Describes one university's undergraduate human services program, designed to integrate theory and practice as foundation for training human service workers. Focuses on course in cultural diversity taught from multicultural perspective. Also describes program's attempt to weave multicultural perspective throughout the curriculum. (Author/NB)

Identifies family factors related to child psychopathology and argues that researchers and clinicians interested in the question of family involvement should increase their focus on the presence of family process variables that may be actively contributing to the child's difficulties. Outlines research issues and clinical guidelines. (Author/NB)

Reviews successful family-, school-, and community-based prevention efforts aimed at reducing incidence and severity of children's psychosocial problems. Notes that high-quality, comprehensive, competence-promotion programs that focus on both children and their socializing environments represent the state of the art in prevention. See…

Notes that psychopharmacologists have made considerable strides in establishing safety and efficacy of psychotropic drug therapy for childhood behavior disorders. Discusses controversy pertaining to appropriateness of medication or inadequacies of clinical management. Presents brief overview of the safety and efficacy of psychotropic drugs and the…

Proposes that therapeutic efficacy of heterogeneous groups is additionally enhanced by the similarity of interpersonal dynamics and flawed communication patterns common among dysfunction families of all types. Focusing on the roles of the lost child and the mascot, presents case studies of an adult child of alcoholics and the adult child of a…

Describes Job Link, a group employment counseling program for counseling immigrants, and materials that were developed for the project. Also discussed are the results of a program evaluation suggesting that the program was relatively successful in placing immigrants in jobs or in further training. Suggests implications for employment counseling…

Compared impact of recovering alcoholic counselor and the nonalcoholic counselor on alcoholic clients' (n=200) level of "fellowship" or client perceived "belongingness" with treatment peers, as well as on length of stay in program and relapse rate in a residential treatment setting. Results indicated a counselor's recovering status did not seem to…

The author recounts how certain things have remained constant even though his work focus had changed from a concentration on human services and substance abuse to evaluating the impact of computer networks. Balancing the requirements of good methodology with the needs of decision makers remains central. (SLD)

Presents case of engineering college student who, after automobile accident, three months in coma, and four years of rehabilitation therapy, is seeking career counseling due to his frustrations with obtaining full-time professional employment. Notes that client had difficulty remembering new information; was physically slow; was mentally slower…

Introduces Islamic values relevant to group work and delineates their potential positive and negative impacts on groups. First section orients reader to relevant terminology and demographics, and identifies values. Discusses more specific Islamic principles and rituals as they relate to counseling groups. Presents practical applications for…

Attempted to determine motivational personality characteristics associated with psychological reactance. Undergraduate students (n=251) took Therapeutic Reactance Scale, Questionnaire for Measuring Psychological Reactance, and Personality Research Form. Results showed personality patterns of the psychologically reactant person as defensive,…

Reviews empirical literature in terms of three components of counseling, including existing counselor and client factors, counseling process, and outcomes of client change. Review supports contention that there are common factors exhibited by skilled therapists that are empirically related to positive client change. (Author/NB)

Investigated a consultation technique designed to increase the acceptability of an intervention with 37 elementary and secondary teachers. Hypothesized intervention acceptability would be increased using individualized intervention rationales that match consultee's perceptions. Results suggest that a matching rationale was associated with greater…

Calls client resistance a frequent occurrence within the helping profession. Defines client resistance, provides a brief review of related literature, and offers counselor attractiveness as one way of addressing the issue. Identifies attractive counselor behaviors and attitudes and presents case study illustrating specific attractive counselor…

Determined competencies (knowledge, therapeutic skills, and administrative duties) expected of master's level counselors employed in substance abuse centers and evaluated counselors' performance. Surveyed executives and clinical directors (N=169) of substance abuse centers. Results suggested persons were extremely favorable in their views of…