Suggests that a successful college-admission process depends on mutual trust and open communication between college counselors and college-admission officers. Suggests that high school counselors should make sure that their school policy is consistent with state and federal statutes and that admission counselors should be sensitive to legal…

Draws on experiences as a straight feminist geographer to address questions regarding teaching sexualities in geography. Looks at "sexing" and "queering" geography curricula at the college level; discusses strategies to make universities and classrooms less heterosexist and lesbo/homophobic; and discusses dilemmas of disclosing…

Investigates undergraduates' reactions toward hypothetical male survivor's disclosure of sexual abuse. Reports that when age of incident was higher, survivor was seen as less masculine; more responsible for abuse; and sex role and rape myths were strongly applied to him. Less positive reactions were associated with disclosing to other men, abuse…

Presents results of an analysis on the experiences of daughters of incest survivors. Reports that daughters responded with a lack of affection toward their mothers, and had complications in differentiation and integration of a negative self-view. Notes that mother's ultimate disclosure of incest history helped the daughter offset difficulties.…

Discusses key provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which protects the confidentiality of student records. Describes 10 errors school personnel may commit in handling student confidentiality records which can invite legal challenges and prove costly from a legal standpoint. (SR)

Pennebaker's interest in the relationship between the disclosure or inhibition of traumatic experience and psychosomatic illness is followed through his career. His current research addresses other aspects of physical and mental health. Important implications for the counseling process and for counseling professionals are discussed. (Author/EMK)

All students have privacy rights. Principals must understand the legal guarantees of confidentiality of records, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's intent and alignment with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act regarding disabled students' records, and disclosure of information in educational records, particularly to…

Forty medical students were randomly assigned to write about personal traumatic events or control topics during the course of the program. Participants in the emotional expression group showed significantly higher antibody levels against hepatitis B at the four- and six-month follow-up. This finding provides further support for a link between…

Comparison of 2 interviews, with either a male or female interviewer, of 56 women who reported a history of sexual abuse found approximately one-third of the incidents were reported in only 1 interview, with gender of interviewer making little apparent difference. Contrary to expectation, subjects appeared to be more forthcoming at the first…

Studied sibling-directed self-disclosure of 40 preadolescents through interviews, a questionnaire, and subjects' daily diaries. Found that warmth in sibling relationship was most strongly associated with sibling disclosure, but not with rivalry, conflict, or power. Daily sibling disclosures were more strongly associated with reports of unhappy…

Investigates factors associated with improvement in the behavioral-emotional functioning of sexually abused children, from 6 to 18 years of age. Findings show that children in an actively disclosing stage exhibited significantly less externalizing behavior problems. Children receiving full support from foster parents showed significantly lower…

Study reviewed measures that can be used for personality assessment with the Referral Question Consultation (RQC). Each review addressed the reliability of the scales and composite scores; validity; usefulness of results for planning interventions; empirical basis for analyses of individual items; and whether each item accounted for response…

Objectives: To enhance understanding of the sexual abuse disclosure process from the perspective of preteen and teenage survivors. To reconsider prominent models of the disclosure process in light of our findings. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of data from four focus groups in which 34 preadolescent and adolescent female survivors of…

It is disturbingly common for victims of peer victimization, also referred to as bullying, to withhold disclosure of their experience. This is so despite the implementation of numerous programs to increase the ability and willingness of victims to disclose and to improve the capacity of others to intervene. Disclosure is a complex matter that may…

We report two studies which examine the age stereotypes in interactions model of intergenerational communication. We investigate whether stereotyping processes mediate the effects of various predictors on communication outcomes. Support emerges for the mediating role of stereotyping. The studies also examine relational factors finding support for…