The results of this study clearly indicate the need for early and continued counselor behavior that will foster positive attitudes in elementary school children toward the counselor, his role and the profession he represents. (Author)

The minority condition itself poses no special considerations for teaching, counseling and the like. One's perception of himself, however, influenced by how others perceive him, is related to one's minority status and does have such implications. The article examines the applications of some principles of teaching and counseling of members of…

A survey of 105 Black and Puerto Rican Pentecostal church members revealed that the majority would turn to their pastor, rather than counselors or clinicians, for help with personal/family problems. Presented at the 89th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA, August 1981. (PAS)

Data indicate that practice by unqualified personnel, financial exploitation, and sexual exploitation are the most frequent types of misconduct by mental health practitioners. Solutions to these problems lie in the areas of regulation, education of counselors-in-training, and education of consumers of mental health services. (Author)

Details some of the ways in which counselors can use the client's religious values to promote growth in therapy. Addresses ways to deal with self-defeating religious perceptions. Concludes it is possible to assist client's growth in ways that could be considered spiritual growth, without using traditional religious labels to describe or apply…

Discusses another dimension of counselor activity that signals radical departure from traditional counseling and guidance functions i.e., the counselor functioning as an agent for social change, particularly seeking changes in the attitudes and institutions of the dominant culture which are prejudicial and inimical to his minority clients. (HMV)

In an attempt to be advocates and change agents, far too many counselors have done more harm than good. The purpose of this article is to address the problem of advocacy by identifying and developing concrete principles that will enable the counselor to function effectively in the role of change agent. (Author)

This article introduces a special issue of the journal dedicated to Carl Rogers' person-centered approach to peace. Background work leading to the special issue is reviewed and a brief overview of Rogers' accomplishments in psychology before his death in 1987 is included. (NB)

The school appears to be an ideal place for applying a preventive approach to mental health. The emerging role of the school counselor-consultant offers some hope for system-wide impact. Coordination with community mental health services would further strengthen the consultant's role in the school. (Author)

The author describes four phases of consciousness which individuals progress through in a developmental sense as their awareness of death and dying increases. The role of the counselor in this process is presented. (Author/HLM)

Reviews research on counselor profanity and provides guidelines for its use in counseling. Discourages use of profanity with children; discusses profanity to establish rapport, in later sessions, to reach deeper levels of affect, to help clients focus. Considers counselor's personal value system and offensiveness of profanity to clients.…

The author presents the "Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi" as a suggested format for counselors to use as a meditation and compares the aspirations expressed in this prayer with goals upheld by established related professional ethical standards of the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association. (LKS)

The death of a family member can have a significant effect on children, depending on their level of development and the kinds of supports available to them. Spirituality has been linked to effective coping with loss by adults, The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore how meaning making, linking objects, and…

The authors describe a leisure counseling model. Key components of the model are skill, expertise, and warmth of the counselor. Three instruments for assessing interests and finding appropriate leisure activities have been developed and are used as part of the model. (SE)