Discusses Earl Ginter's challenge to the mental health profession to reexamine the status of counseling theory. Describes the author's journey in selecting rational-emotive therapy as his theory of choice and the role its selection has played. Presents information about discrepancy identification, a process that helps mental health counselors…

Contends that constructivist epistemology is not a new family therapy doctrine but reflects a shift from a nontraditional to a traditional use of the term "epistemology." Demonstrates how recent articulations of constructivism have resulted in some logical contradictions of earlier "epistemology" debates. Questions and…

Contends that generic profession of counseling is emerging as separate and distinct mental health profession and that rehabilitation counseling is providing scholarly model that could be adopted by professional counselors to establish knowledge base for generic counseling profession. Suggests that, before exploring this idea further, relationship…

A common client concern is worry. However, an organized description of worry and how to treat it remains relatively unaddressed. Provides two theoretical perspectives of worry and a brief review of the literature on worry. An operational definition of worry is offered, along with suggestions for counselors on how to better assist the worrisome…

Suggests that spirituality is a fifth force in counseling, and a growing area of interest for counselors. Assessment of spirituality can assist both counselor and client in obtaining a better understanding of the role of spirituality in the issues clients bring to counseling, and in designing treatment interventions appropriate for resolution of…

With the significant growth of the Muslim population in the United States, there has been a corresponding increase in the need for mental health services. The author discusses techniques for incorporating Islamic beliefs and practices in the counseling process. The fundamental goal is to ensure ethical and effective treatment for Muslim clients.

Counseling theories have traditionally been considered within a modernist epistemology. Reconsidering theories from a postmodern vantage point opens up new possibilities for theory utilization in the counseling process. The author discusses 3 of these possibilities--theories as narrative structures, theoretical truth redefined as pragmatic…

The chaos theory of careers draws together a number of themes in current theory and research. This article applies some of these themes to career counseling. The chaos theory of careers is outlined, and a conceptual framework for understanding assessment and counseling issues that focuses on convergent and emergent qualities is presented. Three…

The views of Carl Rogers and Milton H. Erickson are combined in this book on psychotherapy. The first section focuses on belief systems, views of man, new views of the unconscious, and a philosophy for change. Erickson and his relationship to myth, the nature of man and the goal of counseling, trance, and a radical view of the unconscious are…

The world is in a period of rapid change. Trends in moving to a high technology information society, a world economy, more ethnic groups, an increasing economic gap between the rich and the poor, and more people living in poverty present enormous challenges and opportunities for the counseling profession. Counseling must broaden its focus from a…

The use of Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT) as a short-term therapeutic technique is discussed. RBT, developed by Maultsby and Ellis, is based on the premise that facts and events do not cause feelings but that what one thinks and believes about facts and events are the causal factors. (MJB)

This article examines the basic foundations for integrating theory and practice in any particular counseling medium and suggests a model for such integration for the field of leisure counseling. (MB)

Following a definition of agency, presents classical causation theory. Reviews one counseling theory and then shows how the mechanistic biases of psychology have been incorporated into this account. Recommends corrective theoretical measures in line with an agential view of behavior. (Author/ABL)

Examines the tendency to construct genograms in an affective vacuum--a phenomenon consistent with Bowen theory, yet potentially problematic in the ongoing process of treatment. Offers alternatives to nonprocess-oriented genogram construction in an effort to enhance the experience for the client and to broaden the therapist's diagnostic…