Surveyed Minnesota secondary school counselors (N=155) on the roles and functions of school counselors. Found a limited parallel between role perceptions and expectations set forth in current professional guidelines. Suggests that individual approach to counseling must be examined critically against reaching larger numbers through group and…

This article is a transcript of a dialogue between a counselor and client. It focuses on the dilemma faced by a client as she enters the counseling relationship. (Author)

The use of a diary in ongoing counseling is a technique which has not been fully explored by school counselors. This article attempts to make school counselors aware of the nature of the client's exploration of his feelings, conflicts, and concerns in a diary. (Author)

This article presents a brief description of an experience in which deliberate uses of nonattending behavior achieved a relationship heretofore lacking the desired therapeutic conditions. (Author)

This is a role statement of the American School Counselor Association relating to counselors' functions in the areas of (1) student orientation, testing, and counseling; (2) professional growth and research; and (3) faculty and administration consultation. (RWP)

Counselors from seven elementary schools identified 15 counselor functions and kept logs of how they spent their time. Teachers rank ordered functions by how they perceived school counselors spending time and how counselors should spend time. Teachers ranked individual counseling highest as actual and ideal counselor function, followed by group…

Referral is an important facet of counseling and the success rate can be improved if counselors are aware of the factors discussed in this article that contribute to success or failure. (Author)

Investigates whether a planned counseling program, consisting of a 15-minute weekly session between the individual student and the counselor, can have a significant effect on the grades and absences of the high-risk student. Results indicate a significant positive effect. (Author)

Describes a South Carolina program, "Tender Loving Counseling," designed to identify potential dropouts for group and individual counseling. Describes focus of the program to be on building self-concept, motivation, and study skills. (TE)

Examined outcome differences of elementary counselors who emphasized classroom guidance in their programs contrasted with counselors who used individual counseling as primary approach to helping students. Examined whether student self-esteem, behavior, and perceptions of help needed could be positively influenced by counselor actions. Findings…