In this book, practicing school counselors have provided more than 60 classroom guidance activities that are presented across the three major ASCA areas in the National Standards for Students: Academic Skills, Personal/Social Skills, and Career Development/College Preparation. Activities are designed to integrate the ASCA Model, Response to…

A statewide evaluation of school counseling programs in rural and suburban Nebraska high schools investigated which features of the ASCA National Model were related to student educational outcomes. The authors used hierarchical linear regression and Pearson correlations to explore relationships between program characteristics and student outcomes.…

Without structured guidance activities, students may drift through high school without learning about all of the career opportunities available and without gaining the skills that can help them take advantage of those opportunities. They may also be in danger of failing to continue on to postsecondary education, or even worse, of dropping out of…

During 1973-74, ESEA Title III funds became available for the development of a "Model Comprehensive Needs-Based Guidance System and Modular Instructional Strategies" for the state of Georgia. The proposal called for a new conceptualization of guidance; one that derives its goals and objectives from the developmental needs of students.…

This guide describes the Comprehensive Guidance Program model and outlines a process for tailoring the program model to meet the needs of the vast array of Texas public schools. It provides quality program standards designed to enhance district and campus efforts to improve the guidance programs in order to more effectively guide the development…

The manual provides a systematic set of procedures for planning, developing, and evaluating a guidance or pupil personnel services program in a school system. The report is presented in two parts; the first describes in some detail the various steps in the entire systems planning model. The essence of a systems approach is to orient planning…

Over the last quarter of the 20th century, the counselor role moved substantially from one that focused primarily on remediation to one that focused on prevention. This chapter discusses the possible move toward a third role shift focusing on a developmental framework. The shift to this developmental focus rests on the premise that counselors need…

Nationwide experience over the last 20 years strongly suggests that state and local education agencies must work together to establish a common vision, standards, and common expectations--a framework--for their comprehensive guidance and counseling programs. This document presents a framework that brings together the basic elements to develop,…

Comprehensive developmental guidance programs systematically address students' personal/social, learning, and career development needs. The evolution and implementation of a comprehensive guidance program in Wisconsin is presented in this booklet. The volume's purpose is not to define the role of individuals, but rather to keep the focus on…

Conditions in China today are calling for a more holistic approach to education. As a result of seminars held in Changchun, Jilin, senior administrators suggested the introduction of Student Services Offices in elementary schools. This study examined 19 action plans developed by educators in North East China which reveal their goals for these…

This program manual, developed by and for junior and senior high school counselors, provides detailed outlines of each facet of a comprehensive guidance program. The three major areas of services addressed are: (1) Educational Guidance Services (orientation, educational planning, alternative program selection, testing, special needs, and work…

As adults, today's students will have to deal with emerging problems societal changes are creating. Improving public education for all will require educational reform that better accommodates under-served American youth. This chapter discusses the educational standards movement, which assumes that virtually all learners can achieve educational…

This guide provides a model for guidance needs assessment for elementary school counselors. Following an introduction discussing the lack of appropriate needs assessment instruments for the elementary level, background information on the development of the model instrument is given. The rationale for the verbal, interactive model, which was…

The Grand Haven (Michigan) Senior High School Guidance Department was selected as one of five school systems in Michigan to help produce a guidance model for the state. The Grand Haven project was limited to the high school, grades 10-12. The mandate from the state was to study the program, improve it in some areas, and then to disseminate and…