Analyzes ethical/legal aspects of confidentiality and privileged communication as they relate to school counselors. Makes suggestions for establishing confidentiality in school setting while taking into account scope of practice issues and obligations of informed consent. Presents guidelines for when and how to break confidentiality in situations…

In order to be effective, counselors and counselor educators should have an accurate understanding of the prevailing attitudes of high school students. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent that the perceptions of counselors, counselor educators, and students were congruent concerning the areas of concern of today's youth. (Author)

The counselor must be aware of the effects of busing as well as the psychosocial milieu of both his school and the diverse communities which feed it, if he intends to address himself to the needs of all of his students. (Author)

Surveyed school counselors (n=149) concerning their referral practices. Found that average number of students that counselors reported referring to other professionals during typical year was 30 (average of 6.5% of students they served). Emotional concerns, family concerns, alcoholism or drug abuse, and suspected child abuse were concerns most…

Presents five steps in grief process: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and resolution and acceptance. Considers grief of new students who transfer into a school, giving up old friendships and familiar surroundings. Examines how counselors can help these students and their families. (NB)

This survey was carried out to determine the needs of high risk students. (Author)

A dedicated counselor has a job of grave importance; and if, after soul searching, he comes to realize that he no longer has a close relationship with his students, then there is a need for change. He must realize that policy, paperwork, and personal needs are secondary to his work with students. He must get back to doing the job he was hired to…

Discusses use of bibliotherapy by school counselor. Provides bibliotherapy resource list on these topics: abandonment, abortion and pregnancy, aging, alcoholism, anorexia nervosa, belonging, child abuse, dating, death, delinquency, divorce, drug abuse, family relationships, friendship, identity, inferiority, love, maturation, prejudice, rebellion,…

Describes one public high school's structured group program involving students and staff in collaborative efforts to address problems affecting students and their success in school. Explains group functioning and types and presents guidelines for structured groups. Discusses benefits of structured groups to the counseling process. (NB)

Notes that, despite development of individual, group, and school bullying intervention efforts, role of family dynamics in bullying and its amelioration is less clearly developed. Briefly discusses what is known of the family themes and patterns in bullying. Describes bullies and their families, victims and their families, counseling with families…

Examined problems for which selected high school seniors (N=1,734) would seek help from high school counselors. Results showed that students felt more comfortable talking to counselors about school-related administrative concerns than about personal problems. Recommends that counselors clearly define role and avoid being paper oriented instead of…

Asserts that drug use by adolescents is rooted in personal attitudes and values and in the youth's relationship with family and peers. Having established that drug use is rooted in problems within the counselor's domain, discusses potential role of counselor in working with adolescent drug use. (NB)

Notes that only counselors who lack appropriate skills or who are negligent in their care of students will be held accountable by courts for suicide attempts or deaths of students. Considers suicide prevention skills that school counselor should possess. Discusses difficulty in prediction, confidentiality, prevention programs, and the involvement…

Discusses situation in which school counselor is approached by a student having a conflict with a teacher, but who is unable to articulate concerns to the teacher. Describes technique of helping student to compose a letter to the teacher, which consists of these steps: (1) problem definition; (2) problem resolution; (3) composition; (4) rewriting;…

Presents a descriptive model of an alternative secondary education program with program evaluation procedures, which provide a nontraditional school atmosphere for secondary students who are unable to function productively in their home school. (Author)