Presents American School Counselor Association's specifications of ethical behavior necessary to maintain and regulate the high standards of integrity and leadership among its members. Intended to serve as guide for ethical practice of all professional school counselors; provide benchmarks for self-appraisal and peer evaluations; and inform…

Provides overview of changes in 1992 revision of American School Counselor Association's "Ethical Standards for School Counselors." Explains major changes section by section and refers readers to revised standards in this journal issue. Notes that revision addresses several new areas: computer technology, dual relationships, group counseling, peer…

Outlines a systematic counseling approach for elementary school counselors. Examines specific modifications to the Systematic Counseling Model proposed by Stewart in an attempt to make it apply directly to the elementary school population. (Author)

Describes the use of statewide career information delivery systems by middle school counselors. Discusses applications for use in learning interviewing skills, employment skill training, selection of secondary school programs, and parent student conferences. (JAC)

Presents introduction to, and practical aspects of, two consultation theories to help school counselors improve their current approach to consultation. Three major theoretical perspectives in school-based consultation are identified (mental health consultation, behavioral consultation, and process consultation), and overviews of the mental health…

The characteristics or such high incidence handicaps as educable mental retardation, learning disabilities, and behavior disorders/emotional disturbances are described. Special considerations for counseling handicapped children, as well as strategies and techniques for individual and group counseling, are also discussed. (Author)

Discusses the process of counselor referral of clients to psychologists, including right and wrong reasons for referral, and how to refer. Suggests that clients' best interests may be served by mutual referral processes. Clients need to be active participants in these decisions. (JAC)

Describes the development of a proxemics exercise from workshops conducted with school teachers and counselors (N=69). Concludes that territoriality involving human beings may be a far broader concept than has been previously thought. (LLL)

Discusses counselor skills that promote effective consultation. Reviews research on effective school consultation and presents a five-stage model which involves phasing in, problem identification, implementation, evaluation, and termination. Provides recommendations for the process and products of consultation. (JAC)

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)

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…

Notes that several sets of ethical standards relevant to school counselors have been created or revised. Explains recent changes in Ethical Standards of the American Association for Counseling and Development (AACD, 1988) and in Association for Specialists in Group Work's Ethical Guidelines for Group Counselors (ASGW, 1989). Compares standards of…

Examined whether course work in special education was required for certification of elementary school counselors. Findings from 46 supervisors of teacher certification revealed that 11 states required at least 1 course in special education for certification of school counselors. Seventeen states were in process of changing certification…

Notes that, in Texas, counselors were excluded from mandated educational reforms and that state and local counselor organizations are attempting to clarify whether counselors should be placed on career ladder and should be appraised by statewide system. Sees counselor's role in reform movement as vital because it can stabilize and balance local…

Notes that many school counselors view meetings as a waste of time, then goes on to remind counselors of the counseling principles that make meetings successful. Suggests that counselors look for alternatives to meetings, have agendas, begin on time, include only necessary people, select a conducive environment, keep meeting on task, record…