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A Cabarrus County Schools Survival and Counseling Program According to a recent report by the N. C. Department of Public Instruction, many students are not graduating or achieving competency levels because among other reasons, they "lack adequate counseling for their needs and lack strategies to survive in the world in which they exist." For many of the learning disabled, the emotionally handicapped, the mentally handicapped, and the disadvantaged, among others, the missing element in the school program is a comprehensive plan of counseling and survival which encompasses the family, peers, community and school life. This Survival and Counseling Program will serve and benefit these students. This program will incorporate school personnel, a certified counselor, community resources, other contracted personnel and good peer models to help meet the students' needs. The counselor will have skills in social work, stress management, guidance and family counseling, and/or job counseling. The counselor will meet at least four times on an individual basis with students who have been referred because of truancy, suspension, court referral, child abuse, and/or other problems. The counselor will lead student group counseling sessions where role playing, group discussion, situational problems, etc. may be videotaped and critiqued along with other learning experiences, Classroom teachers will'provide isstruction on youth and. the law as'andthe~pC~i~t~Ve-l~r~hg ~xp~rie~.-~'Cdmmunit~nc~' i~speakers wf~l~be~<used:to~inc~ease part~cipagtrawarenessof~thei~ "responsibilitiesls6 ~h~y will~becomebette~citizens. The use of good peer.mode~s will be necessary in the. group . . counseling:-and':surviva.b actiwities,-::A:stu~ent=support:grogp.'wil~'become availablezthfOugh%.the~experiencing-of, sur~val-activities~a~d~ther~-..~-,~L- learning experiences. These situations and experiences will result~in the students' growth in loyalty, support, caring, and trust and in their becoming more involved with positive school and community activities. Social and communication skills will be positively increased. The survival activities will take place during the school year. Students and peer models will experience these activities (such as white water rafting, over-night camping, outdoor programs, etc.) which will be designed to help individuals evoke courage and independence. At the same time they will begin growing socially and become caring, sharing members of the group instead of being loners simply from lack of social and communication skills. Measurement for progress will entail the use of a self-concept instrument. Observation and constructive evaluation will be used in conjunction with the video equipment in some classes, in individual and group counseling sessions, and on survival excursions, where possible. Counselor, teacher, peer student and self-analysis will be a major part of the students' program.