College and university counseling centers have maintained core practices of advanced scheduling, thorough psychosocial assessment before treatment, and traditional 50-minute psychotherapy sessions since their inception in the mid-late 1900s. This approach has become challenged in the current university mental health landscape, which has seen a…

Articulates a model of treatment-facilitated recovery from sexual trauma. The model integrates an ecological view of psychological trauma, progressive stages of recovery, and a multifaceted definition of what constitutes recovery from a psychological trauma. Presents applications of the model and implications for treatment and research. (JPS)

Offers an overview of the R. E. S. (receptive/expressive/symbolic) model of poetry therapy as it relates to narrative therapy and family practice. Examines this relationship through a case study of a single-parent family dealing with death and loss. (SR)

This paper outlines the purposes, professional obligations, and key components to consider when providing effective evaluation in psychotherapy supervision. An overview of various methods for gathering supervision data for evaluation purposes is provided including self-reporting; process notes; video and audiotaping; live observation; co-therapy;…

Effective psychotherapy supervision calls for a variety of supervisory roles and addresses a range of student needs. The particular student need should be the determining factor in selecting an appropriate supervisory role. The supervisor needs a range of role alternatives, a framework in which to fit student needs, a specified area of focus…

Although women comprise the majority of social work clients, most psychological models of assessment and intervention are based on male psychological development. Feminist theories and therapies have turned attention to female development and its differences from male progression. A psychotherapeutic model for practice and education that allows…

Analyzes spontaneous written expression (sampled from 11 workshops) according to a structured model of Creative Poetry Therapy. Finds similarity in the poetic indicators and in the expression of psychological needs, despite profound differences in the composition of the groups (children, youth, adults). Argues that the healing process of poetry…

Therapeutic hours conducted by analytically oriented, experientially oriented, and nonprofessional therapists were rated along eight process dimensions. Only patient negativism and patient exploration failed to yield significant effects. Replicated the findings of previous analogue investigations. (Author)

Briefly describes the model for counseling psychology developed during the Greyston Conference of 1964 and compares it with the current view from the Atlanta Conference. Suggests that the shift of counseling psychology from schools, colleges, and career development toward a medical model of clinical treatment may eliminate an independent…

Introduces a nine-dimensional ethnomedical model. Sickness conception, well-being criteria, and recognition of health need were ranked as the three most important dimensions. Offers suggestions for integrating the ethnomedical approach into transcultural counseling using a brief case example. (JPS)

Describes a theory of a topology of awareness, in which higher levels organize reality through dialectical logic, whereas lower levels construct reality based on Aristotelian logic, binary oppositions, and experiencing entities as discreet and independent. Argues that metaphor, poetry, and narrative are linguistic tools that enable clients to…

Although plentiful information is available about the long-term treatment of sexual abuse survivors, a framework for the short-term treatment of this population is lacking in the literature. A preliminary model of screening and goal-setting in short-term therapy for survivors, to be used at university and college counseling centers, is presented…

The Potter Model, a general, functional overview of the advising process, is discussed. The advising needs of a particular college student, it is suggested, are unique and rest upon the programmatic, developmental, and intrapersonal needs of that individual at a particular moment. (MLW)

Examines the strengths and weaknesses of two broad approaches to psychotherapy outcome research: (1) clinical trials methodologies; and (2) "naturalistic," descriptive methodologies. An example of an ongoing, naturalistic study of individual psychotherapy is provided. Discusses general methodological considerations that apply to both approaches.…

Details the structure and content of an introductory family therapy course offered in an academic department. The parallel processes between teaching and therapy are used as a metaphor for the presentation of the course. Joining, restructuring, and consolidation are defined as the three stages of the course. (Author)