By John J. Schmidt

(Grades K-8)  This is the 3rd 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. The 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. 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 book also includes a wealth of reproducible worksheets, letters, checklists, and forms that you can use just as they are or easily modify to meet your specific needs.  Softcover, 283 pages.