Counseling with Students

Allen R. D. Organization and Supervision of Guidance in Public Education. (Inor Publishing Company: New York, 1934)

Chapter I, “The Class Counselor, — a Generalist or a Specialist?” has been discussed somewhat in Chapter I of this Yearbook. The concept involved approaches the ‘teacher-counselor’ discussed throughout the Yearbook.

Chapter III, “The Interview and Individual Adjustment,” contains a brief but fundamental discussion of the role of the interview, the best order of interviewing, and types of interview.

Bingham W. V. , and Moore B. V. How to Interview. (Harper and Brothers: New York, rev. ed., 1934)

Chapters I, II, III, VIII, XII, and XIII will be found most helpful for the counselor in the school. Much research evidence is given, as well as practical techniques. A bibliography of 389 references in all phases of interviewing in school, industry, law, etc., is appended.

Elliott H. S. , and Elliott G. L. Solving Personal Problems. (Henry Holt and Company: New York, 1936)

The entire book is a most valuable treatment of the mental-hygiene phases of counseling, particularly of school counseling.

Koos L. V. , and Kefauver G. N. Guidance in Secondary School. (The Macmillan Company: New York, 1932)

Chapter III, “ Preliminary Consideration to Counseling,” treats of the consideration and interpretation of objective data prior to the interview and involves a fundamental consideration of prediction and records. Chapter IV, “ Counseling the Individual,” contains fifty pages of research and interpretive material on counseling various types of students. Both chapters have excellent bibliographies.

Lee J. Murray . A Guide to Measurement in Secondary Schools. (D. Appleton-Century Company: New York, 1936)

Chapter III on “The Use of Measurement in Guidance “ is a discussion of the subject in specific terms, based upon recent research. The appendix contains a carefully selected list of tests for use in secondary schools, compiled by Percival M. Symonds and the author.

Strang Ruth . The Role of the Teacher in Personnel Work (Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University: New York, 1935)

Chapter IV on the role of the classroom teacher in guidance and Chapters XIV to XIX on the various techniques used in counseling, such as the case study, the interview, tests, ratings, the daily schedule, and observations, are valuable sections of a book having a broad perspective, research backing, and a treatment of practical details.

Williamson E. G. , and Darley J. G. Student Personnel Work: an Outline of Clinical Procedures. (McGraw-Hill Book Company: New York, 1937)

This book is an excellent treatment of the techniques of psychological diagnosis, particularly diagnosis based upon objective data. The “Introduction,” by Donald G. Paterson, and Chapters II, “Achieving Individualization in Education,” V, “Analytic Techniques in Counseling,” and VI, “ Clinical Procedures,” are valuable for all counselors, particularly for those interested in a thorough-going analysis of student needs and characteristics.