With the increasingly diverse student population of today's schools, there is a critical need for school counselors who are able to effectively guide and counsel students of culturally diverse backgrounds. As school counselors work with larger numbers of culturally different students, there is an increasing need for more school counselors who…

Exploring family influences is particularly helpful for career counseling clients who are stuck pursuing goals they know they want; clients who feel torn between practical or realistic paths and their individual passions; clients who express guilt or fear about defying their family's or society's expectations; clients who perceive the barriers…

Proposes that psychologists assume an active role as child advocates with divorcing families to reduce the stress for the children. Describes ways in which psychologists can intervene indirectly with significant adults in the children's lives, and directly with children. Psychologists are urged to be creative in developing services. (JAC)

Addresses the advocacy, counseling, and case management skills needed by the rehabilitation counselor in independent living settings. Independent living is a concept expressive of people's desires to be in control of their own lives. One of the critical roles in these programs is that of the rehabilitation counselor. (PAS)

School counselors can play an important part in society's future by helping students develop into mature adults. Future financial support depends on goals, programs staffed with qualified personnel and effective evaluation. The term "Human Development Specialist" identifies this expanded approach. (JAC)

Recent discoveries in the social and behavioral sciences are employed in this article to project major changes in the coming two decades that will be of greatest consequence for counselors. Socioeconomic, sociocultural, and demographic factors are examined and their implications for counselors are explicated. (Author)

Between 1980 and 2000, number of people age 75 and older will increase by 52 percent. Employment counselors who have focused attention on young people preparing for first careers face a major challenge in preparing to meet demands placed on people 55 and older who increasingly will come for help. (Author/BEF)

Guidance services must be concerned with helping students understand themselves and their environments. Testing cannot be an isolated strategy but a tool that is at the disposal of a counselor to help students cope with the decisions of each developmental stage. (Author)

Prior to death those who are properly prepared have reviewed their wills, insurance, and estate plans. When death arrives, the interdisciplinary team of lawyer, therapist, insurance person, accountant, and banker should serve the survivors so that the final requirements are handled with the least difficulty. (Author)

Examines selected areas of education, training, and needed awareness for caregivers working with the woman alcoholic. The training of alcoholism and drug caregivers is viewed from a multidimensional perspective. Attempts to describe important issues which must be recognized and integrated into existing training efforts. (Author)

Sociobiology suggests that our basic pyschological makeup is genetically determined and has evolved by means of natural selection. Biologically based human predispositions often conflict with legal and moral requirements of modern life. Sociobiology provides support for the direct teaching of moral values and social skills. (Author)

Current demands on college counselors for systematic, accountable designs for student development services has required action without the necessary tools. One of these necessary tools is a needs assessment methodology. A methodology for needs assessment is discussed. An example is described. (Author)

Examines the psychosocial needs of disabled persons and the counseling approaches for dealing with their special needs. Discusses problems of self-concept, body image, frustration and anger, and dependency and motivation. Strategies are drawn from a broad spectrum of counseling theories. (Author)

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)