Presents an interview with Jay Haley, an acclaimed pioneering therapist and master teacher. He is one of the founders of family therapy and has written 19 books on various aspects of therapy. (GCP)

Presents an interview with Everett L. Worthington, Jr., a clinical psychologist active broadly within the marriage and family counseling fields, as well as the Christian counseling movement. He sees himself as a bridge among the secular academic community, the general population, and broader religious populations. Describes his interests and…

Presents interview with Joseph F. Rychlak on topics of notions of causality in science, relationship of research to practice in humanistic psychology, research evidence for a telic view of human action, counseling active agents, choice and free will, and philosophy of science and humanisitic theory. (ABL)

Presents an interview with Peggy Papp, a faculty member at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, where she is director of the Depression in Context Project. The Interview focuses on Papp's journey to becoming a marriage and family therapist and her role as a leader in field of feminist therapy. (GCP)

This article contains highlights of an interview with John Rothney concerning his personal and professional life and career of research, counseling, and teaching. (Author)

Presents an interview with C. H. Patterson, describing his current views on client-centered counseling. Discusses his perceptions on ways in which client-centered therapy is misunderstood, the possibility of convergences across counseling models, research on facilitative conditions, and the importance of a client-centered perspective on…

Reports on 30 career counseling interviews reviewed using a discourse analytic method. Findings indicate that clients present various dilemmatic themes of career in their talk. Three types of dilemmas were pervasive: uncertainty versus certainty, interests versus practical, and focus versus options. Suggests that career theorists and counselors…

Provides personal views of the career development journey, focusing on the work of John Holland, the developmental perspective promoted by JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey, and John Krumboltz's social learning theory. Shares unique insights about the context of their work and views of the future workplace. (Contains 27 references.) (GCP)

Examines the major principles and goals of contextual therapy and methods employed in its clinical application. A second article presents an interview with Dr. Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy, who developed contextual family therapy. The interview ranges from Dr. Nagy's early training to the theoretical and clinical foundations of contextual family therapy.…

Illuminates a collaborative effort between the author and Dr. Arnold A. Lazarus, an internationally known presenter, author, and therapist. Many consider Lazarus to be a pioneer of behavior therapy and brief psychotherapy. Presents details about his unique perspective regarding therapy with couples and families. Provides case examples that…

Interviewed C. H. Patterson, spokesperson for client-centered therapy and for counseling itself. Discusses some of the books and articles he has written and their impact on the profession. The interview reviews Patterson's career and focuses on him as a person and as a professional. (JAC)

Reviews Manford A. Sonstegard's place in the development of group counseling, including his early work, his use of Adlerian approaches, and his perspective on current issues, supervision, and training. (KW)

Presents interview with behavioral ecologist who discusses program concepts for stepfamily dysfunction. Four predictions which focus on stepfamily dynamics are: (1) expect greater conflict in stepfamily environments; (2) understand evolutionary basis of emotions; (3) anticipate flash points of family conflict; and (4) alter criteria for choosing…

Presents an interview which explores the ideas and strategies of the counseling model contained in the interviewee's text, "The Skilled Helper". Discusses the cross-cultural applicability of the model and how conceptions of the prototype have changed or stayed the same across numerous editions of the text. (RJM)

Albert Ellis is one of counseling's most prolific authors, mostly on the topic of Rational Emotive Therapy. He has been a moving force in the cognitive behavior movement. In this interview Ellis discusses his theory and its application, and aspects of his personal and family life. (Author)