developmental framework remedial, crisis, and pathological issues can be treated at the same time. Myers notes that developmental concepts may be applied at any point in the lifespan, and they are easier to apply within a context that aids understanding of human behavior, functioning, and growth.
The counseling function must not be defined too narrowly in the educational setting. The assessment of health for children also has to be seen in a broader context, involving not only issues of illness and wellness but psychological needs, emotional needs, family situation, matters of nutrition, and even affective needs. George (1986) finds that the schools need to be more affective to be effective, and that the elementary school counselor is the best "affective barometer" of the school and therefore in the best position to try to increase and enhance the affective aspects of the school. This need is also stressed by the results of a study by Dockrell (1987) in Britain o
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