This literature review begins with a look at the societal changes that have caused the widening of the definition of the school counselor's job. The need for supervision and viable options for supervision are discussed. The functions of the school counselor have broadened greatly to include clinical mental health counseling services to students as…

This publication is designed to provide a practical guide for gaining a detailed awareness and understanding of homelessness. After a foreword by Jesse Jackson, these chapters are included: (1) Introduction: Assessing the Unique Needs of Homeless People (Clemmie Solomon), which discusses the need for helping professionals to commit to addressing…

This article relates observations about working as a full-time internal psychologist versus a part-time external psychologist in a residential treatment center. In the summary these advantages about employing external psychologists are given: (1) the external psychologist has the opportunity to function as an outside arbiter; (2) the opportunity…

A form of consultation called staff development or in-service training is the clearest definition of counselor consultation with the judiciary. The role of the counselor educator is uniquely appropriate to meet the needs of judges. The ability to effectively utilize a variety of media is most appealing to judges. The knowledge base of counseling…

Consultation represents a major role and responsibility of counselors and other mental health professionals working in a variety of settings. Formal training in consultation theory and process is required in the entry-level program standards of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Therefore, counselors and…

The patient-therapist model, the oldest form of mental health treatment, is at the core of reconstructive psychotherapy. Because this therapeutic partnership is subtle and vague, ethical concern is at the heart of the reconstructive therapeutic process. The aims of reconstructive therapy can be defined in terms of an existential, a psychoanalytic…

School psychologists must have a system of problem solving to employ when faced with ethical dilemmas. In addition, school psychologists must recognize that professional expertise brought to practice in the schools is not value free. It is imperative that those who see themselves as helping others, especially children, clarify their ideals, goals,…

With the growth of the open school concept in America, the counselor is faced with the task of reassessing both his past role and his educational philosophy. (Author)

Three fundamental counseling skills are described from an educational rather than a therapeutic frame of reference. (Author)

Assumption of responsibility for one's own behavior is not something that occurs automatically in group counseling. The group counselor must be able to facilitate the kind of climate which not only allows but encourages group members to become involved in the process of determining what they will contribute. (Author)

Suggests that what is needed is the development of a breed of counselors who will aggressively assume greater responsibility in determining their role and function. (Author)

Increasingly, helpers are asked to counsel the dying and their relatives. The research and other literature are reviewed for information and ideas that might be helpful to a counselor; for example, research and speculation about fears of death are examined. While an awareness of such information may reassure the counselor who tries to counsel in…

This article explicates the techniques of famous comic playwrights in an attempt to establish prominent parallelisms between the literary and therapeutic use of humor. Using literary devices as a model, the essay elaborates on ways in which the counselor can employ similar strategies with clients. (Author/BW)