This invaluable book outlines skills essential to the helping process (such as building relationships and facilitating client self-exploration), deals with pragmatic concerns (such as keeping up with research and documenting your work), and focuses on specific areas (such as a brief counseling and cross-cultural counseling). Just as most writers would not be without Strunk and White's now classic The Elements of Style, most counselors, whatever their...

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model has changed the role of school counselors by bringing to light the need for standardized counseling for all students. Prior to the development and implementation of the ASCA Model, school guidance counseling was predominately intervention-based. Asking teachers about their perceptions of the implementation of the model in the Piscataway School District is expected to show significant,...