A humorous view on the elementary school counselor's role, as personified by Fallacy Fighter, super hero who poses as Tom Brooks, mild-mannered school counselor. (HMV)

This article discusses helping children cope with death. It also presents some of the issues related to the way our society deals with the topic and the reality of death. (Author)

Presents a referral form which facilitates the gathering of multimodal information in the counseling process. The form follows the HELPING acronym and each mode can be expanded to fit in additional information regarding any particular child. (Author)

Group consultation as a counselor function has become a prominent role. The multimodal model provides counselors with a framework for structuring their approach to teacher groups. This article presents three particular models that utilize a broad range of techniques or strategies from many modes. (Author)

Proponents of multimodal education believe that children will enjoy reading more and will read better if counselors, reading teachers, and curriculum specialists cooperate in developing instructional strategies that focus on each are of the BASIC ID. This article examines each facet of a multimodal reading program. (Author)

By assisting adults in educating children about death and by providing special counseling skills and activities, the elementary counselor can help children overcome many anxieties and fears related to death. Effective counseling may help prevent or modify destructive patterns of behavior a child may develop about death of loved ones. (Author/PC)

Counselors are often confronted with phone calls from worried parents. This column outlines procedures used by two counselors when dealing with such calls. Their observations and interventions are reported separately, but their comments are presented as a dialogue. (Author/PC)

Consultation is one approach that counselors can use to enhance their role images. The techniques are available. Through effective consultation-collaboration with administrators (and school boards), teachers, and parents, counselors can establish a solid base of operation for themselves within our school systems. (Author)

The author expands on the multimodal framework by using the HELPING acronym to describe the same seven modes of the BASIC ID. (Author)

Most of the literature has focused on the benefits to the helpee in peer helping relationships. This article discusses the gains that might accrue from being a peer helper. (Author)

Describes the technique one counselor uses in introducing the counselor's role to elementary school students in a classroom meeting. (HMV)

Discusses the history and development of the children's rights movement, and examines several issues complicating the modern movement. (HMV)

Briefly describes the student's right to be surrounded by teachers who care about him. (HMV)

Since school counselors are among the first to be consulted about children, they must integrate an early and equal consideration of physical needs into problem assessment. They should incorporate both physical and psychological information in their evaluation of clients. (Author)

The author presents a short history of peers as helpers, defines the term "peer facilitator," and discusses the training, supervising and evaluating of peer facilitators. (HMV)