The column focuses on practical procedures that counselors have found effective in their work. (Author)

Developing counseling goals with children is viewed here as an essential aspect of counseling; it helps both the counselor and the child to see the direction in which they are heading, and gives them a yardstick by which to measure success. Goal-oriented counseling can and should be a humanizing experience in which the child participates. (Author)

Learning centers can focus on social and emotional development as well as on subject matter. Four examples of learning center activities with guidance objectives are presented. Counselors are advised to encourage teachers to provide learning centers with guidance objectives. (EK)

Elementary school teachers were trained in seven guidance learnings over a two-day span so that they could use guidance approaches in their classes. The Guidance Learning Rating Scale was developed to evaluate statements before and after their exposure to confluent education activities. There were significant changes in test scores in the expect…

An instructional program in guidance can help prevent accumulation of pressures and frustrations, and contribute toward reduction of guidance needs of children. Regular classroom teachers trained in techniques of group interaction can be more effective in implementing an instructional program in guidance than school counselors. (Author)

The overall objective of this study was to develop an occupational unit based on specific learning objectives and to evaluate its effectiveness as a learning experience for a class of fifth grade students. (Author)

The results support the premise that behavioral change can be initiated by elementary school counselors or school psychologists if they know what kind of behavior they want to change and have a planned procedure for doing it. (Author)

The implication of an organized classroom guidance curriculum is far reaching. By blending cognitive and affective learning, one can teach the whole child the skills for dealing with stress, decision making, and productive living. The guidance personnel and teachers need to work together as a team. (Author)