A three-level model for understanding group activity and guiding group leader interventions is presented. Counseling theory, technique, and criteria for selective application are discussed. (Author)

Describes approaches to counseling the learning disabled child. Discusses identification, counseling techniques, counselor roles and functions, and limitations of counseling in ameliorating a learning disability. (MCF)

Describes a model for behavioral change which synthesizes behavioral awareness with empirically identified target behaviors. Stages of the model are presented and cautions for implementation are given. Suggests the model can help students gain an understanding of the consequences of behavioral problems. (BL)

Suggests that since most writing teachers function as counselors in their dealings with students, it is useful for them to have some awareness of formal counseling theory. (AEA)

With over 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce, career counselors need to be aware of the special issues that confront partners who are contemplating, in the throes of, or in the aftermath of a divorce. This chapter explores the unique career issues individuals confront when involved in a divorce including issues related to: 1) divorce laws…

The contract system has been successfully employed as a method of conducting individual academic study. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how an adaptation of this system may be used to provide an innovative approach not only to counseling but also to other segments of school guidance programs. (Author)

The role that the counselor assumes during termination is critical for the overall success of therapy. Counselors must be equipped to restate, clarify, reinforce, summarize and challenge. Personal involvement, enthusiasm, and realistic optimism by the counselor will improve client's self-understanding and will increase client receptivity to future…

The literature largely ignores the ethical issues surrounding in-session disclosure of family secrets and the concomitant liability of the family therapist for the post-session well-being of the system's members. This article explores types of family secrets, provides a case example of in-session disclosure, and presents ethical considerations and…

Client demands for immediate relief plus restrictions on the duration of therapy brought about by managed care are pressures that influence the marriage counselor. This article discusses the use of the TFA model as a viable, solution-focused approach to marriage counseling. (Contains 19 references.) (Author)

This article discusses characteristics and needs of gifted children, the counselor's role in developing giftedness, counseling techniques useful with gifted children, and skills needed by counselors. The counselor's role is seen as including consultant and coordinator as well as counselor. Cognitive, psychoanalytic, and self-directed approaches to…

Analyzed 63 initial interviews of structural-strategic therapy with families with child-focused problems to determine differences in process of therapy between male and female therapists. Family members made more structuring statements toward male therapists; stated more disagreement with other family members with female therapist. Male therapists…

Describes school counseling project in which building-level counseling department heads filled supervisory role. Describes head counselor's role in clinical supervision, problems encountered in implementing a clinical supervision model, districtwide training head counselors received to conduct appropriate clinical supervision, and benefits of…

Describes writing process of student-authored books, I Am the Author Books (ITAB), designed to move children through therapeutic process by assigning them to be experts in their own problem areas. Describes process of creating ITAB by narrating actual book guided by one of the authors working with fourth grade girl whose preschool-age sibling had…

Focuses on the psychological needs of women with either rheumatoid arthritis or gynecological cancer, two leading chronic illnesses among females. In addition client concerns such as emotional distress, coping, and pain and stress management are discussed. Suggestions for individual, group, marital, and family counseling are made as well.…

Discusses helpful ways for mental health counselors to work with those who became widows at an early age, explaining their role loss, lack of appropriate role models, and necessity for reformulation of their worldviews at a time when coping skills are diminished. Examines financial, emotional, and social crises precipitated by early widowhood.…