The androgyny model of masculinity and femininity serves as the basis for a framework for sex role counseling applicable to both sexes. Examples of sex role problems, counseling goals, and interventions are described. (Author/BL)

This review examines the impact of impairment on marital relationships of the elderly and barriers to therapeutic treatment. The training and skills needed to work with the elderly in a therapeutic setting and behavioral therapy approaches are also discussed. (Author/BL)

Four phenomenologically based groups were conducted with 30 mildly retarded adults. Procedural considerations and thematic issues relevant to counseling this underserved population are discussed. (Author)

Describes the nature of cognitive therapy, some current theoretical perspectives, and application to three specific populations: children and adolescents, the elderly, and those with eating disorders. (Author/BL)

Examines cross cultural trends in work, education, and family, that support the need for new goals in guidance and counseling, yet recognize the uniqueness of each culture. Suggests that sex roles have been neglected in career development theory and practice. (JAC)

Presents a model that focuses on a new approach to guidance objectives and the evaluation process. Compares client and program objectives and discusses empirical and perceptual evaluation procedures. (JAC)

A six-step process of accountability is presented to support counselors and counseling programs. The six stages are: goal setting, needs assessment, priority setting, planning interventions, evaluating outcomes, and reporting results. (MD)

Counselor trainees rated an audiotaped and role-played intake interview of a female client whose sexual orientation was varied. Subtle forms of heterosexual bias were found through participants' ratings of an unidentifible client. When responding to the ambiguous condition involving the unidentifiable client, 83 percent of the participants assumed…

Proposes and discusses ethical standards for cross-cultural counselor preparation, practice, assessment, and research. (Author)

This chapter focuses on practical assessments for family interventions, geared for the everyday use of counselors, therapists, and other clinicians. Two types of assessments are addressed: process assessments and outcomes assessments. A process assessment looks at the process of counseling, specifically how satisfied or dissatisfied the client is…

This article points out some situations in which counselors are likely to encounter the topic of death as a client concern (in counseling young children and adolescents, in rehabilitation settings, drug crisis clinics, runaway houses, etc.). An initial framework for providing therapeutic services to such clients is outlined. (Author/EAK)

The client-worker contract is potentially a dynamic tool that can contribute substantially to the effective outcome of social work intervention. It can be used to clarify objectives and encourage clients to participate in the entire process of intervention. (Authors)

A case study is presented through which a counselor in the role of teacher consultant, shares guidelines, methods and procedures that facilitated change in the classroom behavior of an elementary school teacher. The methods were based on the contingency management principles of positive consequences and the sequential steps of behavioral control…

Drawing on the insights of Ruth Benedict and Abraham Maslow in their search for an ethical gauge by which to rate personal-social health, this article proposes synergistic man'' as the desired outcome model for counselors. (Author)

Article describes a drug abuse prevention program conducted by school counselors with ninth grade students. While results are mixed, they do give the practicing counselor some direction in which to move. (Editor)