Patrick Akos

John P. Galassi is Professor and Coordinator of School Counseling at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a fellow (Division 17) of the American Psychological Association. He is a former university counselor. His professional and research interests include strengths-based approaches to counseling in schools, interprofessional training, and positive psychology. Visit http: //soe.unc.edu/fac_research/profile/galassi.php for more information about Professor Galassi. Patrick Akos is an assistant professor of School Counseling in the School of Education at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a former college, elementary, and middle school counselor and was recognized in 2004 as the American School Counselor Association's Counselor Educator of the Year. Dr. Akos's research focuses on the transition into and out of middle school and "Strengths-Based School Counseling" (Galassi & Akos, 2006). Currently, his research continues on how school personnel can promote successful transitions and how school counselors can intervene and advocate for optimal development of early adolescents. Visit http: //soe.unc.edu/fac_research/profile/akos.php for more information about Professor Akos.