With knowledge gained at the Arizona Counselors Academy, solid support from administrators and a well-developed manual, Tucson is an excellent example of a comprehensive competency-based guidance program. This case study examines how Tucson developed a new program and got buy-in from the powers that be. (GCP)

Presents a response to articles published in the December 2001 issue of "Professional School Counseling." Suggests that school counselors' roles are defined within a comprehensive counseling program that is responsive to every student with special attention paid to those underserved populations. (Contains 20 references.) (GCP)

This article introduces the American Psychological Association's learner-centered principles and provides a brief rationale for infusing them into comprehensive guidance and counseling programs. Using small group counseling as an illustration, explains how counselors can apply a learner-centered approach to their work. (Contains 43 references.)…

This report explores the infrastructure problem at the district level. Then a prototype is offered to stimulate discussion of changes that are essential to the development of a comprehensive system of learning supports at every school. The report also briefly highlights infrastructure frameworks for schools and school complexes formulated and…

This document presents a Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program Validation Summary to be completed by the superintendent of each school district within a Vocational Education Planning District in Ohio. Respondents are requested to verify that the comprehensive guidance and counseling program within the school district meets the requirements…

Educational excellence must be measured in terms of all of a school's programs, and the keystone of a comprehensive counseling program is a credible system for evaluation. Guidance plans must address the developmental needs of all students. (MD)

Building on the National Standards, the American School Counselor Association has taken the next step in comprehensive school counseling programs with the development of a National Model. The model gives school counselors the necessary tools and materials to craft a comprehensive school counseling program suited to their school's and students'…

Provides comprehensive career counseling model for individual career counseling which takes into account psychological, social, and economic factors and describes decision-making as a journey with four discernible stages. (Author/NB)

Discusses what constitutes the developmental part of a comprehensive, developmental, and collaborative school counseling program. Provides a review of the developmental perspective as well as an overview of recent discussions related to the need for changes in school counseling program focus. Considers the potential for maintaining a developmental…

This article traces the evolution of accountability from the 1920s to 2003. Attention is given to expressions of concern about the need for accountability as well as recommendations for school counselors about how to be accountable. Then a sampling of empirical studies that provide evidence of the impact of guidance and counseling programs is…

The teen years are an excellent time to start thinking about a potential career and to investigate all of the different opportunities available. Motivating adolescents to become actively engaged in their own career development is not always easy, but this book makes it fun. Written for parents, school counselors, and counselors in private practice…

As with so many guides for school improvement, the U.S. Department of Education's March 2006 Non-regulatory Guidance document entitled, "Designing Schoolwide Programs," continues to marginalize the essential role of student/learning supports. This brief report analyzes the guidance document with a specific focus on how to ensure Title I schoolwide…

This article provides school counselors with a plan for securing administrative support for implementing of comprehensive school counseling programs. Systems and systems theory is introduced to explain systemic change in the context of leadership. Leadership theory is presented to assist school counselors in leading systemic change and securing…

This article describes a continuous guidance program for students from grades one through eight. A sample daily schedule from the 12-week program is presented to demonstrate the variety of activities in which the counselor became involved in the attempt to respond to teachers' expressed needs. (Author)

Leading scholars in the school counseling profession have argued that counselors must show student growth across these developmental domains: academic, career, and personal-social. This study explores the premise that schools need to realign their counseling interventions and services within the context of a comprehensive school counseling program…