A two-day invitational conference was held in 1966 to consider the development of alternative models for training elementary school guidance personnel. The papers presented at the conference, included here, dealt with: (1) the role and function of the elementary school counselor, (2) unmet needs for pupil personnel services in the elementary school as seen by a child development specialist, and (3) an appraisal of a program for the preparation of elementary school counselors. Subsequent to the conference, a task force was formed. A number of studies for the task force are summarized. A conceptual model delineating the role of the elementary counselor is presented. The model is followed by some general reactions by the task force to the model. A bibliography is included. (IM)