Conducted two studies to investigate effects on anxiety of selected client reassignment conditions, including high and low preparation for reassignment, emotional attachment to the counselor, and number of counseling sessions before reassignment. Findings have significant implications for reassignments conducted in short-term counseling agencies,…

This paper, developed by a group of parents, advocates, and service providers, addresses the limitations of human services for people with developmental disabilities, including: (1) services cannot "fix" people or problems; (2) consistency and uniformity are not necessarily good qualities of human services; (3) more human services are not…

Reviews current theoretical literature with respect to a number of key issues that can help mental health counselors be more aware and more effective in their delivery of services to gay or lesbian adolescents. Highlights etiological, developmental, treatment, and resource issues and provides suggestions for future research. (Author/NB)

Reviews relevant literature to examine relationships between dream content and diagnosis of clinical populations. Although many clinical populations remain unexamined in terms of meaningful characterizations of their dream life, relationship between manifest content and differential diagnosis is noted and generalizations are offered for different…

Designed program using variety of engagement techniques and service components for homeless and marginally housed elderly. Clients (n=132) averaged three favorable outcomes. Service delivery was conceptualized as three-stage process based on differential effects of variables at each stage. Strongest predictors of outcome were number of service…

Examined the experience of unemployment and helping or hindering factors for social assistance recipients. Found total of 516 critical incidents identified from transcripts of taped interviews with 20 social assistance recipients. Majority of incidents were negative; most frequently occurring category was stress over lack of money. (Author/NB)

Examined rates of childhood sexual abuse, in 300 university counseling center clients, obtained through direct interview questioning, pencil-and-paper questioning, and client records. Found significant differences in prevalence rates between clients directly queried and clients from whom information was expected to arise during course of…

Reviews instruments, methodologies, and strategies available to assess clients' interpersonal functioning. Focuses on instruments that provide characterizations of clients' and counselors' overt interpersonal behavior and covert reactions translated onto interpersonal circle models. Presents suggested interpersonal assessment battery; describes…

Illustrating three instances he encountered here in the United States, the Chinese counselor argues that American counseling is deeply rooted in rugged individualism, and often at the expense of the family and community. The suitability of American counseling for other cultures is thus questioned. (Author/NB)

Notes that many social workers believe they have duty to warn third parties of danger posed to them by clients. Describes social workers' duty under law and outlines standards of care for assessing and responding to threats of harm. Places duty to protect third parties into larger context of social workers' ethical and legal obligations to protect…

Explores unique issues and concerns facing lesbian women in U.S. culture. Examines theoretical issues and effective therapeutic interventions in counseling lesbians. Specific content areas highlighted include lesbian identity development and management; interpersonal and couple issues; and specific problems such as substance abuse, domestic…

Explains how group work can be used as treatment approach to physical and mental well-being in the elderly. Focuses on use of group counseling to enhance exercise participation and compliance among older adults. Addresses physical aging and exercise, guidelines for a group counseling and exercise program, and issues in counseling the older adult.…

Responds to model presented in previous article on counseling human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected clients. Commends the review of relevant psychological literature, but notes that previous article lacks adequate understanding about biological nature of HIV infection. Discusses several issues that serve to question the validity of the model…

Assessed substance abuse and domestic violence in family therapy clients. Findings from 262 case records revealed that 12 percent of clients originally presented domestic violence as main issue and 3 percent presented substance abuse as main issue. However, 40 percent had domestic violence as therapeutic issue during treatment, and 30 percent had…

Explored methods examining therapeutic process that assessed how clients interpret change process and counselors' behavior, content and valence of clients' and counselors' most memorable thoughts immediately after session, and clients' and counselors' memorable thoughts compared with counseling session content. Findings from three counselor-client…