Reports the development of a counseling program for student athletes in which the athletic counselor's role has been expanded to that of identifying and assisting with the athletes' personal, vocational, and academic concerns. A course in counselor education targeted toward athletes is reported. (Author)

After a short background introduction on educational and vocational guidance in West Germany, this paper, written for counselors and educators, focuses on three main areas: (1) a 3-year training program for all West German employment counselors; (2) a school orientation program offered to grade 8 students by the employment counselors; and (3) a…

Community-Based Educational Counseling for Adults (CBECA) is a program operated through the University of Wisconsin--Extension. CBECA explores educational options and adjustments for returning adult students, intending to help them overcome personal barriers to continued education and to assist them in making the what, how, when, and where of…

This paper describes the guidance program at Harcum Junior College and its incorporation into the educational programming activities at the institution. Various functions of the guidance services are described including test interpretation, individual and group counseling, and career planning. The importance of the influence of faculty and…

Providing students with the opportunity to explore academic/career alternatives during the first two years of college is a basic mission of the Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) of the Fayette campus of Pennsylvania State University, which provides the first two years of numerous baccalaureate programs. Effective academic advisement, which…

The advisement system at Prince George's Community College is designed to afford each student complete information and preparation for entry into appropriate courses. Student movement through the process is determined by whether the student is considered first-time, transfer, concurrent enrollment, a veteran, non-matriculated, handicapped,…

This handbook for pupil personnel workers in Illinois opens with a discussion of the historical development of school guidance and counseling and its emergence in Illinois. The role and function of school guidance counselors is discussed, including group counseling and guidance, individual counseling, educational planning and placement, career…

Describes the many educational and employment aid programs to assist counselors working with our fastest growing minority population, Americans of Spanish ancestry, now totalling over twelve million. Notes efforts to accommodate differences among the groups (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and others) and lists publications providing helpful data.…

In an effort to help students on academic suspension achieve full academic status and succeed in college, New York's Bronx Community College developed the New Start program, a portfolio-based intervention strategy utilizing personal success contracts. Students participating in the program complete guided self-assessments, identify problem areas,…