A female student has a substantial effect on Texas A & M University. The effect is more noticeable during a transitional period since the university has only been coeducational officially since 1967. Initial concessions made to accommodate female students and changes resulting from their presence will cease at some time in future. (Author)

This paper deals with the issue of using books to help children discover and develop an understanding of their specific personal problems. It describes how books can be used to facilitate identification, catharsis and insight. Included are a bibliography of books suitable for bibliotherapy. (NG)

This research assesses the importance of counselor-client contact in occupational aspiration-expectation discrepancies. Subjects are 1835 high school seniors. The study finds the more counselor-client contact there is, the less discrepant is the client's career aspiration and expectation. This relationship remains after controlling for variables…

Religious counseling is not to make clients believe as counselors do, but to help clients know what they do believe and to be at peace with it. Techniques to do this are generally those needed for any kind of effective counseling. (Author)

This is a critical look at the field of marriage and family counseling, particularly the paucity of empirical research related to therapeutic outcomes. It is contended that many clinical theories are promoted on the basis of merchandising principles. However, some encouraging developments are cited, and recommendations are made. (Author/NG)

It's talking, listening, and doing plus the enthusiasm and efforts of interested alumni that make the Extern Program at Allegheny College Special. (Author)

Play therapy acts as a medium of expression for children. The purpose of this article is to outline a methodological approach as well as to emphasize the necessity of including the parent in the play therapy situation. (Author)

Reviews the available research on the effects of counselor sex on the effectiveness of therapy for female clients. It concludes that the research findings are not clear cut and that much remains to be done on the extent and effects of sex stereotyping in the therapeutic relationship. (NG)

Reviews some of the progress in the last 15 years in counseling women. It notes that at this stage of the status of counseling women, there is a need to treat women as individuals who are as different from each other as they are from men. (NG)

The past 20 years have seen a tremendous increase in the use of peer-directed collaborative group work both in classroom instruction and in assessments to give students an opportunity to learn from each other. Using examples drawn from a program of peer learning in middle school mathematics, this paper identifies a set of helping behaviors that…

This guide to whole life planning for people with disabilities describes whole life planning as a person-centered way of assisting people with disabilities to plan for their future. Whole life planning relies on the involvement of a small group of committed people who are willing to act as advocates and resources to the focal person. The manual…

Peers can provide types of assistance that enhance student development. This training course presents ways in which students can be trained as peer helpers. Those who use the manual are encouraged to tailor skills and activities to fit the needs and interests of their particular groups and schools. The course is divided into two parts. In part 1,…

This tipsheet explains that an interpreter's role is to facilitate communication and convey all auditory and signed information so that individuals with and without hearing may fully interact. It outlines the common types of services provided by interpreters, and discusses principles guiding the professional behaviors of interpreters. When working…

The Dougy Center has put together a guidebook for assisting children in dealing with the death of a family member. This book includes suggestions gathered over the years at the center from children on the various ways they coped with their grief. The suggestions are accompanied by children's own words and artwork to illustrate the example. Some…

Children have not yet developed the coping mechanisms of adults, and it is difficult for them to verbally communicate their needs. Practitioners increasingly recognize the usefulness of nonverbal communication methods to help these children. This revised and updated casebook and text focuses on treatment of children who have experienced crises…