This interview highlights the career and rich professional influence of Samuel T. Gladding, a prolific writer and educator who was listed in the top 1% of contributors to the Journal of Counseling & Development between 1978 and 1993. This interview was conducted shortly after he began his 2004-2005 term as president of the American Counseling…

The equalitarian co-therapy model which is considered to be the most significant and enduring type of co-therapy relationship is discussed. Co-therapists can interact on at least five occasions outside of the group, and all these interactions have an important effect on the growth and stability of the co-therapy relationship. Co-therapists should…

This paper presents state-of-the-art models addressing issues related to coordination of treatment and evaluation activities, and integration of clinical, performance, and evaluation information. Specifically, it summarizes the background, methods, and tools needed for substance treatment professionals to reliably assess client levels of…

The counselor, being a part of the educational structure, is seen as being accountable and holds the responsibility of accomplishing certain tasks and functions within established guidance objectives. (BY)

The results suggested that therapists relatively free of emotional conflict, yet willing to acknowledge internal discomfort when it is present, are better able to understand, accept, and respond nondefensively to their patients. (Author)

The author presents a model of the ideal counselor. (BY)

This paper focuses vividly on personal, subjective aspects of suicide. The complex role of suicidal rumination in the course of an intermittent but chronic depression is discussed, as are the importance of cognitive schema, interpersonal exacerbation, and failed diagnosis. A key feature of the paper is the central heuristic of a therapist…

Counselor wellness has a direct impact on the quality of services clients receive, but little is known about the overall wellness of counselors. This study begins the process of better understanding counselor wellness by examining responses to a national survey that assessed both counselor wellness and impairment variables. (Contains 2 tables.)

Although psychologists have recently expressed interest in working for and with labor unions and their members, the relationship in the past has ranged from mutual indifference to open hostility. This traditional lack of interaction has created an information vacuum. Unions need to know that psychologists are not all alike, although they do all…

Freshman women in three residence halls at the University of Florida rated their volunteer advisors on helpfulness regarding college adjustment. The higher the freshman advisor was rated on the social dimension, the more satisfied was the freshman in the sense of belonging. The higher the advisor was rated on the academic help category, the more…

Outlines career opportunities and delineates appropriate personal characteristics for prospective head injury rehabilitation counselors. Provides preservice training requirements in terms of program of study emphases, and recommended electives and readings. (Author)

Following a 20-minute interview, clients and counselors (N=47) completed two questionnaires assessing perceived counselor characteristics and counselor nonverbal behaviors. Results showed variance client-perceived expertness, trustworthiness, and attractiveness was not well predicted by judges' verbal and nonverbal behavior categories. (JAC)

A husband-wife team long active in counseling with the old, residing in an institution for old persons, have a conviction that there is a need for counseling of the old and their families by counselors who also are old. (Author)

Three supervisors had six trainees in each of four groups: modeling-didactic supervision, no-modeling-didactic supervision, modeling-experiential supervision, no-modeling-experiential supervision. Two groups of 12 each received no supervision: modeling-controls and no-modeling controls. Subject responses to recorded client statements indicated…