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A Survival Guide for the Elementary/Middle School Counselor (J-B Ed: Survival Guides)

A Survival Guide for the Elementary/Middle School Counselor (J-B Ed: Survival Guides)
By John J. Schmidt Ed.D.

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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 Program
  • Develop Your Role and Create an Identity
  • Set Sail and Stay Afloat
  • Identify Essential Services
  • Integrate the Curriculum and the Program
  • Reach Out to Diverse Populations
  • Prepare for Crisis Intervention
  • Use Essential Services to Address Students’ Concerns
  • Belong and Be with the School
  • Involve Significant Others
  • Play Fair and According to the Rules

     


  • Product Details

    • Amazon Sales Rank: #166997 in Books
    • Published on: 2004-02-11
    • Original language: English
    • Number of items: 1
    • Binding: Paperback
    • 320 pages

    Editorial Reviews

    Review
    “Students and new counselors will especially benefit from this practical and engaging resource for establishing and running a school counseling program.”
    —Dr. Patrick Akos, counselor educator, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    “Every once in a while a book comes along that I consider to be a must-have for all counselors, and this is it. . . sure to be a counselor’s best friend.”
    —Tom Carr, elementary school counselor and past president of the North Carolina School Counselor Association, Orange County, North Carolina

    “Provides a comprehensive look at the roles and responsibilities of elementary and middle school counselors. . . . It is a rich resource for any beginning or veteran school counselor.”
    —Dr. Paula Stanley, counselor educator, Radford University, Radford, Virginia

    “User-friendly, comprehensive, and packed full of information.”
    —Nina L. Cassidy, lead elementary counselor, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina,` and past president of the North Carolina School Counselor Association

    From the Publisher
    “Students and new counselors will especially benefit from this practical and engaging resource for establishing and running a school counseling program.”
    --Dr. Patrick Akos, counselor educator, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    “Every once in a while a book comes along that I consider to be a must-have for all counselors, and this is it. . . sure to be a counselor’s best friend.”
    --Tom Carr, elementary school counselor and past president of the North Carolina School Counselor Association, Orange County, North Carolina

    “Provides a comprehensive look at the roles and responsibilities of elementary and middle school counselors. . . . It is a rich resource for any beginning or veteran school counselor.”
    --Dr. Paula Stanley, counselor educator, Radford University, Radford, Virginia

    “User-friendly, comprehensive, and packed full of information.”
    --Nina L. Cassidy, lead elementary counselor, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina,` and past president of the North Carolina School Counselor Association

    From the Back Cover
    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 Program
  • Develop Your Role and Create an Identity
  • Set Sail and Stay Afloat
  • Identify Essential Services
  • Integrate the Curriculum and the Program
  • Reach Out to Diverse Populations
  • Prepare for Crisis Intervention
  • Use Essential Services to Address Students’ Concerns
  • Belong and Be with the School
  • Involve Significant Others
  • Play Fair and According to the Rules
  • Help Yourself to Help Others

    This ready-to-use resource includes a wealth of worksheets, letters, checklists, and forms you can reproduce just as they are for immediate use, or easily modify to meet your specific needs.


  • Customer Reviews

    A Survival Guide for the Elementary/Middle School Counselor4
    Every counselor needs this book - whether you are just starting out or have been working in the trenches for awhile. The material is relevant and is the A-Z of putting an office together or creating your counseling program. Many topics are ready to just start teaching. Great book!

    Helpful resource 4
    This book is an invaluable resource for school counselors. It is well-written and practical. Readers may also be interested in the following books:

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