This document outlines, in detail, the Vocational Readiness Package for young girls, which is a week-long program utilizing simulation games and role-playing, while employing peer group counseling techniques to dramatize the realities concerning women in marriage and careers today. After three years of using this program, the authors have compiled…

This paper describes a program of free, short-term, individual bereavement counseling for survivors of sudden death in Marin County, California. Co-sponsors are Marin Suicide Prevention Center and Marin County Coroner's Office. Most survivors are initially referred to the program by the coroner at the time of certifying cause of death, others are…

Increased counseling loads matched with decreasing school funds have resulted in many community colleges examining more closely the use of paraprofessionals in pupil personnel services. These new and specialized positions are supposed to free the counselor from many of his less demanding tasks. A questionnaire was developed and sent to all…

Drawing on the parallel literature on increasing student voice in the field of education and on building youth-adult partnerships in the youth development field, this article examines the place of young people in efforts to increase social justice in school settings. Through an examination of thirteen youth-adult partnership initiatives, it…

At the request of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, a 15-member task force prepared a comprehensive report on the current state of community college counseling programs and services in California. This report describes the statewide institutional setting, mission and philosophy, and the role and objectives of community…