Results showed few social, economic, or psychological consequences as a result of childlessness. Changes in the life situations of childless adults would appear to leave this group with limited alternatives. The findings provide evidence of the need to strengthen the informal helping networks of older adults. (Author)

The school letter has a unique focus, tone. It differs from recommendation letters written by teachers, coaches, or employers because it represents the consensus of the school community, not the point of view of the writer alone. (Author)

It is argued that workshops for lecture improvement in higher education tend to concentrate on delivery techniques, whereas improvement programs should maintain a broad perspective on lecture useage, which might include consideration of the design of lecture courses, variation of teaching methods, and attention to student lecture learning skills.…

A study of the professional self-image of social workers from three affiliated chapters is reported in which the overall self-image was found to be positive. Differences in attitude toward each component of self-image are presented and implications for social work education are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Women's preferences for counselors differing in marital status, sex, and age were investigated in two studies of college (N=32) and noncollege (N=32) women. Both studies indicated college and noncollege women preferred women counselors on a number of hypothetical process measures. Changing trends in women's counselor preferences are discussed.…

Personality and demographic variables for 110 members of a therapeutic community are examined to determine whether differences exist between dropouts and completers of the program. Attempts are made to generalize findings from alcoholism treatment programs, find differences unique to the correctional program, and develop a practical predictive…

With homosexuals, counseling toward self-acceptance is advisable; counseling toward heterosexual adjustment is feasible only as a second-best choice and should be combined with continued efforts of counseling of the first type. Presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Francisco, 13 December…

Certain factors limit marital therapists in dealing with individuals conflicted over and disenchanted about "traditional" marriage: 1) the therapist's gender; 2) the presence of sex-role stereotyped behaviors and expectations; and 3) the therapist's own marital experience. Specific helpful experiences and therapeutic techniques are discussed.…

Parents of mentally retarded children face many special stresses. They have traditionally been offered information about their children but little opportunity to explore their own needs and difficulties. Such an opportunity was offered to parents, as couples, in group settings. (Author)

Psychotherapeutic interactions in crisis situations are analyzed in terms of the "sociodynamic" concepts of exchange, balance, and formal organization. It is argued that psychodynamic interpretations of crisis intervention therapy tend to be incomplete and nonsystematic and, thus, fail to produce adequate predictions, explanations, and control of…

The effectiveness of group psychotherapy was measured by comparing the institutional behavior of 46 experimental subjects and 46 controls. Experimental subjects showed significantly better institutional adjustment. (Author)

Participating in a group experience may be as damaging to some individuals as it is beneficial to others. A review of the group literature and observations from practice provide the basis for this discussion of the casualties that occur in groups and strategies for their prevention and treatment. (Author)

Smith and Peterson answer the question, "What are the common values and ethics that influence our practice?" Their searching analysis extends for beyond professional beliefs and extends into the influence of issues such as the space race, sexism, race relations, Viet Nam, and Watergate. (Author)

Ex-psychiatric clients attending a psychosocial rehabilitation center and their counselors rated the client on 18 job-related attributes and made judgments of the client's probability of employment. The best predictor of client self-ratings of employability was nervousness, while counselors focused on work skills and client's feelings of…

The interrelationships among locus of control, attitudes toward the poor, attitudes toward the supervisor, job satisfaction, and the performance ratings of practicing rehabilitation counselors were studied. Counselors (N=90) were surveyed with attitude questionnaires. Internally oriented counselors received higher performance ratings, and had…