Professional School Counseling articles from April 2005

Professional School Counseling archives from April 2005

Comprehensive guidance and counseling programs' use of guidance curricula materials: a survey of national trends.
April 1, 2005... Comprehensive guidance and counseling programs are being implemented throughout the United States. One of the most widely used programs, the Missouri Model, includes a guidance curriculum as one of its central program elements. The authors...

The development of a self-assessment instrument to measure a school district's readiness to implement the ASCA National Model.
April 1, 2005... The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs is a powerful approach to the organization and management of school counseling programs. The ASCA National Model[R] connects school counseling programs to educational reform...

The work activities of professional school counselors: are the National Standards being addressed?
April 1, 2005... This national study was designed to identify school counselors" perceptions of the importance of performing work activities that promote students" academic, career, and personal/social development. Furthermore, this study investigated how...

The development of elementary-aged children's career aspirations and expectations.
April 1, 2005... Interviews were conducted with 123 first-, third-, and fifth-grade children to examine the types of careers they wished to have and expected to have. The older children desired careers that were more socially prestigious and less sex-typed...

University-Urban School Collaboration in school counseling.
April 1, 2005... Models of effective collaboration are needed to best serve the needs of students in 21st-century schools. The Career and Education Connection program, an elementary career intervention developed for an economically challenged urban school...

School counselors and student assessment.
April 1, 2005... School counselors in California were surveyed about their student assessment practices and their perceptions about the adequacy of their training. Results indicated that school counselors utilized some aspects of assessment more than others and...

School-based interventions for students with depressive disorders.
April 1, 2005... Substantial numbers of children and adolescents suffer from depressive disorders, and these disorders bring with them an array of negative consequences. School counselors can assist students with depressive disorders by implementing individual...

Supervising school counselors-in-training: a guide for field supervisors.
April 1, 2005... Practicing professional school counselors often are asked to supervise school counselors-in-training without the benefit of training in supervision or an awareness of the various clinical experiences. The purpose of this article is to outline...

Play therapy practices among elementary school counselors.
April 1, 2005... This study surveyed elementary school counselors who were members of the American School Counselor Association regarding play therapy practices in the schools. Participants (N = 381) were surveyed regarding their training in play therapy, their...

Today's lesson by ... Roosevelt? The use of character portrayal in classroom guidance.(PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD)
April 1, 2005... School counselors often find the need to use a wide variety of resources and creative ways to keep the attention span of children during classroom guidance. This article describes how counselors may use the portrayal of a historical character...

Record keeping and the school counselor.
April 1, 2005... A survey of elementary and middle school counselors revealed confusion and diverse practices regarding the storage, sharing, and destruction of counselors' notes. A literature review found guidelines developed at a conference convened by the...