Part One: What Advising Offers and Requires.

1. Challenges and Rewards of Advising.

2. Overview of Student Groups and Organizations.

Part Two: Essential Knowledge and Skills.

3. Roles and Functions of Advisers.

4. Understanding Group Dynamics.

5. Providing Academic and Career Assistance.

6. Representing Group and Institutional Interests.

7. Financial Management and Budgeting.

8. Keeping up with Legal Issues.

9. Dealing with Conflicts and Other Problems.

Part Three: Supporting and Improving Practice.

10. Ensuring Quality in Advising.

11. Developing and Increasing Personal Effectiveness.