Counselors and visiting teachers serving special education students face unique problems in meeting the needs of those students. The general and specific knowledge that the counselors and visitng teachers should have in order to work most effectively with students with special needs has been the focus of a study sponsored by the Texas Education…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is designed for guidance personnel who work in counseling and guidance with students at the elementary, secondary, and community…

Presents suggestions on the development of a support system between school counselors and their co-workers. It is suggested that counselors work to identify staff needs and develop positive public relations as well as performing efficiently to meet annual goals. (JAC)

The career development modules of the implementation guide, designed by counselor/teacher teams in Royal Oak, Michigan for junior high students, are intended to be used as a working copy for counselor/teacher teams. Career education concepts of self-awareness, assessment, and decision-making are correlated with the broad questions of: Who am I?…

This workbook is intended as a guide to be used at the 1990 Arizona Counselors' Academy to provide Arizona school counselors with the resources and procedures for establishing a Competency-Based Guidance program. It provides instructional materials to assist with the following 12 elements of program development: (1) a mission statement; (2) a…

This program development handbook is part of a statewide effort to develop and implement an Arizona Competency Based Guidance Program model for Arizona school districts. Part 1, the Overview, includes an introduction to competency-based guidance, followed by the mission statement of the Arizona Department of Education regarding guidance and the…