This article addresses how by helping students through life transitions--such as a new home, new sibling, or divorcing parents--school counselors can ensure that students are truly prepared academically and emotionally for life. (GCP)

Proposes a model that identifies four elements contributing to coping that can be disrupted by disability and the type of intervention that each affected element may require: restoring or replacing assets and skills; reintegrating the self-image; reformulating goals; and restructuring the environment. Discusses functions of rehabilitation…

Results of a survey of secondary counselors indicate that school size affects the perception that counselors have of their duties. The study also indicates that many tasks not directly associated with counseling and consulting were performed by the subjects. (IAH)

Discusses role of art therapist as social activist at time of change for clients, mental health systems, country, and world. Presents case examples by three art therapists of their experiences as change agents. Two therapists write in dialog about their participatory research project with Central American refugees, and one writes about her work as…

Presents presidential address delivered at Association for Counselor Education and Supervision luncheon at the American Counseling Association's 1992 convention. Theme for the address was pluralism and community. Focuses on how to build a sense of community and on role of counselors and counselor educators in promoting pluralism. (NB)

Contends that men use battering to silence women; that women, once abused, are unlikely to speak honestly in situations, such as family therapy, where doing so invites re-abuse. Sees therapists as rarely perceiving, labeling, or dealing effectively with male violence toward women. Urges therapists to learn to detect abuse, separate couple, and…

Individuals low in interpersonal trust have been found to be less confident, less popular with others, and more lonely--indicating need for attitudinal and behavioral change. Student who has sufficient discomfort to seek therapeutic assistance can be aided in increasing trust in others through specific tasks cooperatively established by the…

Uses American Psychological Association code of ethics to understand ethical issues present in the conduct of supervision. Discusses ethical issues of responsibility, client and supervisee welfare, confidentiality, competency, moral and legal standards, public statements, and professional relationships in relation to supervision. (Author/NB)

Describes one role of the school counselor, that of a reinforcer and a promoter of reinforcement for students, teachers, parents, administrators, other school personnel, and oneself. Presents ideas on how counselors can serve as reinforcers gleaned from brainstorming session at American School Counselor Association Elementary-Middle School…

Assessed nature of school counselors' involvement in school discipline process. Findings from 160 elementary and secondary school counselors in 3 states revealed that the respondents were highly involved in the discipline process in their schools. On the whole, direct service response was most frequently used to deal with this involvement.…

Contends that clinicians can most effectively help today's couples and families when they understand and appreciate work-family conflicts, issues, and treatment implications. Reviews relevant information about the history of work-family relations; various types of work-centered families; typical patterns of work-family conflicts; and issues in…

Advocates that counseling professionals work together as team in helping families. Contends that quality of care provided is improved by coordinated network of helping professionals. Discusses advantages of community network, identifies obstacles to implementing networks, reviews related literature, lists assumptions upon which team approach is…

Drawing on literature from different psychotherapeutic traditions, the meaning of money is reviewed, and the psychological and practical issues which arise from the setting, changing, and payment of fees in counseling and psychotherapy are discussed. A person-centered approach is offered as a framework for the counselor's understanding of fees in…

Examines what it means to have self-knowledge and self-understanding, explores ways to acquire this intrapsychic intelligence, considers personal growth gains that may accrue from its acquisition, and explores relationships between intellectual intelligence and the emotional intelligence that can grow from increased self-knowledge and…

This review of counseling literature analyzes the motivating and impeding factors for adults and adolescents regarding smoking cessation. Brief counseling increases adolescents' and adults' chances of success. Counselors can facilitate smoking cessation by increasing clients' motivation and teaching stress management. Counselors must be aware of…