Describes a guidance co-op program which uses group counseling and team teaching methods. Describes the benefits of this approach and of the contact with employers. Notes the draw back of time taken away from other counseling duties. (ABB)

Examines the implications of the Young Offenders Act for educators by focusing on three stages of direct relevance to educators: preventive education, prearrest through adjudication, and meaningful intervention following adjudication. Outlines the philosophy of the Young Offenders Act and provisions that illustrate its fundamental principles.…

Describes Ontario's secondary school cooperative education program, advocating the community's involvement in preparing students for entry into the working world. (ABB)

Examines the role of small-group counseling at the elementary school level. Focusing on the development and implementation of small groups, the author discusses benefits, kinds, stages, skills roles, and group exercises. Due to the fact that the majority of primary/junior counselor positions are part time, small-group counseling is efficient and…

Describes how the Young Offenders Act works and where it differs from the Juvenile Deliquents Act. Provides the counselor with a guide to the new Act's approach to the young offender. (Author/ABB)

In addition to empirical, technical, and theoretical aspects of counseling, there are distinctly human features of the therapeutic relationship that promote change in clients and students. A humanist and a behaviorist reach a consensus as to what most counselors and educators could agree are the human dimensions of helping. (Author)

This article describes the educational and psychological goal of self-questioning and thinking reflectively about one's beliefs as a way of facilitating progress and satisfaction in university life and in augmenting decision-making skills. One simple and powerful way for counselors to help in the process of belief development and formation of…

Career decision making is a process that continues throughout the life span. But the process can be impeded by lack of occupational exploration, vocational indecision, and lack of realism in vocational choice. Each obstacle is examined and intervention strategies to assist in decision making are proposed. (Author)

Develops a rationale for using performance assessments. Describes a number of performance assessment techniques and provides examples from a career development program. Provides suggestions to counselors, teachers, and administrators who want to use performance assessments to improve teaching and learning in career development programs. (SR)

Diversity and social justice-related issues have profound effects on individual development and societal health, including creating positive self-images, growing strong relationships with others, and learning how to contribute to fairness in society. Ideally, social justice education is introduced to children early on. The curriculum presented in…

Outlines an innovative prevention program developed for a junior high school in the state of Washington. The program teaches life skills and develops appropriate attitude and behavior in students. (Author/ABB)

Develops thesis that study skills are best presented from a metacognitive perspective. As students develop self-regulatory skills along with procedural skills they are best able to make effective use of study skills techniques. Presents a model of metalearning that brings together a number of variables that may influence learning outcomes.…

Experimental Transitional Program designed in accord with current transition years philosophy for grade-nine students (n=137) was evaluated to examine impact on student attitude. No attitudinal benefits were evident on a variety of measures. In fact, student attitude was seen to deteriorate over the course of the year regardless of type of…

A long-standing problem for practising professional school counsellors is the lack of clinical supervision. Many school counsellors receive supervision from inadequate sources, such as principals and guidance directors, who often lack training and experience in the field of counselling. School counsellors are more skilled in assisting students…

Describes a group-counseling approach to teaching elementary school students social skills designed to reduce their use of aggressive behaviors in the school environment. Eight sessions are described that have activities designed to influence the affective and behavioral components of these behaviors. Several suggestions are described to assess…