The author introduces some of the basic issues of sex-related counseling and presents a list of some positive and negative aspects of this type of counseling. (Author/HMV)

The thesis of this article is that an understanding of the primitive origins of the helping process in myth, magic, and ritual may prevent social workers from engaging in practices that negate their clients' ability to work out their own solutions to problems. (Author)

Therapeutic models are relevant in situations in which counselors are dealing with a voluntary client and the client is seeking to be freed from negative socialization patterns, but such models are not relevant in many additional school counseling activities. These duties require the development of additional kinds of skills. (Author)

Treating the inevitable frustrations of the changing nature of man's role is becoming more and more important for the mental health of both sexes. Individual one-on-one therapy is used as an introduction to bridge the individual or couple into the ongoing workshop of the therapy group or self-help consciousness-raising group. (Author)

Clinical counselors have been recently added to the staff of centers for the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. The role of a counselor and the problems she/he meets in such a setting are described. The main problem faced is a relatively short time to deal with clients. (SE)

The authors outline the basic principles of the new sex therapy and examine some problems dealt with in this therapy such as impotency, anxiety and prior negative learning. (HMV)

Certain factors limit marital therapists in dealing with individuals conflicted over and disenchanted about "traditional" marriage: 1) the therapist's gender; 2) the presence of sex-role stereotyped behaviors and expectations; and 3) the therapist's own marital experience. Specific helpful experiences and therapeutic techniques are discussed.…

For the school counselor, the implications of child abuse are very real. The counselor's special training and abilities may be called to action in three general areas---counseling and working with parents, counseling and working with the abused, and participating in the community mental health response. (Author)

The rationale for referring to 'hypnocounseling' rather than to 'hypnotherapy' lies in the rejection of the medical model for dealing with behavioral problems. Hypnocounseling is a modality of mental health counseling, a body of knowledge which can be applied to the framework of any personality theory by a trained mental health counselor of any…

This paper provides a review of the articles and documents on the topic of marriage counseling, as identified by a computer search of the ERIC data base from November 1966 through December 1979. The materials address the following topics: (1) the history of marriage counseling; (2) counseling techniques including conjoint family therapy, cotherapy…

Two experienced family therapists discuss therapeutic style, involvement, techniques, methods, handling of sexual material, use of self and of cotherapists in family sessions. Issues, relating to the first session, family fights sessions, types of families, family systems, and termination are also detailed. (Author)