Presents case study research strategy that can be used to develop new psychotherapeutic treatments, test theorized mechanisms of action, and obtain initial outcome data of type needed to support treatment outcome grant applications. Illustrates strategy by two case studies of new psychotherapeutic intervention for patients with coexisting…

Describes how certain relevant theoretical concepts, intervention methods, and criteria for determining therapeutic change can be useful in counseling people with physical disabilities. Argues that counselors who serve clients with disabilities ought to choose those interventions most congruent with their own theoretical orientation, academic…

Discusses relationship of women's self-esteem, Christianity, and depression. Presents implications for counseling depressed Christian women, focusing on gender-role beliefs and self-esteem and anger and depression. (ABL)

Estimated benefits from systematic early referral of injured workers for vocational rehabilitation services. Used data from Florida workers' compensation cases closed in 1985 to estimate gains from referral for evaluation not later than six months from injury date. Concludes that social benefits could be nearly $10 million annually and that…

Examines the social impact of military expansion at Fort Drum and the resulting economic boom on Watertown (New York) and surrounding rural communities in Jefferson County. Focuses on efforts to plan human services for a rapidly expanding and changing population. (SV)

Tested whether level of arousal affects delivery of interpretations. Assigned 60 college students to high arousal (confrontation), low arousal (reflection), or control conditions. Participants in arousal conditions received 30-minute counseling interview for procrastination, which included 2 interpretations. Participants responded more positively…

Notes that since 1970, Volunteer Counseling Service of Rockland County, New York, has pioneered innovative use of community laypeople to do high-level counseling for clients with wide range of serious social problems. Gives the history and an overview of the mechanics and model of work that have made this agency feasible. (Author/NB)

Study of 298 U.S. social workers revealed that interest in international practice in developing world depended on freedom to relocate, expectation of rewarding experience overseas, possession of and desire to use requisite skills, interest in foreign intercultural arena, and global-mindedness. These variables, in combination, accounted for 41% of…

Conducted experiment and three replications in which focus of social work supervision was varied to compare client outcomes under two conditions (mixed focus on administration, training, and clinical consultation versus client-focused supervision). Adult outpatients reported significantly greater satisfaction under client-focused supervision.…

Describes continuing education program in Maine that sought to address some training needs of social workers, licensed under grandparenting provision in state licensing law, who lacked social work education. Notes that program consisted of seminar series integrating curriculum content on case management with emphasis on social work theory, skills,…

Queried 69 social workers about termination reactions in most recently terminated individual cases. Clients' strongest reactions were positive affect, evaluation of success, evaluation of therapeutic experience, and positive flight. Least strong client reactions were nihilistic flight, regression, denial, recapitulation, and expression of need for…

Notes that many employee assistance programs (EAPs) are broadening their function to address rapidly changing human and social issues of environments in which they operate, refocusing practice to include organization as the client. Discusses traditional EAP practice, evolution of EAPs, changes confronting corporations, and alternative model in…

Notes that gay and lesbian adolescents face numerous difficulties that require social support and intervention. Examines issues pertinent to social work with lesbian and gay adolescents in context of three main social institutions: family, social culture, and educational setting. Makes a number of suggestions for improving intervention with this…

Used data from 1982-84 National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration to examine factors associated with long-term care service use by African American, Hispanic, and white frail elders living in community. Findings indicated that, in addition to predisposing, enabling, and need factors, race/ethnicity was significant predictor of each type of…

Examines physicians' emotional reactions to patients and reviews recent medical literature regarding role of those reactions in labeling of difficult patient. Conceptualizes labeling of patient as difficult as relationship problem between physician and patient. Examines implications for social worker efforts to humanize this relationship and…