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Kain, Craig D. – 1989
This book was written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It explores how to improve the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive individuals, emphasizing recognition and acceptance of the person behind the illness…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Caregivers, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Coping
Cook, Ellen Piel, Ed. – 1993
This document contains a set of readings on the problems and potentials of women's lives, designed to enlighten counselors and counselor educators to the ways that gender shapes women's lives in both positive and negative ways. Included are an introduction by Ellen Piel Cook and the following articles: (1) "No Woman Is an Island: Women and…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling, Females, Individual Power
Piechowski, Philip A., Ed.; Ciha, Thomas E., Ed. – 1988
This monograph begins with an overview of Project Group Work, a school counseling approach designed to enhance services to at-risk students and to further develop the skills of school social workers, psychologists, and other school personnel through the use of group counseling in the schools. It contains seven chapters. "Types of School Based…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Samuda, Ronald J., Ed.; Wolfgang, Aaron, Ed. – 1985
This book concerning the need for more appropriate approaches to intercultural counseling in counselor training includes these articles: (1) "Comparative Immigration Patterns in the U.S., Australia and Canada: Social and Educational Implications" (R. J. Samuda); (2) "Theories of Counselling: A Comparative Analysis" (C. E.…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Cross Cultural Training
Kain, Craig D.; And Others – 1989
This document consists of the first section of a book written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The two chapters in this first section present an overview of the AIDS crisis and provide a foundation for the rest of the book. "Emerging Trends: AIDS Today and in the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Coping, Counseling Techniques
Cramer, David; And Others – 1989
This document consists of the second section of a book written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The five chapters in section 2 focus on diversity, each dealing with a special population with its own needs and a unique way of handling issues associated with AIDS.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Coping
Boccellari, Alicia; And Others – 1989
This document consists of the third section of a book written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The four chapters in section 3 examine special issues for people with AIDS. "Caring for People With AIDS Dementia Complex" (Alicia Boccellari, Craig Kain, and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Coping, Counseling Techniques
Garfield, Nancy J.; And Others – 1989
This document consists of the fourth section of a book written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The three chapters in section 4 are devoted to special issues for counselors, issues that directly affect the caregiver. They examine professional challenges to…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Caregivers, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Coping
Pedersen, Paul B., Ed.; Locke, Don C., Ed. – 1996
Counseling has been culturally diversified for a long time, but only in recent years have counselors become aware of their clients' cultural diversity. This collection of articles addresses a growing need for specific information on multicultural concerns in counseling. The emphasis here is on the importance of the client and client's special…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques
Huber, Charles H., Ed. – 1994
Transitioning from individual to family counseling can be difficult because, as one moves between these two approaches to helping, it becomes necessary to view all aspects of behavior differently. This monograph offers a sampling of professional views on the various challenges confronting a counselor in such a transition. Essays include: (1)…
Descriptors: Career Change, Change Strategies, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques
Fitzgerald, Louise; And Others – 1985
This document consists of the third section of a book of readings on issues related to adult career development. The six chapters in this third section focus on target populations. "Career Counseling Women: Principles, Procedures, and Problems" (Louise Fitzgerald) reviews major approaches to career development and demonstrates ways in which they…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Adults, Career Change
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Green, Rex S., Ed.; Newman, Frederick L., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
The six articles of this special section address the organizational context that shapes utilization of mental health services, the relevance of data elements and results to decision making, and assuring the validity of evaluation results. Theoretical and practical concerns are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Coping, Data Collection, Decision Making
Chicago Univ., IL. Chapin Hall Center for Children. – 2000
This report is the third to document the condition of children in the state of Illinois and the performance of the policies and programs designed to serve them over the past decade. One of the main themes emerging from the findings is the increasing diversity of the Illinois child population, in terms of both racial and ethnic groups and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Vacc, Nicholas A., Ed.; And Others – 1988
This book, which presents an overview of 12 diverse populations, was written to expose practitioners such as counselors, teachers, college faculty, mental health workers, and social workers to the unique and genuine characteristics of subgroups within the United States and to effectively assist these practitioners as they work with clients and/or…
Descriptors: American Indians, Amish, Asian Americans, Blacks
Danziger, Sheldon H., Ed. – 1999
This book contains 10 papers on three key questions regarding the effects of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), which ended the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program: why welfare caseloads are falling; how welfare recipients are faring; and how the states are responding to changing…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Economic Climate, Employed Women