Discusses how a changing conception of counselor role may affect counselors' functions, responsibilities, and hence, ethical guidelines for counselors. Articles deal with students' rights, the law and ethical practices with children in school, and ethics surrounding group work, referrals, children with special needs, and school records. (BH)

To assist consumers in achieving realistic and attainable rehabilitation goals, counselors must be skilled in using a negotiation approach directed at identifying win-win outcomes. Ways in which to achieve these mutually satisfactory rehabilitation plans are described in this paper. It is emphasized that successful rehabilitation outcomes depend…

Discusses the philosophical and practical aspects of developmental guidance and counseling in the public schools. Reviews the role of heredity in human behavior with implications for counselors. Suggests counseling should relate to what a child can do, not what he/she should be able to do. (JAC)

Describes the dimensions of unemployment and the toll it takes on the unemployed. Discusses the various assumptions about unemployment and the need to develop more social policies related to unemployment, and to improve social work services to the unemployed. (JAC)

Explores the dynamics of rescuing behavior in families, how it is replicated by therapist's attempts to rescue, and how the impetus for these attempts are derived from the therapist's own family of origin. The value of exploring the need to rescue is demonstrated by a case example. (Author/JAC)

Explores how family therapy can allow social workers to engage in social casework and at the same time fulfill the advocate's role and functions. The social casework method attempts to effect better adjustments between individuals and their environments and includes both case advocacy and policy advocacy. (Author/JAC)

Provides a classification of the variety of ethical dilemmas social workers encounter in direct service to individuals and families, relationships among professional colleagues, and design and implementation of social welfare policy. Presents a series of guidelines for assessing cases in which standard social work values come into conflict.…

Briefly reviews a 1979 article on career counseling research. States that current review articles need to include studies dealing with women's occupational and social roles. Describes recent works related to women in the areas of vocational psychology, sociology, and economics, and discusses their implications for career counseling in secondary…

Suggests social work recording has languished, due to administrative regulations and a decrease in confidentiality. Describes client recording, where the client actively participates in the recording process. Proposes client recording provides structure for the interview, creates continuity between sessions, and serves as a therapeutic tool in the…

Studies the increasing interest among school psychologists in neuropsychology as it relates to children in the educational environment. Attempts to identify forces which have led to this increased interest and provide a conceptual framework for recognizing this specialty within the profession of school psychology. (Author)

Describes the rationale and development of a new specialty--vocational school psychology--and its probable impact on the functioning of secondary school counselors. Discusses needed support services in vocational education programs for disadvantaged and handicapped secondary school students. (Author/RC)

Discusses the concept of invitational education, defines invitational education, discusses the skills of the inviting middle school counselor, suggests techniques for helping middle school students feel adequate as learners, and delineates methods for making the middle school invitational. (RC)

Offers a conceptual approach to resistance in marital therapy. Aimed at beginning marital clinicians, provides an understanding of the natural existence of resistance to therapeutic change. Presents a model which can aid the clinician in assessing each individual's willingness to improve throughout therapy. (Author)

Presents the dynamics, implications and treatment of extramarital sex. Discusses historical and cultural perspectives, various types of infidelity experiences, marital styles as they relate to infidelity, and family therapy implications. Offers recommendations for treatment and a brief consideration of extramarital relationships as a healthy…

Describes elementary guidance in the United States as firmly entrenched in the school systems and generally developmental and preventive in nature. Contrasts Canadian elementary guidance where counselors are serving more than one school; most guidance services deal with crisis cases; and elementary guidance has not gained widespread support. (RC)