Developed and tested the Shoplifter Offenders Program (SOP) which uses the principles of Ellis' rational-emotive therapy (RET) as the conceptual foundation for the intensive, 8-hour, psychoeducational group counseling experience with adult first offender shoplifters (N=94). Results showed a recidivism rate of approximately one percent. (LLL)

Relational approaches to counseling emphasize the monitoring of countertransference responses as a crucial component in the therapeutic process. An overview of the historical and contemporary understanding of the concept and six sources of countertransference specific to religious therapists are discussed. Recommendations are offered for effective…

Presents arguments for broadening the scope of clinical psychology to include religion more systematically in theories, research, and techniques, especially in relationship to personality and psychotherpay. Theistic belief systems must be seriously considered and conceptually integrated for counselors to be fully effective. (Author/BEF)

Author describes the Perls perversion, the ego-centered attitude that people should live up to one's expectations and satisfy one's whims, which causes interpersonal friction. RET helps people counteract this perversion by sensitizing them to their internalized irrational belief system, disputing it, and trying to behave rationally. Commentary by…