Warns that counselors must take strong action to maintain support for school counseling programs. Presents a survival kit for counselors consisting of image-building, programing, consulting, advertising, professional growth, and evaluation. Also includes a set of guidelines for counselors to ensure that decision makers understand the value of…

The author maintains that guidance counselors must make a definite commitment to a complete testing program. He also proposes that special workshops be offered to update counselors on testing programs in the secondary schools. (Author/HMV)

Author maintains that the very survival of school guidance and counseling is threatened. He suggests that fuzzy and overly inclusive priorities and inefficient, ineffective delivery systems are the reason. He concludes that counselors must get back to basics and implement a systematic approach to the delivery of services. (Author/HMV)

Non-attendance in school as an avoiding behavior is discussed with implications for counselor intervention. (BL)

Reviews the difficulties and coping strategies of adolescent children of divorced parents. Describes a counseling group for eight high school students which was effective in helping students understand their feelings and control their anger. The school setting can provide a structured, secure environment to implement anticipatory guidance. (JAC)

Reports observations of unemployed and discovers most have characteristics in common on the Career Management Assessment. The unemployed person has a high degree of naivete. In many work settings high principles are a handicap in getting ahead. Those with unplanned, inflexible, and safe views will fail to prosper. (Author/BEF)

A parent gives her views on guidance counseling at the secondary level and offers some suggestions for improving services. (HMV)

The author describes the testing efforts of Student Services in his school in the light of financial cutbacks, public demand for accountability, student demand for relevance and student apathy toward the counseling center. (Author/HMV)

Describes a secondary school approach to career education which the authors feel is consistent with the decision-making processes through which students go. (Author)

Describes the Communication Lab, a structured program designed to enhance self-concept by improving communication skills and focusing on participants' strengths. The activities include disclosure exercises and communication exercises and can be used with any age group. (JAC)

Suggests that the unequal position of women in the labor force is a critical issue for guidance counselors. Counselors should encourage girls to try different areas and counteract stereotypes that both students and teachers have concerning education and careers for girls. (JAC)

Defines the concept "quality of working life," why interest in this has increased, and why guidance counselors and students should understand it. Quality of working life means more than job satisfaction or flexible working hours. It helps guidance teachers understand attitudes and expectations of students embarking on their first job.…

Cinema, because of its levels of sight, sound, magic, and versimilitude, is a powerful aqueduct to almost any topic, theme, or subject matter. How it handles these subjects must be studied and understood because in the inevitable translation that results, it does bring its own language to bear. (Author)

That we so often fail in our grander efforts in education is a fact of our human limitations, but let us always respect the words in the child's mouth and never avoid an opportunity to help that child make those words mean what they are wanted to mean. (Author)

The author of the first article deals with ways of preparing young people for employment, particularly those involving co-operation between the various groups involved. The second author considers many of these approaches unrealistic and presents several expectations for career development programs. (NG)