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Peer reviewedRobinson, Carol M. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1978
There is a time when every adult and most children are faced with the death of a close friend or relative. Understanding can be established through developmental counseling programs at various age levels. The seventh-grade program discussed here can help counselors develop successful approaches for their own students. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Children, Counselor Role
Peer reviewedAllan, John; Dyck, Pat – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1984
Describes a developmental guidance curriculum on transition for grades six, seven, and eight. Provides the background, methodology, and some of the children's responses to the material, which consists of units on awareness, understanding, and challenge. Includes a list of children's stories on transitions. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Cultural Traits, Developmental Programs, Developmental Tasks
Peer reviewedBurt, Marilyn A.; Myrick, Robert D. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1980
The developmental play (DP) approach enhances developmental and expressive communication through intense interaction between the child and significant adults. Children are encouraged to become aware of and to express feelings through play experiences and activities with adult partners. DP offers promise to those who work with dysfunctioning…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques
Peer reviewedAnderson, Ron F. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1980
Fantasy has proven successful in counseling situations in elementary schools. It can reduce fears, lower tension and test anxiety, inhibit acting-out behavior, bypass emotional blocks, help children find alternative behaviors, improve self-concept, elicit self-disclosure, and stimulate creativity. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Case Studies, Children
Peer reviewedDavis, Donna H. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1980
The counselor, facilitating classroom development guidance lessons, may experience conflict and difficulty. The management system presented here allows for flexibility and provides sufficient behavioral structure, while encouraging individual expression from students. This behavioral management approach is supportive of, but secondary to,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Children
Peer reviewedChilders, John H., Jr.; Basse, Don T. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1980
Gestalt approaches serve as a valuable tool for psychological education. They serve to enhance self-awareness and responsibility. Gestalt approaches can enliven a curriculum and promote self-understanding. Exercises are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Curriculum Enrichment, Developmental Programs, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedPantesco, Victor F. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1980
A monthly counselor's letter functions in a multifaceted way. Information is conveyed, counselor visibility and impact are heightened, and teachers and parents are further included in the counseling process. A special letter segment, dealing with developmental difficulties, invites parents and teachers to become extensions of the counselor's…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Developmental Programs, Interpersonal Competence, Middle Schools
