College- and university-level human service programs have increased drastically along with growing emphasis on multidisciplinary training. The impact of these trends of social work education are discussed and suggestions are made of possible role for social work in shaping the future direction of human service training. (Author/LBH)

This article describes the work of the Faculty Resource Center at the University of Cincinnati and the programs it provides related to faculty development and discusses the need for examining organizational, interpersonal, and personal constraints on the behaviors of college faculty. (JD)

Examined the topic initiation/topic following sequence data from the beginning, middle, and late stages of 16 counseling dyads from eight counselors. Used loglinear analysis to examine variation because of the previous behavior of the other participant (interchain dependency), their own previous behavior (interchain dependency), outcome…

Examined influence of client intelligence quotient (IQ) scores on placement recommendations by rehabilitation students (N=59). Clients' IQ scores were found to influence significantly number of placement options generated by the participants, but had no significant impact on prediction of vocational success or willingness to work with the client.…

Found clientele of two comprehensive sociomedical home care programs to be similar to clientele of a traditional medical nursing program. The comprehensive programs did not have clientele with more problems and less adequate social supports. To serve their target clientele, these programs need more homemaker and personal services. (Author/ABB)

Ethnographic data collected on 9 Black, male, West Indian-American youths yielded themes and culturally relevant factors for counseling these youths. The major findings indicate that these students have strong taboos against seeking counseling. The implications of cultural background and biculturalism are discussed. (Author/KS)

Critically evaluates assessment issues with Asian American populations, including issues in the extent and symptoms of psychopathology, personality assessment, and face-to-face clinical assessment. Makes suggestions for improving assessment strategies and for testing the limitations and generality of constructs. (Author/NB)

Examined relations among counselor and client cognitive and behavioral variables in relation to counselor and client ratings of counseling effectiveness. Results indicated that variables composed from both cognitive and behavioral data predicted participant ratings of counseling effectiveness more than did behavioral variables alone. (Author/NB)

Presents three descriptive frameworks drawn from empirical and theoretical study of human change and its facilitation in counseling: a cognitive-mediational model of therapeutic interaction, a model of client cognitive change during and as a result of counseling, a descriptive synthesis of therapeutic elements that seem to support such client…

Emphasizes the value of a systemic approach, when encountering life-threatening behavior in a clinical practice. Presents two case studies that employed therapeutic methods derived from systemic therapy. Illustrates the importance of the therapist's ability to speak the client's language in formulating an intervention for reducing the likelihood…

Conducted study to determine preferences of Cantonese-speaking Chinese college students (N=50) from Hong Kong attending a large midwestern university for either a directive or nondirective counseling approach to emotional adjustment problems. Results showed that subjects strongly preferred a directive counseling approach and attributed low…

Describes a career counseling strategy based on specific psychosocial characteristics of battered women. Describes the approach as developmental, focusing on the client's self-concept. Proposes a group format to assist the clients in developing appropriate life and career-decision making skills. (Author/ABB)

Stress factors inherent in the institution of the farm family are examined. The current economic crisis is considered, with emphasis on those stressors that affect family relationships. Recommendations are proposed for the human service worker in rural communities. (Author/CH)

Presented 192 clinical psychologists with clinical vignettes in which client ages varied. Respondents rated older depressed and older agoraphobic clients as significantly less ideal than younger clients with identical symptoms and histories. Older depressed and manic clients also were given significantly poorer prognoses than younger clients.…