach for guidance counselors in holding a preliminary college planning conference with high school juniors and their families in order to help students subsequently deal with possible rejection from a college. (TE)

Many parents have difficulty with their children primarily because they either lack information or have misinformation as to how to rear their children. This article describes child study groups designed to provide information parents need to develop a constructive relationship with their children. (Author)

Describes Family Problem Solving and Communication Skills Model of focused family counseling for school counselors using group counseling with family-school problems. The method focuses first on stopping the disruption and learning appropriate behavior, and second on improving communications, relationships, and moral development among family…

Discusses changing perceptions of the family as an institution. Asserts that changing definitions reflect a shift in the perceived purpose of the family from an extended membership identified by kinship and service within a larger social system to a smaller, self-serving group. Discusses shifting priorities, changing attitudes and their…

Informing parents that their child may be handicapped is a delicate task. This article accordingly provides advice for professionals in holding a conference with parents to help them adjust to the painful realization that their child is handicapped. (TE)

At one continuation high school, counselors have established a family counseling service for the most needy students and their families. The program aims to help students and their families develop the ability to meet their basic emotional, social, economic, and educational career needs. (Author)

Describes the use of a structural family therapy model as a basis for a school consultation program. Suggests school consultants use an understanding of family systems theory as it relates to classroom "families." Proposes this approach allows flexibility in dealing with student discipline and guidance. (JAC)

Discusses how school counselors can use structural family concepts in dealing with learning disabled children. Suggests this model aids counselors in presenting a holistic picture of the child to families and educational specialists. Proposes a family systems perspective and suggests that linking teams and family can achieve effective use of…