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Davis, Martha – 1976
This paper, presented at the April 1976 meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, reports part of an ongoing study of psychiatric interviews at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital in Philadelphia. Faculty from the Department of Mental Health Sciences are videotaped in initial evaluative interviews with clients who volunteer from the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Body Language, Interaction Process Analysis, Interviews
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Troll, Lillian E.; Nowak, Carol – Counseling Psychologist, 1976
Attention is called to the probability that counselors and psychotherapists share the age stereotypes of other Americans. Kinds of age bias are noted: age restrictiveness, age distortion, and negative attitudes associated with particular ages. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Age, Age Discrimination, Counselor Attitudes
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Grunebaum, Henry – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1988
Examines Garfield and Bergin's "Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change," which emphasizes that marital and family therapy are a type of psychotherapy. Analyzes major findings about nonfamily psychotherapies, applying them to family therapy, and draws conclusions regarding therapists' thinking, emphasizing need for studying applicability of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Conflict of Interest, Counseling Techniques
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Rogler, Lloyd H.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1987
Examines mental health literature on Hispanic populations, and uncovers the following broad approaches to the development of culturally sensitive therapy programs: (1) rendering traditional approaches more accessible to Hispanics; (2) using elements of Hispanic culture to select from available therapeutic modalities; and (3) using elements of…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Cohn, Anne Harris; Daro, Deborah – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1987
Eighty-nine federally funded demonstration programs for child abuse and neglect treatment (involving 3,253 families) were studied. Results are given for effectiveness of various services for abusers/neglectors and for the involved children, and for treatment success rates for abusers/neglectors. In general, treatment efforts were not very…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Criminals, Demonstration Programs
Oberstein, Karen; Van Horn, Ron – Florida Media Quarterly, 1988
Reviews the development of bibliotherapy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and discusses specific techniques for the selection of appropriate reading materials for both children and their parents. (16 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Bibliotherapy, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kellermann, Peter Felix – Small Group Behavior, 1987
Examines various aspects of psychodrama outcome research and summarizes in tabular form 23 outcome studies published between 1952 and 1985, interpreting them as a whole. Concludes that psychodrama constitutes a valid alternative to other therapeutic approaches, especially in promoting behavior change in adjustment, antisocial, and related…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness
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Page, Richard C.; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1987
Compared effects, for illicit drug abusers, of five 16-hour unstructured marathon groups, and five matched, randomly selected control groups. Used semantic differential consisting of the specific adjective pairs and the evaluative scale of the concept My Real Self. Marathon group members rated some adjective pairs differently and rated the…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Drug Abuse, Group Therapy
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Windholz, Michael J.; Silberschatz, George – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Replicated two earlier studies undertaken by the Vanderbilt Psychotherapy Research Group to investigate relation between process and outcome of brief psychotherapy. Rated audiotaped segments of 38 brief psychodynamic psychotherapies with adult outpatients. Found significant correlations between therapist ratings of outcome and two process…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Rating Scales, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Effectiveness
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Blier, Michael J.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1987
University counseling center clients read one of six counselor descriptions generated by crossing counselor gender with counselor sex roles (feminine, androgynous, and masculine), then rated their willingness to see the counselor for a variety of concerns. Feminine sex role was rated highest for personal concerns, masculine for assertiveness…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Client Characteristics (Human Services), College Students, Counselor Characteristics
Nevid, Jeffrey S.; Morrison, James K. – Journal of Family Counseling, 1976
A family contracting approach, delineating those behaviors which could not be used as sole justifications for involuntary hospitalization is recommended to decrease a psychiatric patient's fear of arbitrary, family-initiated commitment. The contract outlines the decision rules which might necessitate involuntary hospitalization. Advantages are…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Contracts, Family Counseling
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Wenar, Charles; Ruttenberg, Bertram A. – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1976
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Day Programs
Reynolds, Kathleen; Ogiba, Shawn; Chambliss, Catherine – 1998
Training therapists effectively requires familiarizing them with the modal expectations that clients bring to the therapeutic encounter. Ways in which therapists can be apprised of clients' expectations of therapy are discussed. Accurate understanding of clients' attitudes permits development of appropriately focused therapy goals and is generally…
Descriptors: Client Attitudes (Human Services), Congruence (Psychology), Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Client Relationship
Stein, Amy E. – 2003
Written by a woman who, at age 25, was diagnosed as "a textbook case for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder," (ADHD) this book, examines: the pitfalls of traditional psychotherapy and medications for those diagnosed with ADD/ADHD; how an interactive, hands-on learning environment can markedly improve the educational experience of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Attention Deficit Disorders, Coping, Dietetics
Richards, Kaye, Ed.; Smith, Barbara, Ed. – 2003
This proceedings presents a variety of international perspectives on the nature of adventure therapy and charts new insights into its historical, philosophical, theoretical, and practical realms. Following an editorial "Adventure and Therapy: 'Dancing in the Moonlight'" (Kaye Richards, Barbara Smith), the 21 papers are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Group Dynamics, Group Therapy
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