The author discusses goals of today's feminist movement. She concludes that to be truly helping persons for today's females, counselors must take courses in consciousness raising groups, and pursue internships supervised by feminists. (Author/BY)

Describes intervention program in which unpaid, untrained, and minimally supervised volunteers served in a one to one helping relationship with children manifesting behavioral problems. Although the program failed to have a substantial overall therapeutic impact, children displaying a high incidence of inadequate immature" behavior showed marked…

Based on an MA thesis submitted by the senior author to Northwestern University, 1966.

The development of interpersonal skills is essential to the training of helping professionals and adult educators. Attending, responding, and understanding are basic skills needed by adult educators to assist adult learners in achieving their goals. (JOW)

Explored possible response bias in a needs assessment survey for a hospice program. Results showed differences between the 22 caregivers who responded to the survey and the 38 who did not respond. Bias in the study may have eliminated clients with the most difficult experiences. (Author/JAC)

Presents a preliminary study of psychotherapy and treatment of evangelical Christians. Therapeutic strategies taking into account the unique characteristics of this population are discussed in light of four stages in the development of the helping relationship. (Author/BEF)

Investigated relationship between patients' session-by-session evaluations of brief psychotherapy and outcome. Results indicated that patients' in-process evaluations were correlated significantly and positively with some positive treatment outcome measures, especially achievement of patients' specified treatment goals, but only during initial and…

Discusses factors related to adjustment of the widowed, the problems they face during the first year of bereavement, those who helped the most during the final hospitalization and bereavement, as well as some practical considerations for those who are concerned with problems of the widowed. (Author)

Teachers are leaving the profession in increasing numbers for a variety of personal and financial reasons. Teachers may have a better attitude toward their jobs, and therefore remain longer, by focusing on the emotional rewards of teaching. (RJG)

Relaxation training is employed in relation to systematic desensitization treatment of phobias and as a direct means of dealing with tension and anxiety. Suggests that the greatest benefit may be derived when the procedures are viewed as developing coping skill and are directly related to the individual's daily living situation. (Author)

Considers whether women experience sex discrimination in counseling and whether an adequate solution to experienced sex bias is counseling with the same sex counselor. Concludes that there is little evidence that male counselors are more subject to bias than female counselors. (Author)

Proposed a procedure for extending the external validity of analogue research. Hill, Tanney, Leonard, and Reiss's analogue investigation of counselor reactions to female clients was partially replicated using parallel measures obtained in a naturalistic counseling setting. Results bode well for the procedure of translating analogue variables into…

University students (N=48) were individually tested for suggestibility in one of three conditions. Results indicated subjects of higher rated experimenters would demonstrate more suggestibility than subjects of lower rated experimenters. Results did not indicate that subject interaction with lower rated experimenters would elicit less…

Outlines a new model for applying concepts from resilience research to education, prevention, and treatment. Suggests how these concepts can guide practitioners in creating more powerful interventions and in fostering positive development for all youth. Focuses on caring relationships, high expectations and positive beliefs, and opportunities for…

Examined the affect and focus of therapists' (N=31) self-talk in relation to other therapy process variables, specifically perceptions of their own helpfulness and their clients' negative reactions, after taking into consideration the perceived strength of the working alliance. Results suggest the importance of the awareness and management of…