This monograph was developed to provide mental health and other service delivery workers with an overview of conceptual, programmatic, and educational developments in mental health services to disaster victims over the past 10 years. It was written primarily for national policymakers, administrators, and service providers of disaster relief…

This book was written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It explores how to improve the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive individuals, emphasizing recognition and acceptance of the person behind the illness…

This document consists of the first section of a book written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The two chapters in this first section present an overview of the AIDS crisis and provide a foundation for the rest of the book. "Emerging Trends: AIDS Today and in the…

This document consists of the second section of a book written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The five chapters in section 2 focus on diversity, each dealing with a special population with its own needs and a unique way of handling issues associated with AIDS.…

This document consists of the third section of a book written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The four chapters in section 3 examine special issues for people with AIDS. "Caring for People With AIDS Dementia Complex" (Alicia Boccellari, Craig Kain, and…

This document consists of the fourth section of a book written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The three chapters in section 4 are devoted to special issues for counselors, issues that directly affect the caregiver. They examine professional challenges to…

This document presents a two-part monograph developed to focus attention on emergency worker needs. It is designed to aid the paid and volunteer workers who respond to major disasters and should be useful to all agencies engaged in disaster relief operations; to regional, state, and local emergency planners; and to private charitable organizations…

Transitioning from individual to family counseling can be difficult because, as one moves between these two approaches to helping, it becomes necessary to view all aspects of behavior differently. This monograph offers a sampling of professional views on the various challenges confronting a counselor in such a transition. Essays include: (1)…

The chapters of this monograph review some of the major concerns in correctional education. In "Observations on Correctional Education," Bruce I. Wolford sketches some of the problems hampering correctional educators, particularly the difficulties of serving the large illiterate and functionally illiterate populations. Osa D. Coffey's chapter on…

Over the past decade, the care of children with serious emotional challenges has evolved toward a system of care encompassing a coordinated spectrum of services and supports responsive to child and family needs. This book is a collection of papers based on work at East Carolina University that examines elements of the system of care in relation to…

This document consists of the third section of a book of readings on issues related to adult career development. The six chapters in this third section focus on target populations. "Career Counseling Women: Principles, Procedures, and Problems" (Louise Fitzgerald) reviews major approaches to career development and demonstrates ways in which they…

This document contains six major presentations from the 1984 summer workshop, "The C3 Experience: Counseling, Computers, and Creative Change," sponsored by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Personnel Services. The first presentation, "Exponential Counseling: Computers as a Multiplier" by JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey, reviews…

The monograph presents state-of-the-art assessments of available research pertaining to the American Indian/Alaska Native, Pacific Asian, Hispanic, and Black elderly. These assessments, prepared by five prominent minority gerontologists (John Red Horse, Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Sylvia Yuen Schwitters, Jean Keith Crawford, and Maurice Jackson), reflect…

This book, which presents an overview of 12 diverse populations, was written to expose practitioners such as counselors, teachers, college faculty, mental health workers, and social workers to the unique and genuine characteristics of subgroups within the United States and to effectively assist these practitioners as they work with clients and/or…

This manual aids in developing cross-agency and cross-disciplinary inservice training in the areas of transition and supported employment for moderately and severely disabled individuals. Using a "train-the-trainer" approach, the manual outlines goals and objectives and presents strategies for designing inservice workshops and training…