Describes developmental guidance unit on topic of money for grades six and seven. Describes class discussion format used to conduct two sessions helping students explore, understand, and develop coping skills regarding money issues. Notes that students worried about money, understood why people overspend, and developed ways of earning and saving…

Designed and presented guidance study skills approach to improve academic achievement in intermediate students by increasing self-efficacy and awareness of metacognitive skills, learning strategies, and learning style information. Findings from 118 fourth graders showed that participants made improvement in all California Test of Basic Skills…

Compared the effects of an examination preparation unit offered in small group counseling or classroom guidance formats on the performance of low-achieving and underachieving middle school students (n=77). Results indicated the intervention was generally ineffective. (ABL)

School counselors face challenges as they design and implement developmental school-counseling programs that address the needs of all students including students with disabilities. One counselor's specific challenges include: (1) assuming responsibility for professional development; (2) responding to the needs of children within the framework; (3)…

The practice of "inclusion" in the schools has created great change in the roles and tasks of counselors. Implications for counselors at different levels are explored. Counselors in Florida (N=569) were surveyed for their attitudes toward inclusion. Responses are discussed and presented. (EMK)

Highlights the model for a formal mentoring program, AMIGOS--the acronym for Arranged Mentor for Instructional Guidance and Organizational (or Other) Support. Describes the mentor as an individual providing career-related and psychosocial support for a protege, including the provision of sponsorship, exposure, coaching, and protection, as well as…

The article comments on the article "How Collaboration and Research Can Affect School Counseling Practices: The Minnesota Story," by Dean Miller. It describes the role of guidance supervisors in a sustained effort to improve school guidance and counseling practices. It also highlights the role that state supervisors of guidance and…

Hong Kong secondary schools have difficulty in integrating guidance, or counselling, and discipline into schooling. In some schools, discipline is overdeveloped while guidance is underdeveloped. The positive aspect of the caring system is distorted as part of the provision of discipline. This article looks at the distinction between guidance and…

Suburban high school seniors planning to attend universities, as well as parents, high school guidance counselors, and teachers at both the high school and college levels are the intended audience for this guide. It seeks to provide incoming freshmen with "everything you need to know about the first-year college experience" in a lively and…

The guidance and counseling profession is evolving from a collection of crisis-oriented services to a comprehensive program with a curriculum emphasis on student outcomes linked to social/personal, educational, and career success. Ways in which school counselors and administrators can move from an ancillary service mode into a comprehensive…

This document describes the School-Community Guidance Center (SCGC), a center created by the Austin (Texas) Independent School District to provide support services for students assigned to the Alternative Learning Center (ALC) and the Gardner-Betts House (GBH) because of their contact with the juvenile justice system or their at-risk status. The…

Recommended student outcomes for school guidance services in grades 7-12 are presented. The outcomes, which are listed separately for each grade level, are the product of two summer task forces which met to develop guidelines for services based on the Rowland Unified School District's philosophy and goals for secondary school counseling and…

This document presents the conference proceedings from two 3-day career guidance conferences, held in 1987 and 1988, which focused attention on the need to develop a comprehensive career guidance program in Ohio middle and junior high schools. It also describes the plans, expected outcomes, and first-year results obtained by the middle school and…

A bibliography of materials relevant to the competency-based guidance curriculum of the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction is presented in this document. Books for students, books for teacher/counselor use, filmstrips (sound), and videocassettes are listed. Grade ranges are provided for each item, although use of the materials…

This brochure is a checklist to rate school compliance with the standards for school guidance programs in Maryland, which were developed by the Maryland State Department of Education. The first set of standards addresses the philosophy and goals of school guidance programs in Maryland and the extent to which program goals and objectives are…