Each case presented here will give an example of a child in a specific stage of the divorce model. One example is given for each of the stages in the model, and it is hoped that the readers will generalize from the specific situation. (Author)

The children facing divorce program began last year and was built on the talents of an interdisciplinary staff. Included are experts in client-centered counseling, sociometry and psychodrama, Gestalt and TA, behavior modification, and various eclectic approaches to family therapy. (Author)

Psychological and economic factors characterize the life needs of persons as their life patterns change at mid-life and later. These elements can be seen as counselors work with mid-life and postretirement change and with counselees' responses. (Author)

Treatment goals, client expectations and client progress after one year of participation in program are discussed. It is suggested that agreement of goals and expectations between client and therapist, mutually shared cultural and social values, and the community base of agency are most important factors contributing to success of center. (RW)

Article is a description of a program in which trained volunteers act as models of good parents to abusive and potentially abusive mothers. (RW)

Patients (N=3,006) admitted to a psychiatric in-patient service because of a suicidal state were contacted to determine if post-discharge plans were followed. Half of those who refused treatment were contacted by telephone or letter on a set schedule. Evidence is that a high-risk population for suicide can be identified. (Author)

Examines the role of interpersonal needs for control and affection in influencing members' attitudinal reactions to the trainer and the group. Results indicate no support for the two-stage, authority-intimacy sequence suggested by much of the research on group development. (Author)

Counselors are becoming more aware than ever that they must have impact, not just on individual counselees, but on the environment as well. (Author)

The study evaluates effects of environmental cues of competence (such as diplomas) and the sex of the counselor on perceived expertness. Undergraduate students (N=64) were interviewed and subsequently completed a semantic-differential questionnaire. Results indicate diplomas and awards significantly influence the subject's initial perception of…

A survey of 377 students' attitudes toward counseling at a predominantly black university indicated the predisposition to seek counseling services depended on the type of problem. Most respondents were willing to discuss vocational and educational concerns; however, few wished to discuss personal adjustment problems. (Author)

The exorcist prefers to be consulted as early as possible because prevention is better than cure. The task of the exorcist is easiest when the person to whom he is ministering is only threatened by the spirit of evil and not yet completely possessed by it. (Author)

It is apparent that the school counselor has a responsibility to intervene with children who lose a parent by death in the hope of preventing later emotional disabilities and to assist in the earlier accommodation of the loss. The emphasis in this article is on children who have lost their fathers. (Author)

Since this study indicates more positive attitudes toward the use of behavior modification as knowledge about the behavioral approach increase, it would appear to be obvious that some exposure to the approach could provide counselors with an increased range of counseling techniques from which they could select an appropriate approach. (Author)

Counselors need to help the elderly satisfy their emotional needs by assisting them with housing, retirement activities, and social activities and relationships. (Author/HLM)

Social exchange theory was employed to predict instigative helping behavior as a function of two types of resources available to the recipient for reciprocation (social and non-social). The possibility of influencing reciprocation of both types of resources produced significant increases in subjects' helping. (Author)