Investigated effect of a person's physical attractiveness on a therapist's initial judgment of that person's self-concept. Videotapes and audiotapes were made of interviews with attractive and unattractive males and females. Physically attractive persons of both sexes were rated as having better self-concepts than unattractive persons. (Author)

A teacher may be the first person to sense a potentially suicidal student through observing changes in behavior; it is important to realize the seriousness of the situation and to seek help for the disturbed child. (JD)

The relevance of predictive behavior to social work education and practice is discussed and the capacity for predictive accuracy is viewed as one criterion of potentially effective social work performance. Persons with complex cognitive structures, high intelligence, and low intraceptive orientations were the most accurate predictors of client…

Examined verb type and noun case role usages of a counselor and client from the first, 11th, and 25th interviews in one counseling case. Analysis indicated participants were remarkably similar in frequency with which they used specific verb types and case roles of particular noun phrases within each interview. (Author)

Effects of an eight-hour human sexuality training program on how peer counselors dealt with questions about pregnancy, birth control, or abortion were examined. Peer counselors less frequently functioned as referral agents and more frequently provided direct counseling or counseling plus referral for human sexuality cases but not for control…

Investigated the relation between preferences and expectations about counselors in a university student counseling service with 100 student clients before their initial intake session. Results were compared with those of an earlier study on nonclients. As predicted, preferences and expectations were more congruent in clients. (Author)

Evaluates therapeutic efficacy of Beck's cognitive treatment and Lewinsohn's behavioral treatment of depression. Results indicated the cognitive modification group was the most effective in alleviating depression as measured by self-report and objective clinical ratings. Cognitive modification resulted in significantly fewer depressive symptoms…

Depression, sociopathy, and Levenson's tridimensional locus of control orientation were studied in four groups of veteran male alcoholics, who varied as to degree of benefit from therapeutic programs, and a group of controls. Higher depression scores were found in those groups that appeared to benefit less from treatment. (Author)

Many authors have suggested that counselors deemphasize the one-to-one model of counseling students and increase personal contacts with teachers, parents and administrators. This article presents a model that emphasizes a problem-solving process for conducting such consultation interviews. (Author)

Presents a framework for understanding the crisis of infertility which is characterized by extensive anxiety, damaged self-esteem, grief, uncertainty about the future, and estranged relationships with each other and with family and friends. Proposes some interventions appropriate to helpers from a variety of disciplines. (ABB)

Discusses combining individual and family therapy focusing on the serial sequence of individual-family-individual sessions with young adults with individuation, social withdrawal, and identity problems. Presents case examples to illustrate the need for a combination of individual and family therapy. Discusses the goals and techniques of both…

A kindergarten teacher relates her experiences of helping kindergarten children cope with their feelings and actions concerning death in their families. (BB)

The mother of a brain-injured two-year-old recounts how she overcame feelings of anger and helplessness and applied professional management skills in her dealings with a constantly changing roster of therapists and health care personnel (sometimes inexperienced, uncommunicative, and unhelpful) and the professional and domestic changes necessitated…

A post hoc examination of 42 teachers' implementation of an innovative program following the establishment of a systematic implementation support system found that implementation varied for different program features and at different sites. (Author/CB)

Recognizing the importance of collegiality in professional growth, this descriptive study examines one aspect of interaction among teachers--the information that teachers exchange about classroom teaching. Suggestions are offered for the development of collegiality and interview guide questions are presented in the appendix. (JS)