"The opportunity was there!" A qualitative study of early-entrant school counselors. (General Features).

From: Professional School Counseling | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Portman, Tarrell Awe Agahe | Copyright information

Our nation's schools are facing increased challenges--violence, drug abuse, eating disorders, behavior problems, and suicide. There is a shortage of highly qualified school counselors prepared to deal with a range of students, from those who are gifted to those who are in pain. (Schwab, 2001)

This excerpt clearly articulates how the perceived shortage of qualified school counselors may affect children in our nation's schools. In the 1960s, when faced with shortages of sc...

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