Discusses some of the factors that cause young children to be behaviorally difficult, or hard to handle in class. Considers ways in which early childhood teachers, caregivers, and programs, as well as parents and society, can help to meet difficult children's needs. (BB)

Longitudinal studies from Hawaii, the continental United States, and Great Britain have identified several personality, familial, and environmental variables that promote resiliency in youths at risk. This article discusses these variables and provides counselors with an assessment technique and strategies to promote a salutogenesis perspective.…

A study examined the role of electroencephalograms (EEGs) in vocational counseling. A total of sixth-eight subjects, fifty of whom were under twenty and seventeen of whom were between the ages of twenty-one and twenty-nine, were referred for EEGs after being diagnosed as having concentration and learning difficulties. Various members of this group…