Discusses the historical context for rising interest in values and ethical issues in family therapy, and presents framework for analyzing core values of prominent models of family therapy. Uses ethical debate over use of paradoxical techniques in family therapy to illustrate values clash between different models of family therapy. (Author)

Comments on article by Blakeney and Blakeney in which they offer metatheoretical perspective for counseling and therapy that gives primacy to developmental issues and to understanding worldview of client. Goes on to further demonstrate holistic and integrative nature and potential of Blakeney framework, using Developmental Counseling and Therapy…

Responds to Patricia Berliner's "Soul Healing: A Model of Feminist Therapy." Describes Berliner's retreat-workshops for women. Concludes that "Soul Healing" is a thought-provoking article that awakens sensitivities to the problems of poor self-image with which many women struggle and introduces numerous germinal ideas about…

Rather than characterizing religious beliefs in general as healthy or unhealthy, suggests criteria by which one might differentiate between healthy and unhealthy religious beliefs. Offers four areas for consideration: relational orientation; positive outlook; consistency and comprehensiveness; and intellectual integrity. (Author/NB)

Advocates humanities-philosophy model of therapeutic practice that emphasizes empowering and promoting understanding in client by encouraging client to investigate and choose between alternative meaning structures in context of trusting human relationship. Proposes integration of existential and postmodern attitudes as template for understanding…

Culture as a group phenomenon versus the need of counselors to work with the individual is addressed. The VISION model of culture, which accounts for within-group and between-group differences, the disappearance of groups, and the emergence of new ones, is presented. Two examples of multicultural interventions are reported. (Author/EMK)

D. B. Gowin's theory is used to provide a model for linking literature and philosophy to educate in such a way as to teach about values. Literature is given a philosophical context, philosophical ideas are given an experiential basis, and discussions of values are given the foundation of a theory of educating. (Author/ABB)

For therapy to have integrity, the therapist needs a theoretical foundation but not to become rigidly defined by that orientation. The insights of chaos theory and postmodernism can be applied to resolve the apparent conflict between theory and practice and to recognize the finite nature of all theories. (LKS)

This article presents the perspective that chaos theory may provide a more flexible, nonlinear, and effective model and basis for the preparation and education of counselors than competing linear-causal models. (Author)

Argues that more attention must be given in counselor preparation and practice to developing critical reflectiveness about valued ends when making professional judgments. Describes and evaluates an instructional model designed to further students' capacities and motivations for making rational moral judgments in counseling. (Author/TE)

Chaos theory has recently become a central area of scientific interest in psychology. This article explores the psychological meaning and deeper philosophical issues and cultural roots surrounding various views of chaos and provides a multicultural perspective of origins and development of the idea of chaos and its relationship to chaos theory.…

Identifies two issues pertaining to professional status (theological and psychological) of pastoral counseling: dilemma between humanistic values of psychotherapeutic community and theological values of the religious community; and the need for pastoral counselors to articulate the empirical distinctiveness of their practice. Recommends…

In eight articles, discusses values clarification: its history, controversial issues, and future. Addresses the application of values clarification in career counseling, school counseling, counselor training, civil liberties, and counseling the culturally different. An annotated bibliography is included. (JAC)