Provides background of Glasser's Reality Therapy (RT) since its inception in l960s. Discusses incorporation of Control Theory Psychology into Reality Therapy, growth of RT during past 16 years, and development of Educator Training Center. Cites l98l establishment of annual conference and Senior Faculty examination (l98l) as evidence of continued…

This paper presents a model or framework of marital adjustment, for both the researcher and the practitioner, which provides description, explanation, and modification, i.e., ways in which the model can be changed that are theoretically connected with the description and the explanation. A typology of relationship processes is proposed which…

Integrative family therapy is an integration of personality theory and counseling theory actualized in the counseling process. Personality theory contributes five interrelated concepts to a model of family therapy, including communication/perception, individual roles, family subunits, family themes, and individual personality dynamics; these…

A new short-term (14-16 sessions) group therapy approach for children, Relationship Group Therapy (RGT), is described. The major group therapy approaches are critiqued and the integration of certain assumptions from each approach are discussed. Stages of RGT therapy and the specific interventions required during various stages of therapy are…

Discusses combining a theoretical teaching approach about group counseling with the experiential dimension of the students' actual experience in a group where theoretical learning takes place. Suggests that through this method the student not only learns about groups, but can actually live through the group process. (Author/JAC)

Considers a person-environment approach as central to a metatheory of counseling and psychotherapy. Suggests counselors remain aware of the social and political frames of their work and the verbal and nonverbal communication between counselor and client. (JAC)

This manual summarizes and highlights basic considerations in interviewing children. The relationship between interviewing for data collection and interviewing within the counseling or psychotherapeutic context is discussed. The Interviewer's Functional Checklist is presented to provide a method for self-evaluating interviewer behavior, and for…

Introduces the social network paradigm for analysis of social relationships. In nine articles presents basic research and clinical applications for further exploration. Topics include social network intervention with adolescents, the mentally ill, elderly, and families of divorce. (JAC)

This report details the rationale, origins, and practice of peer counseling, a system of training people to help other people through empathy and decision-making. Specific applications are described, with particular attention to involving adolescents as peer counselors. The article illustrates the training model of peer counseling as developed by…

This handbook provides an overview of the consultation role for the school psychologist and distinguishes between consultation and other forms of school psychological services. Three major consultation models in school psychology are reviewed: (1) mental health consultation; (2) organization-development consultation; and (3) behavioral…

This document contains case studies of troubled adolescents and is intended for use by educators for discussions, especially in in-service and graduate programs. Case studies of 10 young adolescents are presented, each followed by a set of questions drawn from a psychological theory. To help new practitioners who may have difficulty connecting…

This monograph contains the proceedings of the Flagship Conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), which was designed to discuss the future of counselor education and to share images of how the counseling profession can be promoted and enhanced. The 16 papers are loosely divided into categories. The first two…

The second of a series of collections of papers, this volume consists of 13 articles. Included in the volume are the following articles: "The Problem Solving Models in CECs: Potential Applications and Potential Problems--A Technical Report," by Donald Melnychuk; "Time Use Measurement--A Potential Tool for Manpower Planning," by…