Records an interview with Joel Goodman, founder and director of the HUMOR Project at Saratoga Institute. Offers counselors suggestions for using humor as a tool in counseling situations. (ABB)

Social work professional and parent of children adopted internationally offers comments on article by Myer and James in April 1989 Idea Exchange of this journal. Updates statistics and presents own views on international adoptions. Concludes that internationally adopted children should be perceived not as problems but as part of America's…

Describes career education activity, "Student as Worker," in which elementary school children pretend school is their job and respond to questions about what is expected of them on the job as students. Responses are related to factors considered important in most jobs, such as punctuality, appropriate attire, hard work and effort, competency,…

Introduces the Professional Developmental Guidelines for Elementary School Counselors: A Self-Audit (American School Counselors Association, 1990) to elementary school counselors. Recommends counselors should view the self-audit as a useful tool to help them build, evaluate, and sell their programs. (ABL)

Surveyed leaders (n=116) of the American School Counselor Association to elicit information related to professional credentials, research training, and research experience of school counselors and to assess the opinions of leaders in the field related to research issues. Results indicated leaders perceived school counselors had little interest in…

Addresses ways of providing students with experience using research and accountability procedures in academic course work. Provides methods for advancing students' understanding of the application of research in local school settings, as well as for improving their personal and professional attitudes concerning the relevance and importance of…

Examined whether elementary school professionals with elementary school counseling programs (N=966) were involved in planned prevention activities in their schools, what the prevention objectives of these activities were, and what techniques and activities were used. Found a wide range of traditional and innovative strategies were being used to…

Discusses culture and educational system of India and describes characteristics of Indian immigrants to the United States. Makes recommendations to teachers and counselors concerning Indian students. Recommends educators gain some understanding of this group and its culture. (ABL)

Describes a consultation model of crisis intervention, developed in cooperation with the counselor, principal, and teachers, to respond to the murder of a child. The counselor met with students, teachers, and parents and helped the victim's classmates develop a memorial service in school. (JAC)

Examines percentage of articles on developmental and remedial guidance in Elementary School Guidance and Counseling (ESG&C). Although the literature reveals a continuing interest in theoretical discussion and practical applications of a developmental perspective in elementary school guidance programs, most articles are failing to document the…

The author suggests that Counselors, in alliance with capable researchers, should begin to examine their activities and ascertain their effectiveness. (Author)

Reviews history of elementary school counseling beginning in the 1920s. Describes history of counselor preparation standards. Defines role of school counselor. Claims there are excellent examples of effective elementary school counselor education programs around the country, although there are too few to accommodate the need. (ABL)

This article describes step-by-step procedures used by a counselor in approaching a problem with a particular problem student. (Author)

Defines depression and anxiety in children and addresses assessment issues. Describes nine specific interventions within the home and school that have helped depressed children. Provides case example of depressed sixth grade boy. (ABL)

Reviewed the literature on the effectiveness of school counselors as consultants. Thirteen studies on counselor/teacher consultation were examined with 10 studies yielding positive results. Eight studies on counselor/parent consultation were examined with all eight studies yielding positive results. Implications are discussed. (ABL)