Introduction: Life Coping Skills through the Group Medium

Developmental Guidance in Catholic Secondary Schools: A Call for Change

“…First, the evolving cultural emphasis on personal growth and not simply on conflict resolution has influenced, to some degree, our attitudes and skills about helping and self-help. A second and perhaps more critical factor is that Catholic schools can rediscover a wealth of sensible, usable, helpful ideas from the knowledge base on adolescent development (Alexander, 1975;Erikson, 1968;Mosher & Sprinthall, 1970a), from the research on deliberate psychological education (Mosher & Sprinthall, 1970b;Robinson, 1980;Robinson & Wilson, 1980, 1981Robinson & Schumacher, 1978;Sprinthall, 1980;Sprinthall & Erickson, 1974), and from the developmental school guidance literature (Aubrey, 1979;Miller, 1981;Muro & Miller, 1983;Wilson & Rotter, 1982).…”