Participants (n=264) in adult education programs in England completed scale of drinking behavior and indices of church attendance and denominational affiliation. Found drinking behavior unrelated to frequency of church attendance but significantly related to denominational identity. Members of Free Churches were less likely to drink than were…

Third-grade classrooms participated in evaluation of KIDS CARE, program to reduce youth alcohol/drug abuse through enhancing decision-making skills, self-esteem, and group bonding. Findings confirmed use of teacher nomination procedure for differentiating high- and nonrisk students and suggest that, following intervention, there was significant…

Criticizes current prevention education efforts for retaining characteristics of older quantitative approaches to education. Suggests qualitative approach to prevention education be taken and discusses transactional model of substance abuse based on development of the child within both social and family context. Recommends approach that draws…

Compared drinking patterns and level of alcohol knowledge in two samples of college students who visited Daytona Beach, Florida, during their spring breaks in 1981 and 1991 (n=3,368). Found significant reductions between 1981 and 1991 in number of students who were drinkers and amount they consumed. Significant increases in alcohol knowledge were…

Examined use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs in university psychiatric health service and patterns of comorbidity with other psychiatric problems. Psychiatric service students (n=110) tended to drink less than did undergraduate comparison group and to report similar frequencies of adverse consequences. Alcohol disorders were significantly…

Evaluated first phase of three-phase research project, Project KICK (Kids in Cooperation with Kids) by examining interaction between parent education, positive peer role modeling, and drug education for third graders. Hypothesized that intervention would lead to increase in self-esteem, improved attitudes, increased knowledge regarding drugs, and…

Investigated psychosocial stressors experienced by 498 driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenders prior to arrest. DWI arrestees were more likely to have experienced certain stressors (financial problems, new job, job loss/unemployment, conflict at home, illness/death of family member, separation/divorce, being in accident, arrest) in previous year…

Surveyed drinking habits of 212 college students, allowing comparison of heavier drinkers with light drinkers. Combining the findings from this survey with results from previous research on tolerance suggests 10 primary prevention guidelines for college students who choose to drink. (Author/NB)

Incarcerated driving while intoxicated offenders were exposed to Victim Impact Panel, forum in which victims of impaired driving relate how their lives have been affected by loss of loved one. Participant responses were compared to those from control group and indicated several significant positive attitude shifts and changes in behavioral…

Examined usefulness of CAGE in screening for alcohol use disorders in university students (n=110) attending campus psychiatric health service. Fourteen students were identified as having current alcohol use disorder by means of Computerized Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Results suggest that CAGE is able in this population to detect usually mild…

Presents the Jonah Complex as a retreat from an opportunity to realize one's fundamental values and capacities. Discusses the key features of the Jonah Complex, provides examples of the primary fears, and offers guidelines for resolving the Jonah Complex. Introduces Maslow's growth-safety model as model for understanding and countering Jonah…

Notes that all individuals experience the aging process and that many associate aging with negative changes and decline. Contends that counselors must develop interventions that have a positive impact on the aging experience. Examines transitions of midlife and late life and proposes empowerment as a counseling strategy to help individuals meet…

Explores special considerations for counseling adherents of fundamentalist Christian belief systems. Discusses identification of fundamentalists and assessment of the impact of religiosity on presenting counseling problems. Reviews oppressive effects of fundamentalist patriarchal beliefs and practices on women in counseling, and gives suggestions…

Notes that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 1990 mandates equal access to individuals with disabilities in both public and private institutions of higher education. Sees one result of ADA being that students with disabilities are pursuing higher levels of education in increasing numbers. Offers practical information to assist in…

Notes that the 1995 American Counseling Association convention presents a moral dilemma for members who support the use of antidiscrimination legislation to protect the rights of gays, lesbians, and bisexual individuals. Uses historic metaphor, based on symbols used during Nazi extermination, to explore strategic symbolic acts in support of a…