In the United States, student social-emotional well-being has become a priority because of concerning mental health and well-being outcomes for adolescent youth. High schools and school districts have responded by expanding mental health and social-emotional supports. However, there is little research to understand the ways in which educational…

Although multidisciplinary teams (MT) are often available to all students in a school district, questions concerning the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of MTs remain largely unanswered. To examine MT functioning in New York, a survey was conducted with 108 separate MTs representing 43 public school districts. Respondents completed the…

A professional's ability to provide services will be enhanced if he is familiar with legal implications inherent in activities in which children are involved. This provides Maryland professionals with a perception of the rights of parties in juvenile justice, education, medical care, and parental abuse and neglect, and foster care. (Author)

Students at two inner city elementary schools who were consistently truant were divided into six groups according to the reasons they were absent. The school social worker describes techniques used to combat truancy in each category. (HMV)

Outlines a year-long approach to monitoring student progress and soliciting help from parents and pupil personnel staff when learning problems develop. (SJL)

Intended to help improve the counseling services offered vocational education students in Louisiana, this handbook includes a compilation of the strategies used by student personnel officers throughout the state to meet the needs of students and industry. The strategies appear as part of a sample implementation plan for a comprehensive,…

Inclusion behavior refers to associations between people in groups. It recognizes individuals by including them in group activity such as getting acquainted, relaxing, or just having fun. Activities are suggested for use in the classroom or training session as well as in social situations. (JAC)

This handbook is designed to assist local school systems in establishing and implementing an appropriate and effective appraisal system for student services professionals. The handbook includes job functions and competencies mandated by the North Carolina State Board of Education for three student service areas, suggested types of evaluative data…

This handbook is for counselors, teachers, and administrators involved in administering or delivering elementary school counseling services. It describes Alberta Education's position on counseling in Alberta (Canada) primary schools. It also provides a source of practical ideas and resources for elementary school educators to enhance the delivery…

This document presents the last in a series of six interrelated guides, the Schools in an Aging Society series, designed to promote education for, with, and about older adults. This guide for pupil personnel specialists provides age-related information on the changing family and workplace. It is appropriate for school counselors, psychologists,…

This manual, one of a series of five manuals written for pupil personnel workers in the Illinois schools, is designed to assist school personnel with practices and procedures in school social work. Chapter 1 focuses on philosophy, and briefly introduces major concepts in pupil personnel services including service coordination, community-school…

Comprehensive guidance programs are gaining increased attention. Aspects of these guidance programs were outlined in 1994 in a well-received book, which now has been updated. This new edition offers both the innovative concept (comprehensive school guidance program model) and the practical application of the concept as it has been applied in 14…

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…

Many children and adolescents fall through the cracks of counseling systems that rely on crisis intervention. This text provides an understanding of how human development occurs and it suggests guidelines and strategies for promoting positive development. Although primarily focused for school counselors, the book could also help school…

Case management is an essential component of Maryland's Tomorrow projects. Case management is a client-centered, goal-oriented process for assessing the needs of an individual for particular services and assisting the client to obtain those services. Under Maryland's Tomorrow projects, a case manager develops a plan of service with an at-risk…