School Counselor's Letter Book - Hardcover

Hitchner, Kenneth W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0876287860 ISBN 13: 9780876287866

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1991

Synopsis

Here are over 200 counselor-tested model letters, forms, memos, worksheets, and checklists specifically designed to help you cut the time you spend on paperwork in half, letting you spend more time interacting with students, teachers, and parents.

This wide-ranging resource saves you time in virtually every counseling situation that requires written communications-- from letters to parents and student progress reports to pre-college counseling and crisis intervention.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Here are over 200 counselor-tested model letters, forms, memos, worksheets, and checklists specifically designed to help you cut the time you spend on paperwork in half, letting you spend more time interacting with students, teachers, and parents.

This wide-ranging resource saves you time in virtually every counseling situation that requires written communications ― from letters to parents and student progress reports to pre-college counseling and crisis intervention.

Conveniently divided into four sections, this resource gives you letters, memos, and forms for ...

• Educational Development: Section One presents 64 models that help you guide students and parents toward appropriate course selection; build proper homework and study habits; and utilize progress reports and warnings.
• Personal Counseling: Section Two includes 57 letters, memos, checklists, and sample guidelines to help you deal effectively with crisis issues such as child abuse or substance abuse... help a child with behavior problems ... or boost student self-esteem with reproducible 'recognition" certificates.
• Counseling for the Future: Section Three provides 58 models and guidelines to help your students in post-secondary planning, including college admissions and options for non-college-bound students. To help you simplify the college admissions process, the book gives you a complete blueprint for analyzing financial expenses.
• Communication and Professional Development: Section Four contains 46 model letters and forms that get parents and teachers more involved with the school, including forms for setting up conferences ... communicating with parents ... and winning the cooperation of teachers.

With this generous mix of practical material for both elementary and secondary counselors, writing your next letter, memo, or form can be as simple as scanning the table of contents, copying or adapting the model you need, and signing your name.

About the Author

Kenneth W. Hitchner has had 28 years of school counseling experience in four different New Jersey school districts. An author and lecturer, Mr. Hitchner is the co-author with Anne Tifft-Hitchner of A Survival Guide for the Secondary School Counselor and Making a Difference in College Admission.

Anne Tiff-Hitchner has served extensively as a student advisor, both at the high school and college levels.

E. Andre Apostol has 24 years of experience as an educator, including classroom teaching and counseling at the elementary, secondary, and adult levels.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0876287860
• ISBN 13: 9780876287866
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288