Investigated similarities and differences between agency practitioners and private practitioners in Los Angeles, California. Results indicate many social workers view private practice as incompatible with a commitment to serve the needy, but the gap is narrowing and there are more similarities between the two groups. (Author/JAC)

Updates Holloway and Johnson's (1985) review concerning the group supervision of trainees learning individual psychotherapy. Suggestions for future research and implications for training are discussed. (Author)

Objective: Psychotherapy instructors have used video technology to train residents for over 40 years. Though it has met with some controversy, many will argue that videotape review is essential for self-directed learning and accurate psychotherapy supervision. Methods: The author describes a technique of small-group videotape training as provided…

Although there is some evidence that informally trained persons such as peers, housewives, bartenders, hairdressers, and others can be helpful to persons in distress, research on the cognitive and verbal behaviors of these amateur counselors is lacking. A single case design was used to compare a female lawyer without formal training in counseling…

These five symposium papers address the gap between behavioral and psychoanalytic theories. "Teaching the Integration of Different Models to Therapists-in-Training," by Richard P. Halgin, suggests that students should concentrate on a broad-based education, using the best of several approaches to fit individual client needs, rather than…

Refutes an article by Albert Ellis regarding rational-emotive therapy. (HMV)

Twenty-two junior, senior, and graduate students from an introductory counseling class for nonmajors were introduced to the verbal psychotherapies, and randomly divided into treatment and control groups. The groups were treated identically and received the usual instructional program except for the treatment group receiving 30 minutes of…

A disabled counselor discusses the psychological needs of developmentally disabled persons and suggests solutions for meeting those needs. Considered are the needs for family counseling, individual and group psychotherapy, and sexual counseling. Among approaches recommended are specialized training and practicum for counselors to work with…

When training counseling students, it is important to familiarize them with the clinical research literature exploring the efficacy of particular treatments. The bulk of the document is comprised of a review of empirically supported treatments (ESTs). ESTs or evidence-based treatments are grounded in studies recommended by the American…

Reports the development of a scale for evaluating family therapist skills. All items discriminated significantly between videotaped segments of effective and ineffective family therapist skills and between experienced and inexperienced family therapists. Interrater reliability and internal consistency of the categories were acceptable. The scale…

The University of California San Francisco AIDS Health Project has more than 15 years' experience in working with thousands of people with AIDS. This guide, developed by the Project, provides practical, state-of-the-art resources in the field. Part 1, "Risk and Behavior: Helping Clients Remain Uninfected," covers the following topics:…

Understanding why parents seek psychotherapy for their children is important for new therapists wishing to optimize the treatment process and outcomes. The development of an effective partnership with the child client's parents seems to be critical to treatment success although little research has explored the congruence of expectations between…

Written for those who will educate future counselors and psychotherapists, this book marks out a vision for counselor and psychotherapist training for the postmodern era. The book details specific practices that are grounded in constructivist and developmental principles including approaches to classroom instruction, field supervision, curriculum,…

Describes the development of an instrument designed to evaluate the effectiveness of family therapy training. The device consists of a videotape of an enacted family therapy session and a series of multiple-choice questions regarding the respondents' observations, conceptualizations and recommendations. A sample question is included. (Author/JAC)