This article describes a study that explored the use of mixed-gender co-facilitation in intimate partner violence groups, especially regarding its potential for gender role socialization. Using an interpretive approach, interviews with men from different mixed-gender co-facilitated groups in Canada were analyzed, with a focus on the men's…

Purpose: To examine the factorial structure of the "Coping Strategy Questionnaire"-24 (CSQ-24) in a sample of Canadians with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Method: The sample included 171 workers' compensation clients (50.9% men) recruited from outpatient rehabilitation facilities in Canada. Mean age of participants was 42.45 years (SD =…

Background: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience high rates of physical and mental health problems; yet their health care is often inadequate. Information about their characteristics and health services needs is critical for planning efficient and equitable services. A logical source of such information is…

Background: Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and legal involvement are a unique population with complex needs. To date, there has been limited research exploring the demographic and clinical profiles of individuals with ID and legal involvement that are in crisis and how they differ to individuals with ID without legal involvement.…

Purpose: The Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) curriculum was developed as an adjunct to other educational initiatives that were part of Ontario, Canada's Alzheimer Strategy. GPA emphasizes that an individual's unique personal history has a direct application to the interpretation of and response to their behavior. It incorporates strategies into…

Examined time-limited therapies provided by two therapists to two clients to discover relations between clients' understanding of therapists' intentions and episode level outcome, similarities and differences between the participants' valuing of different intentions, and shifts in intentions valued from beginning to end of therapy. Documented some…

Discusses seven self-defeating attitudinal factors contributing to client inaction and procrastination from the Morita therapist's perspective. Describes Morita therapy and ways of facilitating desirable action and reducing self-preoccupations. Claims the suggested approach challenges the client's assumption that resisting and removing unwanted…

Examined the experience of unemployment and helping or hindering factors for social assistance recipients. Found total of 516 critical incidents identified from transcripts of taped interviews with 20 social assistance recipients. Majority of incidents were negative; most frequently occurring category was stress over lack of money. (Author/NB)

Used data from national survey of public and private adoption service providers in Canada to examine similarities and differences with respect to clients served, issues associated with adoption accessibility, and nature of postadoption services. Found high degree of homogeneity that cut across public and private division, with typical adoptive…

Studied effects of short-term, dynamically oriented individual therapy and patient characteristic quality of object relations (QOR) in study involving 8 therapists and 144 psychiatric outpatients. Best results were attained by high QOR therapy patients; worst results were attained by low QOR control patients. Results were suggestive of optimal…

Eight clients participated in interpersonal process recall interviews to review therapy sessions in which they explored problematic reactions. Grounded theory analysis of reports resulted in model of cognitive-affective operations characterizing clients' internal processes during sessions. Model's main categories were client operations and session…

Presents case examples demonstrating interconnection between career and noncareer issues. Notes that comprehensive and intensive personal exploration is needed to uncover relatedness of seemingly disparate areas of clients' lives. Contends that when comprehensive person-oriented career counseling is done there is recognition and integration of…

Investigated effects of type of client problem and counselor gender on counseling response modes in novice counselors (N=31). Results indicated counselors used significantly more information responses on intrapersonal problems and more reflection responses on interpersonal problems. Found in general there was trend for male counselors to use more…

Describes constructions of sexuality that have occurred within social context in which language, culture, and behavior interact to reinforce male power. Against backdrop of these patriarchal examples of female sexual expression and experience, discusses difficulties of female clients. Addresses critical counseling concerns in terms of contextual…

Describes Job Link, a group employment counseling program for counseling immigrants, and materials that were developed for the project. Also discussed are the results of a program evaluation suggesting that the program was relatively successful in placing immigrants in jobs or in further training. Suggests implications for employment counseling…