In the counseling profession, women constitute the majority of clients and practitioners. Given this situation, two questions arise concerning counselor preparation literature: (1) To what extent have women authored counselor preparation literature? (2) To what degree has this literature considered gender? In order to establish a context for…

Spirituality is an important aspect of counseling. This paper identifies spirituality as a task that is a journey universal to human beings. It presents a taxonomy of spirituality/consciousness developed by Render and Lemire, postulating five levels of taxonomy: self, others, groups, the world, and cosmic. These levels apply across cultural,…

Reviews the literature on boundary training, along with relevant cultural and social issues. Examines ways in which training may contribute to abuse prevention and identifies key areas for research. Argues that counselors need assistance in internalizing a professional/personal value system that helps them function without external constraints.…

Places the development of the debate over false or recovered memories in its social and historical context. Identifies some of the ethical and legal implications of this area of work for therapists by using the Drama Triangle. Outlines ethical dilemmas for therapists and some of the implications for therapeutic practice. (RJM)

Reacts to a new methodology: consensual qualitative research (CQR). Provides an outline of the historical debate on psychological research methods, explains the distinction between discovery-oriented and verification-oriented research, and labels the CQR approach as a discovery-oriented design. Questions the CQR's emphasis on consensus and…

Responds to a critique of a previous article describing the role of psychological resources in well-being. Focuses on the malleability of partly hereditary traits, evidence for the self-generation of stressful life events, and future research. Concludes that partly hereditary but modifiable personality traits influence both behavior and life…

Examines the interactive role of therapist-rated transference and insight in predicting both the outcome of time-limited therapy and the course of therapist-rated transference and insight. Results indicate that neither transference nor insight alone predicted outcome; the interaction of transference and emotional insight influenced client- and…

Addresses practitioner reservations about research in the practice setting, and responds to ideas and recommendations presented in a special journal edition covering group research. Claims that practitioners and researchers can share resources, ideas, experience, and expertise. (RJM)

Provides a comprehensive set of competencies for counselors doing primary prevention. Describes 10 expanded clusters of skills (primary prevention perspective, personal attributes and behaviors, ethics, marketing, multiculturalism, group facilitation, organization and setting dynamics, trends and political dynamics, and research and evaluation)…

Reviews the historical antecedents to the human science movement in counseling and describes human science methods and recent counseling applications. Includes ways to evaluate human science methods and identifies several virtues that human science offers the counseling profession, such as healing the science-practice schism and affirming…

Examines assessment and counseling techniques that correspond to the sociocultural framework of Mexican American seniors. Acculturation, familial, and adaptation themes are explored to ensure appropriate interventions. Discusses stereotypes often ascribed to Mexican American seniors and adopts an ecological perspective. Case vignettes are used to…

Discusses the importance of counseling guided by a life-span development model. Emphasizes that one popular theory should be modified by taking into account a broader understanding of life-span development in terms of commonalities and differences in male and female development. Examines implications with borderline personality disorder and…

Research on the effectiveness of counseling clearly shows that counseling is effective in relation to no-treatment and placebo control conditions. The effects of counseling, attained in relatively brief time periods, seem to be relatively lasting. There is little evidence or specific efficacy for particular techniques or counseling theories. (69…

Highlights and organizes ideas regarding family therapy and wider contexts. Reviews the historical underpinnings of a contextual family therapy view, critiques the systems model, and offers an epistemological orientation that includes wider contexts. Also reviews related clinical practices and offers recommendations for future theory and practice…

Examines the counseling profession's movement away from its activist roots toward policies that are less socially engaged. Concern with individualism, struggle for public acceptance, continued reliance on narrow research interests, and increased emphasis on accreditation and credentialing are discussed as factors contributing to the profession's…