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Bakken, Trine Lise – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Psychosocial treatments like psychotherapy and group therapy are common for the treatment of depression in the general population. Depression in people with intellectual disability presents challenges, because people with intellectual disability often cannot consent to various treatments, clinicians and family members must be involved and use…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Depression (Psychology), Access to Health Care, Intervention
Gaigg, Sebastian B.; Flaxman, Paul E.; McLaven, Gracie; Shah, Ritika; Bowler, Dermot M.; Meyer, Brenda; Roestorf, Amanda; Haenschel, Corinna; Rodgers, Jacqui; South, Mikle – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Anxiety in autism is an important treatment target because of its consequences for quality of life and well-being. Growing evidence suggests that cognitive behaviour therapies and mindfulness-based therapies can ameliorate anxiety in autism but cost-effective delivery remains a challenge. This pilot randomised controlled trial examined whether…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Metacognition, Anxiety
Dennis, Michael Robert – Death Studies, 2012
Grief therapy and psychology literatures of the modern Western world conceptualized bereavement and grief as processes to be "worked through" so that other relationships could be pursued. In the last decade or so, however, grief theorists have endorsed the value of attaining new meaning(s) and continuing bonds with our lost loved ones instead of…
Descriptors: Grief, Self Help Programs, Coping, Books
Kirschenbaum, Daniel S.; Gierut, Kristen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: To compare and contrast 5 sets of expert recommendations about the treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity. Method: We reviewed 5 sets of recent expert recommendations: 2007 health care organizations' four stage model, 2007 Canadian clinical practice guidelines, 2008 Endocrine Society recommendations, 2009 seven step model, and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Behavior Modification, Therapy, Children
Bruneau, Laura; Bubenzer, Donald L.; McGlothlin, Jason M. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2010
The helpfulness of self-help reading was explored through interviews with 6 female self-help readers. Themes derived through phenomenological data analysis suggested that there is a distinct structure to the self-help reading experience, including self-help reading as a medium for revisioning of self. Implications for counseling practice and…
Descriptors: Reader Response, Self Help Programs, Phenomenology, Reading Materials
Botella, C.; Gallego, M. J.; Garcia-Palacios, A.; Banos, R. M.; Quero, S.; Alcaniz, M. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2009
Several randomised controlled studies have shown the efficacy of Internet-based self-help treatments. These studies have centred their attention on axis I (efficacy) of the Guidelines for Empirically Validated Treatments, although there are a few studies that also take into account axis II (effectiveness). The aim of the present work was to test…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Self Help Programs, Internet, Teaching Methods

Ossip-Klein, Deborah J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Evaluated effect of smokers' hotline as adjunct to self-help manuals. Subjects (n=1,813), assigned to manual only or manual plus hotline condition, were followed over 18 months. Results showed consistent, significant hotline effect across outcome measures and follow-up periods. Findings suggest effectiveness of hotline in enhancing self-help quit…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Hotlines (Public), Self Help Programs

Gaudia, Ronald – Social Work, 1987
Discusses the "hidden illness" of compulsive gambling. Describes course of the disease, theories of compulsive gambling, effects of compulsive gambling on gambler's wife and children, the organization Gam-Anon, and human service agencies' staff training and counseling intake procedures. Recommends self-help groups for all family members.…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Family Problems, Mental Disorders, Self Help Programs

Pincu, Lester – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1989
Discusses addictive model of compulsive sex among some homosexual men. Describes commonalities between two most prevalent and successful approaches used to treat this disorder: group treatment and self-help Twelve Step addictive model. Contends that, whether compulsive sexual behavior is accepted as an addiction, the addictive model itself seems…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Group Counseling, Homosexuality, Males

Silverman, Phyllis R. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1986
The differences between help offerer by members of mutual help groups and help offered by trained professionals are clarified. The perils for professionals who emulate the methods of mutual help associations are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Peer Groups, Professional Personnel, Self Help Programs

Tedeschi, Richard G.; Calhoun, Lawrence G. – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1993
Discusses perceptions of the bereaved that make support groups necessary and the process by which such groups work. Notes that bereavement support groups first produce sense of community with other bereaved persons, then allow group members to begin to concern themselves again with issues other than bereavement. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Bereavement, Counseling Techniques, Death, Mental Health

McClowry, Sandra Graham – School Psychology Review, 1998
Tempermant provides a framework for appreciating and supporting individual differences of children while prompting ways to skillfully handle their behavior. The science of temperament and its applications also assists clinicians in exploring and improving the transactional patterns that occur between children and their environment. Article…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Intervention, Mental Health, Personality Development

Enright, Amy Baker; Tootell, Colleen – American Mental Health Counselors Association Journal, 1986
Discusses the benefits of support, the format and design of existing self-help and support groups for individuals with eating disorders, and current controversies on the use of these groups. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Counseling Techniques, Eating Habits

Rosenberg, Pearl P. – Small Group Behavior, 1984
Addresses the characteristics and boundaries of a professionally led support group and how it differs from a self-help group and group psychotherapy. Points out that core differences among the three types of groups tend to revolve around membership screening and interactions, goals, dynamics of change, and leadership strategies. (LLL)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Group Counseling, Group Therapy, Psychotherapy

Wright, Jeannie; Man Cheung Chung – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2001
Examines the therapeutic use of writing therapy in London, England. Discusses the power of writing as a self help vehicle and highlights developments in computer mediated counseling and therapy. Explores the therapeutic uses of writing therapy through cross disciplinary research and practitioner reports. (Contains 68 references and 1 table.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Counseling Techniques, Foreign Countries, Self Help Programs