The values clarification approach is a novel and exciting method of working with students in groups. This article describes a pilot project in values clarification initiated by the Student Personnel Services Branch of the Manitoba Department of Education. (Author)

This paper was written to assist counselors in their individual and group counseling with drug-abusing youth. The author offers some personal thoughts concerning youth and drugs. He then presents an overview of the varied and conflicting observations and opinions of people in general and students in particular in regard to the secondary school…

The Benton High School values clarification program is an orderly sequence of structured group activities directed toward clarifying students' values and decisions as part of a one-semester elective sociology class open to all juniors and seniors. Evaluation indicates program participants moved toward a stronger belief in internal control in…

Issues related to sex education programs in public schools are addressed, focusing on public support, opposition by special groups (frequently religious groups), "crash" programs to reverse such trends as teenage pregnancy, requisites for effective family life programs, and values clarification in sex education programs. (SK)