The ministry of the Christian school guidance counselor

The purpose of this book is to help the reader recognize the importance of pupil personnel services in the Christian school and to provide assistance to those who will initiate such a program in their particular schools. Pupil personnel services present a special problem to Christian school administrators. Even the smallest school needs all the services we discuss in this volume. However, when the budget is limited, many school officials are reluctant to hire an additional staff member. Recognizing the problem a small school faces in providing proper personnel, we have made a number of suggestions of ways to combine administrative duties with the traditional role of the counselor. We have divided the various duties of the guidance counselor into three categories: administrative, counseling, and clerical. Not all of the counselor's activities lend themselves to these divisions, but we have followed this approach in the interest of all readers, including those who may not be familiar with the guidance aspect of education. The first three chapters provide the foundation for the remainder of the book. These three chapters, along with Chapter 14, are addressed to the administrator and others responsible for the overall supervision of the school. Chapters 4 through 13 provide instruction for the one responsible for carrying out the counselor's duties. It is our conviction that the ministry of the local Christian school can be greatly enhanced by a well-planned program of pupil personnel services. We trust that you will give serious consideration to the ideas presented here. - Preface.