Over the last 2 decades, counselors have found themselves increasingly pulled to the forefront of an effort to find effective means to confront the challenge of school violence. In this brief opinion piece, the author comments on the contributions being made by the counseling field, exemplified in the 6 articles of the special section, and how…

As concerns about the level of school violence have increased in recent years, many schools have instituted policies designed to deter or prohibit violent and aggressive acts on school campuses. Although well intentioned, most such policies tend to be reactive and punitive in nature. In contrast, this article proposes a positive approach to…

Notes that systemic or interactional counseling approaches are based on alternative view of causality and symptomatic behavior, resulting in treatment, ethical, and legal challenges to counselor. Uses spouse abuse as example to review basic components of system approaches, identify potential problems inherent in their implementation, and offer…

Addresses nature, severity, and prevalence of abuse in lesbian relationships. Analyzes current counseling and treatment models dealing with battering relationships. Suggests counselor advocacy model for working with lesbian partner abuse, drawing from the experience of activists in the battered women's movement and clinical experience. (Author/ABL)