Examined teacher and mental health professional's ratings of the seriousness of 50 behavior problems and compared results to those of Wickman (1928). Found an increase in the similarity between teachers' and mental health professionals' judgments and between children's and teachers' judgments. (Author/JAC)

Discusses developmental needs of college students as indicated by psycho-social theories. Describes roadblocks to positive self-concept development in Black students. Offers suggestions for assisting Black students in developing a positive self-concept. (RC)

Surveyed college admissions officers, secondary school counselors, and college-bound seniors to determine the effectiveness of the college recruiting visit. Found students viewed college reputations as their most important reason for attending a visit. Counselors gave the visit its highest marks but tended to overestimate its value. (JAC)

Compares the attitudes of family members (N=208) about the nature of a healthy family with a previous study of family therapists' attitudes. Results emphasized the value of family unity to families. Families valued cohesion and communication aspects most highly, while therapists valued a blend of cohesion, adaptability and communication. (JAC)

The author discusses ethical issues for middle school counselors facing problems of child abuse, drug and alcohol usage, and pregnancy. (HLM)

Studied demographic characteristics, incidence, and levels of general life stress, burnout, and traumatic stress among a random sample of counselors (N=161). Younger counselors and those with the least amount of experience in trauma appeared more vulnerable to general stress and traumatic stress, respectively. Provides a profile of impaired…

Investigated relation of client-counselor evaluation of initial interview to client return for another session. Findings from 5 professional counselors, 5 practicum trainees, and 290 college student clients showed client return positively related to longer intake interviews; deeper interviews; and greater client satisfaction, disturbance, and…

Argues that ignoring the fact of racial differences in a social worker-client relationship does not serve the needs of female African-American clients. Suggests that social workers would best serve their clients if they had a professional appreciation and understanding of a client group. (JS)

Vocational rehabilitation counselors (n=187) and clients (n=122) were surveyed to identify counselor characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, and skills perceived as most important. Counselors valued task-oriented behaviors more than clients. Female counselors and clients stressed the importance of caring, encouraging, and supporting more than male…

In comparisons of intake judgments, counselors viewed clients as being more anxious, less likely to change, less motivated to solve their problems, and less likely to be satisfied with counseling than did the clients themselves. Clients judged their personal and vocational problems to be more severe than did the counselors. (Author/RJM)

The reasons that the current tutorial system (CTS) does not produce significant effects include the budgets and policies of schools, the greater independence of students, and the infrequent interaction of tutors with students. To reduce the deficiencies of the current tutorial system, this paper proposes a network tutorial system (NTS) and…

Homosexuality was removed from the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental disorders in 1973. Though awareness has increased, and attitudes have changed over time, negative incidents continue to occur in therapy involving lesbian or gay clients. This study examined the differences in counseling psychology graduate students' perceived…

Managed care has prompted a metamorphosis of mental health care. Since practitioners' responses to these changes are unclear, this study examines the opinions of 44 randomly selected psychologists and psychiatrists. Each participant received a packet in the mail that contained a cover letter, a three-page questionnaire, and a self-addressed…

A study examined the vocational counseling needs of young residents of Portugal's Setubal Peninsula aged 15-27 years who were either in their ninth year of compulsory education or enrolled in a vocational training school course or some other alternative form of training organized by the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training. Data were…

Research has shown that modeling is an effective learning technique. Since recent studies have advocated the use of culturally sensitive training videos in the training of student practitioners, counselors were shown counselor-client vignettes to determine whether or not the perceived credibility and cultural competency of the counselor was…