The central thesis of this article is that focusing on cross-cultural competence will enhance both the science and the practice of counseling psychology. Developing cross-cultural competence is a lifelong journey, replete with many joys and challenges, that will (a) increase the sophistication of our research, (b) expand the utility and…

Solution-focused counseling is presented as a framework for clients with religious and spiritual concerns. The theory of solution-focused counseling is described. Implications for using this model with religious and spiritual clients are considered. A case example is provided to illustrate the application of solution-focused counseling for a…

The aim of the present study was to investigate into the critical thinking skills of late adolescent Turkish university students. The subjects of the study were the 39 students from the Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance, Faculty of Education, Uludag University. Two separate discussion groups, each including five students, were…

This article describes the literature-based, testable, formative Patient-Centered Culturally Sensitive Health Care Model that explains the associations between patient-centered culturally sensitive health care, health-promoting treatment behaviors, and health outcomes and statuses. An intervention program based on the model and its foundational…

Offers reactions to critiques of a proposed research model: consensual qualitative research (CQR). Clarifies the meaning of consensus, explicates the representativeness of samples, analyzes the limitations and advantages of self-report data, and explores the nature of truth. Explores theory and verification in CQR and compares CQR to other…

Examine obstacles to the successful bridging of social and counseling psychology and highlights areas ripe for collaboration within the arenas of professional training and development, theory, practice, methodology, metatheory, and epistemology. Identifies cultural, interpersonal, developmental, motivational, evaluative, regulatory, structural,…

Dialectical thinking is a modality that may be able to improve the quality of counselor training when introduced into theory courses. Presents a dialectical look at counseling theories and discusses teaching techniques. Teaching suggestions are offered. (KW)

Explores the concept of enablement and provides a framework for the counselor and counselor educator to use in facilitating client- or student-directed goals. Examines use of enablement, enablement versus co-dependency, the use of the enablement framework in the counseling role, and clinical examples of the enablement framework. (RJM)

Supervision theory and practice has been well researched in counselor education and counseling psychology, but not as fully in student affairs. This article describes ways the developmental psychological supervision literature can be applied to student affairs settings. (Contains 24 references and 1 table.) (Author)

Used a solution-oriented therapeutic group process in which substance abuse clients' projections into the future help provide a more manageable present. Reunion groups are created by group members and facilitators, who act as if clients have been successful in their lives for a specified time period and that participants are returning for a…

Therapeutic outcome as a function of a transition from relational incongruence to congruence, and the association of relational congruence and control with qualitative aspects of the therapy relationship and outcome are studied. Therapist/client interactions within and across seven psychotherapy cases are described. Methods of study and results…

Adapts Mary Gergen's (Contemporary Social Psychology, 1988) five central tenets of a feminist research method into an approach for teaching graduate students how to use theory. Includes specific examples of how each of these feminist tenets might be applied. (DSK)

Highlights effective graphical methods for screening and cleaning data, exploring and identifying models, and displaying data in counseling-psychology publications. Argues that graphs are not ancillary to scientific publications but are essential and, in some cases, sufficient expositions of results. (Author/GCP)

Examines whether problem-solving appraisal plays a role in recovery from depression in a university population (N=66). Results were consistent with the hypothesis that self-appraised effective problem solvers would be more likely to recover from a depressive episode than self-appraised ineffective problem solvers. (Contains 29 references.)…

A practicum at the University of Missouri Career Center trains prospective counseling psychologists in career counseling. The holistic model incorporates personal and career issues. Support of both academic and career center staff is a necessary element. (SK)