Cluster analysis of Adult Career Concerns Inventory scores for 87 adults revealed three exploratory patterns: maintaining current occupation, transitioning to new occupation, or innovating and moving ahead in current position. Developmental career counseling should incorporate sensitivity to individual concerns related to personality types…

Examines relationships between acute stress disorder (ASD) symptoms and sexual abuse history, distress, and social support among sexual abuse survivors (N=32) seeking treatment. Results show that many met criteria for all ASD symptoms. Furthermore, ASD symptoms were significantly related to seeing the self as the causal locus of the abuse. (RJM)

Describes a national survey of Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselors (CCMHCs) concerning clinical practice. Examined the relative proportion of diagnostic classifications of clients seen by CCMHCs to more clearly define CCMHCs' clinical work. The proportion was determined by CCMHCs identifying the approximate percent of clients seen, by…

Reviews the psychoanalytic literature on countertransference. Notes changes in the counseling profession and the mental health system that are causing mental health counselors to see a greater number of disturbed clients. Provides illustrative case examples of ways in which countertransference anxiety is managed in the counseling process. (RJM)

Provides a brief conceptual statement about bisexuality. Offers a review of existing research studies, and suggests issues to consider when counseling bisexual clients. Defines bisexuality and discusses prevalence studies, identity development, and implications for counseling. Claims that bisexuality challenges traditional rules about sexual…

The variables most related to success in counseling are the client-counselor relationship and the client's personal resources. Discusses the "specificity myth," which purports that there are specific treatments for particular groups of people. Highlights person-centered counseling as a method that cuts to the core of therapeutic success: the…

Responds to Jepsen's (this issue [2000]) commentary on Sampson et al.'s theory-based approach to using readiness assessment to improve career services. Three topics are included: the reliability and utility of using readiness assessment measures; verbal ability and the use of cognitive information-processing theory in practice; and the potential…

Investigates effects of client-counselor ethnic match and client age group on counselor-evaluated Global Assessment of Function (GAF) and visitation. The sample consisted of 253 Asian-American outpatient clients of a community mental health center. Results reveal that ethnically matched clients had more positive GAF evaluations and more clinic…

Provides career counselors and clients with useful information on understanding occupational environments. Specifically focuses on how to handle a situation in which a client's identified three-letter occupational code is identical to two clearly divergent occupations. (Contains 22 references.) (Author/GCP)

Posits that both clients and counselors must be regarded as active agents within the counseling process. Using four phases of counseling, client actions at each phase are viewed in terms of their implications for action planning. Implications are discussed for both counseling practice and evaluation. (Author/JBJ)

In the rural regions of Nova Scotia, the Network for Children & Youth of Eastern Nova Scotia is attacking the problem of service fragmentation. The network addresses the multiple factors of health that contribute to the well-being of populations by coordinating the efforts of the 37 member agencies. Accomplishments and practical rules for…

Explores the experience of psychotherapists (N=100) working with suicidal patients. Findings indicate that suicidal patients can evoke intense feelings within the therapist. Commonly mentioned responses include feelings of hopelessness and helplessness and a sense of failure. Outlines measures vital to the support of therapists and discusses the…

In this study, Mexican American undergraduates (N=65) completed a battery of tests about counseling services, including the Expectations About Counseling-Brief Form B (EAC-B) and the Marlowe-Crown Social Desirability Scale-From XX. Analysis determined that significant counselor ethnicity and participant gender main and interaction effects on the…

The articles in this special issue from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study of nearly lethal suicide attempts represents an important contribution to research on suicidal behavior. This commentary highlights certain aspects of this line of research as well as comments on the findings of the CDC study and their relationship…

Examines how client sexual orientation, counselor trainee homophobia, and counselor trainee gender affected counselor trainees' (N = 162) assignment of positive and negative adjectives to clients. Analyses revealed that client sexual orientation, counselor trainee gender, and counselor trainee homophobia significantly predicted counselor trainees'…