Describes Schein's three models of consultation based on assumptions inherent in different helping styles: purchase of expertise and doctor-patient models, which focus on content of organization problems; and process consultation model, which focuses on how organizational problems are solved. Notes that Schein has suggested that consultants begin…

Human service workers (n=75) each rated positive and negative family members and positive and negative co-workers on six dimensions drawn from Holland's vocational types. Positive family members were significantly more similar to positive co-workers than were negative co-workers. Negative family members were significantly more similar to negative…

Presents overview of research on older adults with mental retardation, focusing on identification of the population, residential options, and service needs. Discusses similarities and differences between older persons with developmental disabilities and nonretarded elderly. Provides recommendations for future research. (Author/NB)

Notes that religion may be source of spiritual strength or source of conflict and guilt. Outlines importance of assessing religious beliefs of clients for treatment purposes and provides format for counselor to use. Says that, because counselors may be unaware of clients' individual perspectives, it is important to evaluate client's belief system…

Examined therapists' perceptions of behaviors of African-American and white adolescents. Twenty psychotherapists received scenario involving white adolescent; 20 received identical scenario involving African-American adolescent. Therapists rated clinical significance of scenario behaviors. Behaviors of African-American adolescent were rated…

Presents fourth in series of articles about difficult counseling problems for career counselors. Focuses on young adults in career transition, underscoring their needs for self-understanding. Considers underlying causes of floundering behavior and reasons that propel clients to retreat to career and psychological moratorium. Notes resource for…

Presents a rationale for providing counseling to Hispanic male adolescents. Discusses characteristics of this population and suggests specific techniques for counseling. Reviews several successful therapies with Hispanic male adolescents reported in the literature. Concludes that multicultural counseling must include appreciation of individual…

Proposes advocacy role for social work in form of clinical activist model. Notes that, in this model, clinician's role is that of data gatherer and analyst, in addition to therapist. Sees client as centerpiece of change, revealing to clinician types of systemwide changes or reforms that are needed. Briefly discusses structural changes necessary to…

Conducted qualitative study of 17 social workers to develop understanding of how practitioners evaluate themselves in their day-to-day practice. Found acknowledged difficulty in really knowing one's effectiveness; perceived incompatibility between valuation and practice; and presence of implicit model of self-evaluation comprising five components…

Examines orientation toward social work practice that places consumers at center of decision making/control. Examines trends in consumer movement, including advances among aging, disabled, and mental health client populations. Compares medical-rehabilitation and independent living models to demonstrate fundamental philosophical differences.…

Used Session Impacts Scale (SIS), brief client-report measure of experienced impacts of therapy sessions to gather data from 48 depressed clients seen in short-term process-experiential treatment. Factor analyses were consistent with expected hierarchical structure of measure (Helpful Impacts and Hindering Impacts, with Helpful Impacts divided…

Obtained Wherry hierarchical factor solution on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised subtests intercorrelations for 108 alcoholic adults. Found ability arrangement consistent with Vernon's structure-of-intellect model. Ability hierarchy consisted of strong general intelligence factor defined by all 11 subtests, which accounted for 49% of…

Describes dynamic assessment approach to psychoeducational assessment as differing from static assessment in that it is addressed to new goals, uses different content, relies upon different assessment methods, and yields results that are interpreted differently. Sees approach as holding promise as "nondiscriminatory" assessment and to assessment…

Reports on use of transition groups to improve linkages between inpatient and outpatient alcoholism treatment. Notes that clients who had access to transition group had more favorable outcomes than did clients who had no access to the group. Sees group as especially useful for inpatients who had encounters with outpatient clinic before their…

A logistic regression model applied to data from 171 child service caseworkers identified variables determining job turnover during times of intense external criticism of the agency (length of service, professional commitment, level of education). A special training program did not significantly reduce the probability of turnover. (SK)