Suggests ways counselors can prepare for the one-to-one conference and discusses the proper use of persuasive data, management of the conference climate, praise, and appropriate closing activities. Provides a model for implementing these concepts and a conference check sheet for drill and practice in their use. (JAC)

The issue of leisure counseling has been around since the mid 1950s and has lost much of its impact. The future of leisure counseling depends upon the solving of the basic problems of theory, methodology, and social mandate. (JN)

Multiple selection criteria tend to be related to short term group counseling outcome measures of suitability, benefits derived, progress toward goals, and progress relative to other group members. Specified subsets of criteria can be useful guides to the selection of short term group counseling clients. (Author)

Reviews mental health counseling literature for descriptions of practice settings, mental health conceptual models, role descriptions, and essential knowledge and skills. Proposes mental health counseling definition that incorporates common elements from the review. Concludes with proposal for resolving mental health counseling's severe identity…

Examined preretirement planning in 126 people living in households with respondents in the 45 to 64 age group and not yet retired. Found the importance of pensions and independent sources of income were predictive of the importance of preretirement planning. Found women considered it less important than men to plan for retirement. (ABL)

Each individual experiences an organization differently, and these individual perceptions drive behavior in organizations. Questions the idea that the best modes of working are through psychologically close teams with common perceptions and values. Promotes counseling people individually and then helping them relate collectively at levels that are…

Traces recent concepts of counselor motivations and intentions and proposes a model that locates intentions on a continuum of counselor strategy. A lack of published work on counselor motivation of practical or theoretical significance can be traced to methodological and design problems. Techniques for measuring intentions are discussed, with an…

This article presents three models of counseling exceptional students from a systems perspective. The authors present their definition of counseling, the goals of counseling, and the counseling relationship from a systems perspective. Each model is described, including assessment and intervention techniques appropriate for working with children,…

Theory can be used to define the nature of the relationship between the counselor and the client, to conceptualize the nature of the presenting problem(s), and to define the resulting counseling goals or desired outcomes. From an integrative perspective the choice of therapeutic intervention is made by relating the intervention directly to the…

This short work lists 12 needs and recommendations for the future of school counseling. The list is as follows: (1) Need for a developmental curriculum of counseling; (2) Need for professional development for experienced counselors; (3) Need for counselors to practice effective program development, management, accountability, research, and…

Some of the problems of the college students enrolled in the innovative program at Hunter College, New York City. (Available from EA 506 677) (Author/MLF)

A systems perspective recognizes the necessity of drawing on numerous resources for strengthening the family. The dream interpretation group method, in some ways an elitist approach, focuses on the transitional individual as the nodal point for building family strengths. The individual experiencing changes in identity development is equipped with…

Demonstrating cost effectiveness for vocational rehabilitative counseling is difficult. Monetary benefits can be assigned to some of the benefits of vocational counseling, such as the benefit of getting a person off unemployment, but not to others, such as improved family relations. It is also difficult to define cost effectiveness because there…

In family counseling, the therapist must take into account the developmental level and contextual framework of the family. Within the family, anger can occur over both intrapersonal and interpersonal issues. The therapist must determine the cause for the anger, how it is manifest, and what it represents. Some possible causes for anger within the…

The basis of self-esteem for females appears to be worth (a moral dimension of esteem related to kindness and goodness) because women are socialized to be oriented towards relationships. For males the basis of self-esteem appears to be efficacy, an instrumental dimension of esteem based on self-perceptions of accomplishments. The purpose of this…