“Helping students make college decisions? This book is a must.” make college decisions? This book is a must."

With more college options and higher college costs, students and parents need the advice and support of a well-informed school counselor to guide them through the college selection process. College Counseling for School Counselors gives counselors everything needed to build a successful college counseling program, no matter how many students they work with. After creating a framework for a strong curriculum, College Counseling for School Counselors shows how to explore all college options with students and families, including options for students with special needs and talents. The follow-up activities in each chapter give counselors resources that bring the ideas to life, and a three-year calendar shows counselors how to introduce every idea at a manageable pace that guarantees progress and individual college plans for every student. Busy, caring counselors will find everything they need in College Counseling for School Counselors to improve their college counseling program, and reach every student they work with.

A college counselor since 1984, Patrick O’Connor is a past president of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, and served as the inaugural School Counselor Ambassador Fellow with the US Department of Education. A national speaker on all issues related to college admissions and education, Patrick teaches a college counseling course to both preservice and experienced counselors, and presents workshops on these topics to students, parents and educators. His column on college counseling appears on High School Counselor Week. collegeisyours@comcast.net