Presents series of questions and answers about attending professional conventions, conferences, and other meetings. Responses are designed to challenge readers to think about their own efforts for including conference attendance as a part of their professional and personal development. (NB)

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…

Provides exercise for counselors to do to help them review several of the more popular approaches to counseling and to motivate them to broaden their understanding of contemporary approaches to counseling by perusing some of the suggested readings. (NB)

Briefly reviews cross-cultural counseling literature. Outlines four issues school counselors face in cross-cultural counseling: (1) confusion from own education; (2) awareness of own cultural biases; (3) language barriers; and (4) counselor's role as student advocate. Suggests practices for school counselor improvement in cross-cultural…

Focuses on process used by high school counselor who kept detailed log documenting exact time spent in various school and counseling activities, and personal insights gained from time analysis. (NB)

Presents a reading guide for school counselors interested in providing counseling services for families. Provides a brief description of and rationale for each listing as a meaningful supplement to professional reading and development. (Author/ABB)

Department chairpersons of 50 colleges offering master's degrees in counseling ranked ethical standards as the most critical aspect of counselor competencies. This questionnaire offers counselors a chance to test their own ethics. It is keyed to the official ethical standards of the American Personnel and Guidance Association. (JAC)

Covers practical step-by-step procedures of both traditional and interactive bibliotherapy, with an emphasis on the interactive process. Discusses benefits and problems of setting up a bibliotherapy program in the school. (NB)

Describes one role of the school counselor, that of a reinforcer and a promoter of reinforcement for students, teachers, parents, administrators, other school personnel, and oneself. Presents ideas on how counselors can serve as reinforcers gleaned from brainstorming session at American School Counselor Association Elementary-Middle School…

Assessed nature of school counselors' involvement in school discipline process. Findings from 160 elementary and secondary school counselors in 3 states revealed that the respondents were highly involved in the discipline process in their schools. On the whole, direct service response was most frequently used to deal with this involvement.…

Survey data from 206 school counselors were examined to determine accountability efforts of counselors. Of counselors surveyed, 138 indicated that they were collecting some type of accountability information. Compared findings to those from 1984 survey. Comparison indicated that greater numbers of school counselors are becoming involved in…

Surveyed members (n=168) of North Carolina School Counselors' Association to gather information on existing supervision practice for school counselors. Results indicated that existing practices within three categories of supervision (administrative, program, and counseling) were varied and did not always match school counselors' preferences. (NB)

Surveyed test use patterns and practices among members (n=423) of American School Counselor Association. Most respondents believed tests were important part of their work, and most were highly confident of their ability to use test scores in counseling and to select, administer, and interpret tests. Other findings, however, suggest that this…

Provides a brief examination of selected contemporary trends that affect family-based counseling services and a discussion of their implications for the practicing school counselor, as well as for the student preparing to become a school counselor. (Author/ABB)