Conducted interviews with 54 home care clients (over half of whom were age 60+) and their home health aides and personal care attendants. Interviews revealed home care relationships tended to be both formal and informal, in that job responsibilities tend to be diffusely defined and home care workers often became involved in the…

Examined young adult male patient (n=18) satisfaction with interior environments of three different in-patient drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities: renovated Elk's Club; hospital wing; and facility built for drug and alcohol treatment. Findings indicated satisfaction declined over four-week treatment period; familiar objects were missed;…

Responds to article by Lopez, Lopez, and Fong in which research was reviewed on Mexican Americans' reactions to ethnically similar and dissimilar counselors. Reexamines choice and judgment methodologies, discusses limitations of simple choice methodology, and expresses concern that simple choice methodology in cross-cultural counseling research…

Responds to previous article by Atkinson and Wampold in which original article by Lopez, Lopez, and Fong examining Mexican Americans' reactions to ethnically similar and dissimilar counselors was reviewed. Suggests that emphasis placed on given method and interpretation of given findings may reflect degree to which researchers value role of…

Describes development of cognitive therapy (CT) for depression and its application to diverse clinical populations. Examines how CT works and discusses both limitations of CT and recent developments and modifications of the therapy that have evolved in response to these perceived limitations and that bring it closer to other therapy approaches.…

Presents training format that encourages mental health counselors to address their own comfort with sexuality and then offers specific concepts for working with sexually active clients. Presents five areas: counselor comfort with sexuality, sexuality assessment tools, societal values about sexuality, treatment approaches to clients' sexual issues,…

Examined effect of specific training for counseling students (n=28) in preparing them to work with alcoholic clients. Results indicated that training session specifically designed for working with alcoholic populations significantly increased objective knowledge base of counseling students, although single training session was not enough to…

Focuses on mental health needs of Black families. Describes importance of systemic theoretical orientation and delineates five critical issues counselors must consider: historic perspective, social support systems, values, communication barriers, and strategies for effective therapy. (ABL)

Examined therapist ability to identify client-reported reactions. Sixteen therapists each saw two volunteer clients for single session. Both clients and therapists rated helpfulness of therapist interventions. In 50 percent of instances, therapists matched clients, reporting same reaction cluster as client reported. Therapists' ability to match…

Notes that working conditions will have marked influence on employee recruitment to and retention in social work profession. Sees graduates' expectations influenced by ability to exercise professional judgment, increased career orientation of women, frequency of midlife career change, and entry of newcomers from non-Western cultures. (Author/NB)

Compared homeless and nonhomeless youths who sought help at runaway shelters in eight states. Both groups reported range of personal, family, and school problems, but problems of homeless group were more chronic than those of nonhomeless group. Most homeless youths lacked stable, supportive family to which they could return. (Author/NB)

Contends that metaphors can be used in psychotherapy with Latino clients through incorporation of dichos, or sayings, that exist in Mexican American and other Latino cultures. Sees dichos as offering clinicians culturally feasible tools for mitigating resistance, enhancing motivation, or reframing problems, and they provide an ambience that…

Reviews epidemiology of depression and ways this information can be useful for clinicians. Defines frequently used epidemiological terms; presents prevalence rates and risk factors; discusses impact and consequences of depression; and suggests arenas for prevention, early intervention, and treatment that can help clinicians in their everyday work.…

Provides overview of case management, its history, and contemporary models. Examines challenges that case management poses for social work profession: covering up issue that health and human services delivery system is nonsystem; maintaining client-centered perspective in cost-obsessed environment; dealing with quality control; coping with…

Used data from 1982 New Beneficiary Survey and from Social Security Administration to trace experience of social workers and members of four other professional groups who started to receive Old Age Insurance benefits or became Medicare-only beneficiaries in 1980-81. Found that earnings capacity of social workers consistently lagged far behind two…