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Thatcher, Julie; Portman, Tarrell Awe Agahe; Williams-Viviani, Anna M. – Journal of School Counseling, 2009
Self-mutilation is a prevalent concern, particularly for adolescents. School counseling programs can play an important role in the recognition, prevention, and intervention of self-mutilation. This study reviews current literature on adolescent self-mutilation, prevention, and treatment suggestions offered school counseling program personnel. Also…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Intervention, Prevention, Program Implementation
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Krieshok, Thomas S. – Journal of Career Development, 2001
Looks at what is known about career decision making and what needs to be reconsidered in light of implications for career center practice. Particularly notes putting less emphasis on becoming decided, more on becoming one's own agent, and the importance of addressing client resistance to engaging in more than short-term interventions. (Contains 17…
Descriptors: Career Centers, Career Choice, Counseling Techniques, Decision Making
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Osburn, Cynthia J. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2001
Reviews the literature and describes the nature and feasibility of brief interventions in the treatment of alcohol use disorders. Attention is given to the promising results of outcome studies, and recommendations are provided for the implementation of brief interventions with a heterogeneous clientele. (Contains 39 references.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Counseling Techniques, Drug Rehabilitation, Intervention
Vernick, Stacie H. – 1999
A need for more concerted attention to career development in corrections was shown by interviews with eight psychologists, educators, and administrators who have worked in career development in corrections; site visits at two state prisons, one federal prison, and the Department of Corrections; and a review of literature. A limited amount of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Development, Career Planning, Correctional Education
Clarke, Dominic, Ed.; Russell, Russ, Ed. – 1983
A party of vocational educators from the United Kingdom (UK) traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to observe the nature and scope of vocational counseling and guidance in that country. During their study, the observers focused their attention on the problems of the transition from school to working life; arbeitslehre, or education…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Coordination
Brown, Amy – 2001
This guide distills lessons from an extensive body of research into practical advice for policymakers and practitioners concerned with helping hard-to-employ individuals find jobs and succeed in the work force. Part 1 examines the following topics: characteristics of the hard-to-employ; the prevalence of various barriers to employment; and the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agency Cooperation, Basic Skills, Career Counseling