Responds to previous article by Fry (1992) on social theories of aging. Commends Fry on his detailed, factual retrospective look at gerontological literature, yet fears that article presents flat, linear, stereotypical picture of working with older adults. Reaction focuses on three specific areas of concern: language, demographics, and treatment…

Responds to previous article by Fry (1992) on social theories of aging. Expresses wish that Fry had not included so many marginally useful or discredited theories and had instead concentrated on more careful treatment of remaining theories, particularly disengagement theory, continuity theory, and socioenvironmental theory. Also wonders about…

Responds to previous article by Fry (1992) on social theories of aging. Commentary notes the value and some limits of Fry's purpose, elaborates on core themes from Fry's article, and provides references to additional readings for counselors who want to work with elderly clients. (NB)

Responds to previous article by Fry (1992) on social theories of aging. Notes that Fry provides gerocounselor with good overview of social gerontology theories of aging. Presents case study that provides anecdotal support that socioenvironmental framework can be flexible structuring for gerocounseling. Criticizes Fry for giving impression that…

Responds to previous articles by Alcorn, Altmaier, and Harris regarding counseling psychologists' involvement in health care. Maintains that present knowledge within counseling psychology is less applicable to health-related research, full participation of counseling psychologists in research and theory development in health field without…

Comments on previous articles by Alcorn and Altmaier regarding role of counseling psychologists in health care field. Suggests that counseling psychologists could make a significant contribution to the health care needs of the older U.S. and ethnic minority populations. (PVV)

Analyzes four articles by Wagner, Stern and Newland, Kaczmarek and Wagner, and Powell and Vacha-Haase (this issue) on counseling with children. Contends that, although authors indicate that counseling psychologists' work with children would include educational or developmental interventions along with preventive and remedial interventions,…

Presents a response to the stress-coping meta-analysis (Matheny, et al) with comments regarding the effectiveness of the taxonomy building and the empirical work. Notes the need for reporting effectiveness of stress-coping treatment across different types of outcomes. (KS)

Reacts positively to Claiborn and Lichtenberg's "Interactional Counseling" (1989), claiming it brings together many diverse sources in a cogent, logical, and thoughtful manner but criticizes them for not providing explicit guidance about how the field should proceed. Asks questions about the nature of counseling and counseling…

Claims Claiborn and Lichtenberg's "Interactional Counseling" (1989) brings together disparate definitions and views of counseling into a comprehensive and integrated interactional point of view. Comments on the conceptual organization of the basic concepts and change sections of the article. (ABL)

Recognizes the efforts of Fuhriman and Burlingame in "Consistency of Matter" (1990) in undertaking the task of comparing individual and group therapy process literatures. Questions whether group therapy process is different from individual therapy process. Criticizes article for using reviews of reviews of individual therapy literature…

Responds to articles by McCann, Sakheim, and Abrahamson and by Downing concerning victimization. Discusses usefulness of both articles and identifies some oversights in the articles. Notes that the expansion of programs and move toward more comprehensive services has already resulted in action on several recommendations of authors. Describes some…

Responds to previous article by Ridley et al. which presents Multicultural Program Development Pyramid, five-tiered framework outlining stages of multicultural counselor training program development. Commends Ridley et al. for making important contribution toward development of coherent systematic multicultural counseling and psychotherapy…

Responds to previous article by Ridley et al. which presents Multicultural Program Development Pyramid, five-tiered framework outlining stages of multicultural counselor training program development. Calls article milestone reference for multicultural training (MCT). Notes surprise that model chosen to illustrate MCT was pyramid and expresses…

Responds to previous article by Ridley et al. which presents Multicultural Program Development Pyramid, five-tiered framework outlining stages of multicultural counselor training program development. Expresses disappointment that Ridley et al. elected not to give guidance in identifying training models, learning objectives, instructional…