Development of self-concept in elementary school guidance and counseling programs: Counselor as leader

In reviewing the literature of guidance and counseling studies over the past fifteen years, several key ideas emerge. Among these is the popular trend toward planned sequential, developmentally-based guidance curriculum . A major focus of this developmental concept is the building of self as a keystone. The terms self-esteem , self-awareness , self-concept or \u27\u27self-acceptance , are at the heart of most elementary guidance programs. Self-perceptions held by the child have been of mixed concern in education for a long time. In the not-so-distant past it was felt that a child\u27s sense of self needed to be broken down before truly effective learning could-take place! Today, however, the positive correlation between healthy self-concept and academic achievement can not be ignored