Clients from two university counseling centers (N=591) indicated the help sources they contacted before requesting counseling. Significant differences were found in the rank order in which contacts were made and in the ratings of the degree of helpfulness expected from counseling. (Author)

By working together in sharing pain and joy as they grow and mature, adolescents can belong, can come together. Group counseling provides one vehicle for such shared development but to be effective it must include the respect and the freedom for adolescents to help themselves. (Author)

Practicing counselors (N=34) were asked to complete tasks related to counseling and service delivery with the cancer patient. The results support conclusions that counselors are likely to provide less counseling and case services to cancer patients than to patients with other equally devastating disease-related disabilities. (Author)

Deals with a field experiment conducted to explore the relationship between two determinants of helpfulness and predecisional communication behavior and discusses findings in terms of Schwartz's model of normative behavior. (MH)

This paper, prepared for the APA Division 17 Symposia on Developmental Psychology, Chicago, 1975, describes a primary prevention curriculum model to: (a) relate curriculum intervention to concepts from cognitive-developmental theory; (b) describe phases of the curriculum; (c) present evaluation and methodology; and (d) summarize results of the…

This paper reviews literature on cotherapy with special reference to therapeutic outcome. The review covers sex therapy, group therapy, and family and marital therapy. It considers both patient and cotherapist variables. The most widely addressed effect of cotherapy upon patients is presented in terms of treatment process and not treatment…

Referral is an important facet of counseling and the success rate can be improved if counselors are aware of the factors discussed in this article that contribute to success or failure. (Author)

A review of studies on counseling with methadone clients affirmed the importance of counseling services. Support was found for analytic therapy, T-group therapy, behavioral training, reality therapy, and family therapy. There was evidence of client resistance to group therapy. (Author)

Discusses the five studies the author found most helpful in designing Women's Workshops at Antelope College, (California), a series of personal awareness seminars for mature women returning to college. Also included is a description of the exercises used in these seminars. (Author)

Reviews the area of on-the-job training or retraining as a helping relationship between supervisor and subordinate and gives three basic requirements for effective interaction: (1) on-the-job training involves both the supervisor and the employee, (2) the supervisor must create a climate a trust, and (3) the supervisor must be a good listener. (MF)

Content of interviewer self-disclosure regarding procrastination and study behavior as undergraduates was manipulated with all additional parameters of self-disclosure controlled. Results indicated that subjects in the positive disclosure condition expected to study significantly more hours and did study significantly more hours than subjects in…

Track II is a self-elective, five-term interdisciplinary program whose preclinical curriculum involves using patient problems as themes to allow students to integrate basic concepts and skills of biomedical and behavioral-social sciences. Its aim is to direct medical students toward a lifelong commitment to comprehensive patient care, continuing…

This research examined use of reciporcity procedures with married couples in a group format. Couples (N=7), enrolled in a non-credit extension course, participated in an eight-week workshop. Commitment to and optimism about marriage and ratings on three of nine areas of couple interaction significantly increased over the eight-week period. (Author)

A rudimentary contingency model for analyzing transactions between clients and consultants is presented. Independent variables are "healer roles" taken by consultants, influence orientation and cognitive style of clients, and type of change problem. (Author)

Examined relative effectiveness of reflection of feeling and probe in eliciting self-referenced affect in a low-structured counseling situation. The sample was composed of 40 female volunteer subjects, randomly assigned to one of four treatment-experimenter groups. Both reflection of feeling and probe significantly increased client production of…