Presents a reaction to Thompson and Neville's (1999) article, "Racism, Mental Health, and Mental Health Practice" and proposes that the unifying theme is categorization. Extends the concept of categorization, demonstrates it as the "lowest common denominator" of racism, and discusses the implications of categorization for…

Responds to an article (May/June 1997 issue) in which Eugene Kelly contended that the counseling profession should integrate its theories to combine strengths of both the humanistic and technical orientations in the field. Notes the importance of previous efforts such as Robert Carkhuff's Human Technology (HT). Discusses and emphasizes the…

Examines the attributions made by depressed clients about responsibility for the causes of and solutions to their problems. University counseling center clients (N=160) completed instruments measuring attributions of responsibility, internality, stability, and controllability of their problems. Results support the hypothesis that depressed clients…

Reviews the literature on psychogenic dissociative disorders in children so as to highlight the unique characteristics and needs of this population. Discusses three central ideas, such as the role of the counseling psychologist in the research, assessment and treatment of dissociatively disordered children, and emphasizes contributions counseling…

Discusses a group known as the Consortium for Education and Training (CET), composed of practitioners who are seeking sustained contact for formal continuing-education unit activities. Describes the consortium model, its philosophical and practical elements, participation needs, topic selection, and implications and opportunities open to…

Presents research review on Chicana/o ethnic identity, focusing on the National Chicano Survey, and on Chicana/o children, adolescents, and young adults. Suggests that the struggles youth face are not just related to experiences with membership in an ethnic group but as a member of a racialized group. Discusses areas of Chicana/o existence that…

Although vocational psychology has diverse theoretical models and an empirical tradition, it is marginalized within counseling psychology. Its vitality is weakened by those who take a dabbler, pundit, or booster approach to scholarship. (Contains 46 references.) (SK)

Social class is an important cultural construct, but it is poorly used in research. Problems in using social class may be associated with its poor definition in previous studies; conflating between social class and socioeconomic status; using objective indices such as income, education, and occupation rather than subjective measures; regarding…

We are pleased to have our work be included alongside the work of our colleagues Bryant-Davis and Ocampo (2005 [this issue]) and Utsey, Gernat, and Hammar (2005 [this issue]) in this issue of "The Counseling Psychologist." Similarly we are thankful for the helpful and informative reactions of J. Manuel Casas (2005 [this issue]), Lisa Spanierman…

This article is an update and review of institutional research productivity in counseling psychology. Institutional research productivity is assessed by totaling credits for articles published from 1993 to 2002 in the following journals: "Journal of Counseling Psychology," "The Counseling Psychologist," "Journal of Consulting and Clinical…

This reaction responds to the three core articles in the Major Contribution in the September 2005 issue of "The Counseling Psychologist" regarding (a) how counseling psychology programs fit within academic structures, (b) how our training models relate to student and faculty outcomes, and (c) how much progress has been made toward increasing the…

The authors briefly note the accomplishments of the Houston 2001 National Counseling Psychology Conference and focus on several questions raised that, in their judgment, have implications for how counseling psychology will continue to develop as a specialty. Noteworthy accomplishments are the following: (a) inclusiveness in content and…

The 4th National Counseling Psychology Conference presented a unique opportunity for our field to share our progress and contemplate future directions. Fouad et al.'s account is a contribution to the documentation of our profession's history. Fouad et al.'s article and the 4th National Counseling Psychology Conference can also be viewed as a…

This reaction evaluates Heppner and his colleagues' extensive research program on problem-solving appraisal. The research program is assessed as inspiring, high-level scholarship and a unique contribution to counseling psychology. The theoretical foundations of the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) and the strength of the data are very impressive…

One mission of the International Forum section in "The Counseling Psychologist" is to increase the globalization of counseling psychology (Leong and Ponterotto, 2003). The goals of this study are in line with this mission: (a) to replicate U.S. counseling research on the working alliance to Taiwan by examining clients' perceptions of their…