Presents some of the unique socio-political-cultural factors that impact upon the psychological development of Southeast Asian refugee adolescents, including adjustment problems and intercultural conflicts. Recommends clinicians working with this population assess major stresses, strengths, and culturally specific responses to mental health…

Examines concept of life review as a developmental process with these objectives: (1) places the life review within a developmental framework as a dynamic rather than static occurrence; (2) clarifies the possible process variables of the life review; and (3) suggests possible counseling interventions. (Author/ABL)

Secondary school counselors, whose original purpose was to help high school students choose appropriate courses and apply to college, are now a more integral part of students' daily lives. By designing and implementing a preventive and developmental counseling program, counselors can positively affect school direction and students' personal,…

Discusses the difficulties state agencies face in defining the basic terms central to school counseling professionalization. Considers one term, "appraisal," as it relates to the task of counseling. (HB)

Article focuses on counseling issues relevant to bisexual college students. Discusses counseling concerns, such as marginality, biphobia, and coming out, and identifies treatment implications that pertain specifically to the college counseling population. Describes a treatment model for counseling bisexuals. (Contains 21 references.) (Author/GCP)

Advocates the need for a much stronger emphasis on and commitment to the science and practice of prevention in counseling psychology. Highlights historical and recent developments in the profession, as well as changing U.S. demographics and societal needs that mandate an enhanced prevention focus for the field. Articulates a prevention-based…

There are an estimated 2 to 10 million gay and lesbian parents raising from 6 to 14 million children in the United States. Research has revealed few measurable differences between gay and lesbian families and heterosexual families. However, as a result of living in a homophobic and heterosexist society, gay and lesbian families face unique…

Numerous research studies have documented that for patients coping with chronic illness, social support is extremely important in facilitating adjustment to the illness. The support may come from organized therapy and self-help groups or from interpersonal relationships outside a group. However, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a…

When students are faced with a death in the school, the school needs a plan to help students through the experience. Teachers should create a secure atmosphere in which students can share their feelings, ideas, and beliefs with classmates and teachers. Objectives of the plan involve students seeing death as a natural part of life, pursuing…

This document presents 16 domains and goals of a school district's guidance curriculum from kindergarten through grade 12. The goals described indicate that the program will help students to: (1) understand and respect themselves, including physical and mental health, physical and intellectual development, and personality development; (2)…

With the dramatic increase of newly arrived immigrants, it is time for counselors to heighten their awareness of the special issues confronting immigrant families and to consider therapeutic paradigms for assisting immigrant families in their assimilation to the United States. Immigration families undergo cultural transition as they migrate from…

A randomized design with a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments was employed to investigate the role of susceptibility to persuasion, expectations for personal growth and divergent counseling treatments in the process of behavior change. The results of the investigation indicated that: (1) the divergent counseling treatment procedures…

The role of counseling is especially important in junior colleges, with their wide range of courses and diverse student population. It must be determined whether or not junior college counselors should practice "psychotherapy" and to what extent they should be academic advisors. The first aim of counseling is to help students to make decisions;…