Suggests that since the population of older persons is growing, psychologists must be trained to serve as consultants for the development of health and social services, social security plans, housing, and other programs. (Author/AOS)

Examines the issues unique to delivery of school psychological services in a rural setting. Suggests that professionals who do not come from rural backgrounds are seldom able to identify with rural clients, while rural clients are seldom aware of and responsive to psychological models. (AH)

Describes a program for educating police officers on the symptomatology and management of acute grief through case consultation. Four phases of the intervention are outlined: (1) systems entry; (2) direct service; (3) client-centered consultation; and (4) consultee- centered consultation. (Author)

This paper reports findings from nine studies which indicate that mental health services for abused children are warranted for such emotional problems as aggression, negative self-concept, relationship difficulties, inability to trust people, and problems in forming attachments and in making separations. (Author/DB)

Health care psychology is distinguished from traditional child psychology in that it emphasizes clinical application and is concerned with primary mental health care. Diagnosis, classification, prediction, and treatment and control strategies in the field offer definite solutions to problems such as tracheotomy addiction, encopresis, psychogenic…

A self-guided, audio-tape, desensitization treatment procedure, using standard cassette recorders in a counseling service office, is an effective means for modifying self-report of speech anxiety. (MB)

This paper attempts to present a brief catalogue of the tools available to the psychological examiner, and to identify some of the more problematic issues relating to the criminal justice system's utilization of psychological evaluation services.

Examined a collaboration between health education and psychological services in generating a high school depression and suicide prevention program. The five-component program raised awareness of teen depression and suicide, increased communication about these issues within the school and community, and provided information about available…

The satisfaction of 469 parents or guardians and 387 of their children who received mental health services at 22 community agencies in Illinois was assessed with standardized measures and procedures. Youths' satisfaction was less than that of their parents. Results are used to formulate a prediction model. (SLD)

Examines the differences between Israeli adolescents' (N=512) willingness to seek help for themselves and their willingness to refer others for help. Results reveal that adolescents were more willing to refer another person other than themselves to most of the sources of support. Differences were more pronounced for severe problems and referrals…

This article discusses the value of the narrative approach for psychologists working with children with good oral language who are deaf or hard of hearing. Two case studies are used to explore the narrative process of externalization with children with good oral language who are deaf or hard of hearing. (Author/CR)

The authors were asked to respond to the shortage of school psychologists from the perspective of the Division of School Psychology of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association (APA), and also chose to address the larger issue of the shortage and lack of accessibility of mental health services for children…

Investigations into the reasons why people seek counseling have, for the most part, focused on approach factors, those variables that are associated with a potential client's increased likelihood of seeking psychological services. The purpose of this research, however, is to explore the role of avoidance factors, those factors that are associated…

The current study examined the prevalence of ethnic incongruence in three school psychological services: assessment, consultation, and counseling; the prevalence of diversity training among school psychologists; and practitioners' attitudes about their training experiences. A mail survey was sent to a random sample of 500 school psychologists…