Professional School Counseling articles from December 2005

Professional School Counseling archives from December 2005

Foreword: developmentally responsive middle school counseling.
December 1, 2005... Middle school students go through a variety of changes as they transition from childhood to adolescence. "Early adolescence is a period of tremendous variability among youngsters of the same gender and chronological age," according to the...

The unique nature of middle school counseling.
December 1, 2005... While all levels of school counseling share similarities, the development of early adolescents and the ecology of the middle school require a distinctive role for middle school counselors. This article explores the implications of development...

Developmental assets and the middle school counselor.
December 1, 2005... Search Institute has identified 40 Developmental Assets[TM] that are building blocks of healthy development and success for children and adolescents. Young people's experience of most of these developmental assets declines over the middle...

Early adolescents' development across the middle school years: implications for school counselors.(study)
December 1, 2005... This article discusses development during the early adolescent years with a focus on recent research on the biological, cognitive, self-identity, and motivational changes that occur during this time period and the implications of this research...

Ethnic identity development in early adolescence: implications and recommendations for middle school counselors.(study)
December 1, 2005... The influence of ethnic identity development on adolescents' achievement, self-concept, and behaviors has been reviewed extensively in the literature. However, the role that school counselors play in enhancing middle school students' ethnic...

Fostering academic development and learning: implications and recommendations for middle school counselors.
December 1, 2005... Within the systemic framework of comprehensive school counseling programs, this article explores middle school counselors' vital role in collaborating with other educators to promote the academic development of early adolescents. Research...

Education-career planning and middle school counselors.(study)
December 1, 2005... In this article, the authors emphasize a comprehensive and developmental view of education-career planning, with special emphasis on middle schools. Research findings that underscore the need for effective education-career planning are...

Family engagement: a collaborative, systemic approach for middle school counselors.(intrapersonal and interpersonal transformation)
December 1, 2005... Early adolescence is a period of intrapersonal and interpersonal transformation; thus, middle school counselors need to provide services that appropriately match their students' and families' developmental needs. A collaborative, systemic...

Cross-gender interactions in middle school counselor-student working alliances: challenges and recommendations.(school counseling)
December 1, 2005... Middle school counselors are involved in cross-gender interactions with students daily. In order to explore middle school counselors' experiences in cross-gender student-counselor working alliances, interviews were conducted with 22 practicing...

Using service learning to achieve middle school comprehensive guidance program goals.(middle school counselors)
December 1, 2005... Service-learning classes taught by professional middle school counselors and teachers can help middle school students meet comprehensive guidance program goals related to academic/learning development, life/career development, personal/social...

An after-school counseling program for high-risk middle school students.(personal and social developmental)
December 1, 2005... There are a number of middle school students who experience difficulty making the transition from childhood to early adolescence and may be described as high-risk. This article describes an after-school program designed to promote healthy...

Engaging students in classroom guidance: management strategies for middle school counselors.(schooling counseling)
December 1, 2005... Classroom guidance for all students is an important element of the program delivery system for middle school counselors. Effective classroom management is essential to implementing classroom guidance and may be challenging at times. This...

Counseling Latino immigrants in middle school.
December 1, 2005... The increase of Latino immigrants in the United States places more pressure on school counselors to assist in the adjustment of Latino students entering school systems (U.S. Census Bureau, 2004). This may particularly affect schools that only a...

Caught in the middle: a counselor's call to action.(REFLECTIONS)
December 1, 2005... As a middle school counselor for 20 years, my experiences have varied considerably. During this time, counselors have been called upon to address a host of problems including substance abuse, teen pregnancy, school violence, and equity in...

The constants: change and professional growth.
December 1, 2005... Mr. C, my principal, invited me into his office. "How do you think you are doing?" he asked. "So far, so good. I don't think I've missed anything yet," I answered. He continued, "I think you're working out fine. You know you're here on...

Middle schooling counseling: touching the souls of adolescents.
December 1, 2005... During my first year as a middle school counselor, I learned quickly that feelings, friendships, acceptance, popularity, sexuality, and self-awareness were important to adolescents. From my perspective, these are all related to "soul"...