Explores the widespread avoidance of the identification and treatment of alcoholism by the social work profession. Examines the underlying causes of this avoidance and suggests guidelines to overcome the organizational and the professional barriers that have kept alcoholics from seeking social work treatment. (Author/JAC)

Describes tactics to improve the effectiveness of referrals to helping services outside the school. Presents guidelines on when, who, and how to refer, and suggests that counselors examine their own attitudes toward referral. (JAC)

Treatment guidelines are presented for rehabilitation personnel who work in the area of sexual dysfunction with the physically disabled. A step-by-step discussion of the intervention strategies that may be employed by rehabilitation staff who deal with sexual problems in disabled patients is presented. (Author/SEW)

Counselors who are not aware of specialized knowledge, skills, and attitudes helpful for treating specific subgroups of women may tend to base their treatment on myths and misunderstandings. Articles presented here suggest counseling methods for traditional, divorced, physically handicapped, and minority women, among many others. (Author)

Discusses time management principles for counseling centers and people-oriented jobs. Notes myths which interfere with counseling effectiveness. Offers guidelines for using time effectively as well as specific planning techniques. Discusses effective office arrangements and effective counselor-secretary relationships. (RC)

Examines how community mental health practitioners are likely to implement services for improving community-based care of the chronically mentally disabled. Describes a scale for administrators to assess practitioner orientations and thereby anticipate compliance problems. Suggests ways administrators may alleviate these problems. (Author)

This article addresses some of the problems that parents of handicapped children face and the role that counseling can play in assisting these parents. The article focuses upon counseling and upon parental adjustment regardless of the adolescent's disability. (Author/DB)

Being black and disabled are characteristics which are frequently rejected by the larger society. When counselors and black disabled clients come together, they usually bring different life experiences because of physical abilities and race. There may be more similarities if both the client and counselor are disabled or both are of the same race.…

Offers some criteria that counselors can use as self-examination guidelines to determine if they are inadvertently engaging in activities that are detrimental to non-White students. Presents suggestions for evaluating testing materials, course selection trends, and vocational materials, as well as practical applications beyond the usual counseling…

Examines two ethical issues involved in the inclusion of spiritual issues in counseling. Outlines appropriate areas for and means of spiritual exploration with clients. Examines the general resistance among counselors to use of this form of intervention. (Author)

Describes a contradiction in the language used to discuss the counseling relationship: specifically the caring, collegial imagery used to describe the ideal relationship versus the rhetoric used to characterize counselor expectations of and experiences with client behavior. Notes some consequences of this contradiction. (Author/RC)

Describes some characteristics of women interested in skilled trades careers. Demonstrates counselor attitudes and responses in counseling women who are interested in nontraditional careers, including the direct-discount approach, the rational protective approach, the subversive-support approach, and the expansive-facilitating approach. (RC)

Describes an effective secondary school scheduling and counseling system in which students, with parents' help, take responsibility for their academic program. Presents methods to reduce scheduling changes and provide in-service training for teachers to improve ninth-grade parent/teacher conferences for planning students' high school program of…

Suggestions on when to seek professional counseling are detailed in this book. The question "What is therapy?" is posed at the beginning. Several anecdotes illustrating crisis situations are offered, followed by a definition of therapy: the process of treating a problem that gets in the way of effective living. This treatment can include…

Presents four experiential excercises based on Native American culture for use in education, communication training, and counseling. These excercises are intended as vehicles for personal growth and aids to learning about Native American culture. (RC)