Not only do black students need assistance in solving problems, but so do school personnel with whom they come in daily contact. Counselors must realize how influential they are in helping youth form images and attitudes. Students need help in channeling energies toward constructive ends and in developing positive outlooks about life. (Author)

Describes the counselor as one who is committed and communicates honestly and sincerely to Black students, knows the facts about the Black experience, enlightens his administration about Black students' needs, and has first hand knowledge about students' feelings regarding their curriculum. (Author)

Evidence suggests the value of a pupil services practitioner in a school, and indicates that although such practitioners were prepared informally and relatively briefly, their effects are the same as those who engage in full, formal preparation programs. (Author)