The purpose of this study was to further understanding of the helping process in groups. Specifically, it examined the relation between counselor facilitating behaviors, client facilitating behaviors, and client self-exploration in groups. The modeling of counselor facilitating behaviors by clients may be a mediating variable between counselor and…

Implications of theoretical models for counseling are examined in relation to: (1) the openness of the counselor in the counseling relationship; (2) a view of openness as a form of defense; and (3) dealing with defenses as part of the therapeutic process. (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…

Key objectives in Christian counseling are described and the counseling process is reviewed in the light of these objectives. Clients are assumed to be self-directing and responsible for their behavior, including those behavior changes facilitated by counselors. Buddhist and non-sectarian responses are also presented. (Author/BEF)

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)

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…

Lists tenets to remember when working with adolescents: give adolescent control of what happens in counseling session; use language that adolescent can relate to; and involve the adolescent's significant support system in the treatment. Describes clinical case involving outpatient treatment with adolescent, nonvoluntary client referred by courts.…

Previous ethnographic studies have suggested that debriefing can have positive effects on the therapeutic process. This research project attempts to augment the previous work in this area by comparing and contrasting clients' perceptions of their therapists' role as debriefer vis-a-vis a third-party debriefer. (Author/MKA)

Most studies of therapeutic alliance have focused on adult populations and been written from the therapist's perspective. Thus, there is a clear need for studies of therapeutic alliance that focus on adolescent populations from the perspective of the adolescents. The current study is an exploratory process investigation using a focus group…

The counseling profession has increasingly embraced a medicalized vision of counseling processes. The latest manifestation of this vision is the best practices (BP) movement. This movement is critically examined to determine if it is consistent with the traditional values of the counseling profession. The author concludes that BP ideology is…

Counseling programs in the California community colleges play a key role in helping students succeed. Over the years, the functions counseling departments perform have increased significantly, further exacerbating the ever-present pressure to serve more students in cost-effective ways. As a result of the expansion of services absent the resources…

Machell's Theory of Power was developed to provide students in organizational theory two formulas of relationships to apply to organizational situations and organizational power. Formula 1 indicates that the level of power of person A is determined by the level of dependency that person B has on person A; and that person A's power can be…

This monograph on career development begins with an examination of the antecedents of present day career initiatives. The evolution of the concepts of career and career development are reviewed and the rethinking and reformulating of these concepts that have occurred since 1900 are examined. The time period from 1900 to 1950 is reviewed as the…

Confidentiality in psychotherapy has long been assumed. Recently, this confidentiality has been threatened by computer filing systems, the courts, and third party payers of client expenses. This study investigates client expectations of confidentiality and information subject to disclosure. Subjects (N=185) were undergraduate students who…