Responds to earlier article by Mio and Iwamasa (1993) on white researchers investigating ethnic-minority populations and other cross-cultural issues. Presents remarks on symposium summarized by Mio and Iwamasa in framework of movies produced by Spike Lee and reviews author's own participation in the symposium and the interpretation of his comments…

A national sample of 370 older persons with mental retardation in 235 facilities (foster care, small group homes, large private facilities, and state-operated facilities) was surveyed. Information is presented on resident characteristics, day program participation, services received, and differences in programs and services by facility type. The…

Describes a county library system's experience with a computerized information and referral system and highlights strengths and weaknesses of the systems. Strengths included the library maintaining control, with other agencies participating; using existing programs and databases where possible; and establishing copyright. Problems included not…

Charted internalization of therapeutic relationships of 48 clients in short-term psychotherapy at 2 university counseling centers. Clients reported perceptions of counselor's actions and attitudes, own actions and attitudes toward counselors, and intrapsychic dispositions. Results suggest that clients internalized dispositions that they perceived…

Exposed black women (n=100) to black or white female counselor who used verbal statements reflective of cultural or universal content orientation. Counselor content orientation related significantly to depth of disclosure and willingness to self-refer, with participants revealing more intimately and reporting greater willingness to return to…

Describes the accomplishments and distinguishing features of California's Healthy Start Program, a statewide, school-linked initiative to provide health and human services support to children and their families at the local level. (MDM)

The feasibility of applying multiattribute utility theory to the needs assessment and priority-setting activities of human services planning councils was studied in Essex County (New Jersey). Decision-making and information filtering processes are explored in the context of community planning. (SLD)

A model of direct care human service staff turnover was proposed and tested with 236 direct care staff members in 9 private, nonprofit New Jersey agencies. Four variables were found to be related to job satisfaction: (1) agreement of the job with personal goals and values; (2) burnout; (3) satisfaction with supervision; and (4) employment history.…

Discusses school counselor's role in working with students who may have been sexually abused. Defines sexual abuse, provides an overview of child sexual abuse, and identifies both counselor role as consultant to teachers and his/her role with parents. Describes preventive programs within the schools. Lists 19 behavioral indicators of sexual abuse…

A study involving 254 children (ages 3 to 17) investigated how children referred to the East Baltimore Mental Health Partnership (EBMHP) from a traditional mental health center differed from children referred by non-mental health agencies. Children differed in terms of their sociodemographic characteristics and psychosocial adjustment depending on…

Articulates six local, immediate, and fragmentary forms of client resistance at a Women's Social Service Organization: parodying and refusing confessional practices; fighting bureaucracies and bureaucrats; playing games; breaking rules; bitching; and revisioning relationship. Discusses attendant transformations of organizational practices,…

Locus of control is demonstrated as being an important individual belief for counselors to consider in their work. The influence of western cultural bias on research and therapy using locus of control is considered; areas of related theory are reviewed. Selected research is reviewed; implications for practitioners are discussed. (Author/EMK)

Compares parental experiences with child-welfare interventions in England and France. Finds considerable overlap in parental concerns and in the type of professional assistance offered. Differences in access to assistance suggest that English parents were often in relationships with social services that might be counterproductive to child and…

Examines the extent to which inpatient and nonpatient samples of adolescents differ from each other with regard to prevalence and co-occurrence of emotional and behavioral problems and negative perceptions of family, school, and peers. Results reveal that co-occurrence in itself did not appear to be the distinguishing factor between the clinical…

A survey of 374 Denver American Indians, mostly unemployed and low-income, examined substance abuse, psychological problems, and personal trauma for self and household; Native community mental health problems (including youth problems); counselor preferences; opinions about school testing of American Indian children; and Native community needs for…