Some counselors said students and counselors could be negatively affected, and that giving educators access to former AP test questions could lead to more test prep in classes and a focus on passing exams rather than on learning.
Instead, the agency said it would launch a more focused outreach campaign at a location where peer counselors could be sure to encounter drug users: a hospital emergency room.
Still, faith leaders considered the bill's language to be overly broad, sparking fears that pastors or church counselors could be subject to lawsuits if they ministered to people grappling with their sexuality.
Though more labs offered counseling services to clients seeking HIV testing in 2006 than in 2001, only a third of labs had a system of counseling in place, either involving a permanent in-house counselor or a counselor that could be contacted on as-needed basis.
A family therapist or school counselor could also be helpful.
In school, a guidance counselor told him he could be anything he wanted to be.
In my early years as a spiritual counselor, I thought it could be cured by a combination of divine grace and persistent inner work.
A report released Wednesday by an association of guidance counselors and admissions officers could be worth a look.
Adequate training of staff specialized in dealing with psychological components of HIV and increase in training of counselors in this domain could be a good beginning.
