Schmidt (counselor education, E. Carolina U., Greenville, N. Carolina) provides a resource text to help counselors design effective programs of services. Coverage includes defining and describing a comprehensive school counseling program, ideas and strategies for integrating the counseling program with the overall educational mission of the school, and relationships with professional colleagues and the parent community. Specific changes from the first to second edition are not stated. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This second edition of the best-selling book offers school counselors an expanded, practical, professional resource that is packed with hundreds of ready-to-use ideas, strategies, and tools. This Survival Guide will help you plan and implement an effective counseling program tailored to the remedial, preventative, and developmental needs of all your elementary and middle school students. For easy use, the Survival Guide is organized into twelve sections, each focusing on one aspect of a comprehensive program. Step by step, the book shows you how to:Define a Comprehensive Counseling ProgramDevelop Your Role and Create an IdentitySet Sail and Stay AfloatIdentify Essential ServicesIntegrate the Curriculum and the ProgramReach Out to Diverse PopulationsPrepare for Crisis InterventionUse Essential Services to Address Students’ ConcernsBelong and Be with the SchoolInvolve Significant OthersPlay Fair and According to the Rules
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