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…

With knowledge gained at the Arizona Counselors Academy, solid support from administrators and a well-developed manual, Tucson is an excellent example of a comprehensive competency-based guidance program. This case study examines how Tucson developed a new program and got buy-in from the powers that be. (GCP)

Building on the National Standards, the American School Counselor Association has taken the next step in comprehensive school counseling programs with the development of a National Model. The model gives school counselors the necessary tools and materials to craft a comprehensive school counseling program suited to their school's and students'…

Discusses the changing expectations of guidance and counseling in an era of educational reform. Outlines the roots of comprehensive guidance programs in schools, the transition from services-based to results-based programs, and the development of federal legislation supporting comprehensive guidance programs. (Contains 26 references.) (GCP)

Discusses planned educational programs around the world that raise and explore personal-social dimensions of students' current and future lives. Orders the comments to move from large scale to smaller scale-from national differences and differences in education systems to school differences-and proposes some areas for development. (Contains 48…

The guidance and counseling profession is evolving from an emphasis on a loose collection of services to recognition as a comprehensive program with its own curriculum emphasis on student outcomes and competencies. This handbook was written to assist counselors in New Hampshire's public schools as they move from an ancillary service mode into a…

Survey compares counselors' perceptions of their comprehensive guidance and counseling programs (CGCPs). Results revealed a moderate relationship between how involved counselors are with the development and implementation of the CGCP and the level of importance they ascribe to their program. Task concerns were a significant predictor of…

This article provides school counselors with a plan for securing administrative support for implementing of comprehensive school counseling programs. Systems and systems theory is introduced to explain systemic change in the context of leadership. Leadership theory is presented to assist school counselors in leading systemic change and securing…

Recent movements within school counseling have sought to define the duties of school counselors. A study of regional Southern California schools, which have the highest student to counselor ratios in the nation, reveals that the predominate barrier to development of comprehensive, results-based counseling programs has been cognitive rather than…

Provides direction for planning, implementing, and evaluating culturally responsive school counseling programs. Explores the concept of a culturally responsive school and considers the ways that a comprehensive guidance and counseling program can promote such a school. Discusses counselor roles and functions considered critical for enhancing the…

This text provides a programmatic overview of the practice of school counseling and advocates for comprehensive programs of essential services. Chapter topics include: (1) "The School Counseling Profession," which covers development of the field and professional identity; (2) "Comprehensive School Counseling Programs," which discusses the…

This manual is designed to aid school personnel to establish a student advisory program in the middle school. The rationale, definition and benefits of the program are detailed in an initial section, including areas of responsibility and the role of principal, teachers, counselors, and special services staff. The second section presents a…

Alaskan school counselors deal with diverse systems and conditions in order to deliver counseling services through the Alaska School Counseling Program. Wherever Alaskan counselors serve, the need for a comprehensive and sequential school counseling program remains the same. An effective school counseling program must enhance and support the…

Explores how one school district began a comprehensive guidance program, bringing its counseling system into the present with an eye toward the future. Describes the first three years of the program and how it has helped guidance counselors to become more effective and more sophisticated in helping students move from high school to college. (NB)

This document briefly describes one school district's experiences after deciding on a comprehensive guidance program model. The district chose the model described by Gysbers and Henderson (2000). A description is presented of the development, adoption, and implementation of the program. Staff and program assumptions needed for implementation are…