Five phases for establishing and improving Pre-K-12 comprehensive guidance and counseling programs serve as the organizational framework for this enduring, influential textbook written for counselor educators and their students, school leaders, practicing school counselors, and state or district supervisors. The fifth edition of this bestseller…

The four phases of developing and implementing a comprehensive guidance program (planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating) as described by Mitchell and Gysbers (1978) are used as the organizers for this book. Chapter 1 traces the evolution of guidance in the schools from the turn of the century. The changing influences, emphases, and…

This publication combines four sets of guidelines developed in 1980 to give direction to guidance program development in the public schools of Virginia. It consists of loose-leaf sheets color-coded according to whether the items are applicable at all levels (white), for elementary school guidance (beige), for middle schools (blue) or for secondary…

This document describes a proposed model for comprehensive guidance programs to be implemented in secondary schools in Missouri. The model, which will be revised and refined as needed, has three major sections. The first section contains the structural components that are required to carry out a comprehensive guidance program. These components are…

What is the job of guidance program staff leaders? Specific, practical support is provided for bringing guidance and program staff together for successful implementation of programs and advocating for them outside the department. Part I, "School Guidance Program Staff Leadership: Evolving Concepts and Practices," addresses overall program…

This monograph, a supplement to "A Guide for Planning and Developing Guidance and Counseling Programs in Virginia's Public Schools," is designed to emphasize the importance of career guidance and counseling in the public schools of Virginia, and to provide specific direction for implementing a comprehensive program in kindergarten…

In order to be responsive to continuing societal and individual changes, education must look to reforming the entire educational enterprise, including guidance in the schools. This text provides a model for planning comprehensive, effective guidance programs in grades K-12. It is written for school counselors, directors of guidance, guidance…

This pamphlet is an aid for school guidance counselors as they work to develop guidance programs that support and enhance their schools' multicultural, nonsexist educational programs. The following sections are included: (1) definitions of multicultural, nonsexist, and guidance terms; (2) rationale and philosophy; (3) legal authority for…

Descriptions of successful school counseling and guidance programs are offered as a resource for those responsible for developing or improving such programs. Following brief recommendations on program planning, one-page descriptions are presented for 54 California counseling and guidance programs. Each description includes the name, address, and…

This module is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings increase their skills in (1) choosing a theory-based practical program development model that will promote the conceptual framework for the entire planning, supporting, implementing, operating, and evaluating cycle; (2) analyzing needs and priorities…

Computer assisted career guidance (CACG) systems and other computer applications are becoming established components of counseling and guidance services. While technical details involved in software and hardware operations are usually attended to, problems resulting from interpersonal dynamics in the implementation process often contribute more to…

This module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages, focuses on specific professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel. Modules in Category C suggest how to conduct, accomplish, or carry out selected career guidance program activities. The purpose of this module is to help career guidance…

This module is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings develop the competencies needed to determine whether changes are needed in the career guidance program in their agencies, to develop a rationale for identifying needed changes, and to develop strategies for change. The module is one of a series of…

This module on staff development is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings to assess staff members' needs and competencies related to program development and provide appropriate learning activities for them. The module is one of a series of competency-based guidance program training packages focusing…

This module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages, focuses on specific professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel. Modules in Category C suggest how to conduct, accomplish, or carry out selected career guidance program activities. The purpose of this module is to help career guidance…