Six graduate students responsible for the creation of a peer-counseling walk-in clinic discuss the training techniques used for peer counselors at UCLA. A psychology course featuring didactic and informational lectures, small laboratory sessions, and personal growth groups was instrumental in generating three basic attributes in the peer…

A project to demonstrate how a team of instructor/consultants could function on a regional basis to help upgrade inservice education programs in nursing homes was conducted. The design of this Nursing Home Training Program was structured to allow for changes in demonstrated services in accordance with reactions of participants. An advisory and an…

This paper reviews literature on cotherapy with special reference to therapeutic outcome. The review covers sex therapy, group therapy, and family and marital therapy. It considers both patient and cotherapist variables. The most widely addressed effect of cotherapy upon patients is presented in terms of treatment process and not treatment…

Describes a supportive program for single, young mothers in need of low-cost housing, job-training or schooling, social services and day care. Most enrollees gained a saleable skill and made progress in personal growth and the development of independent living skills. Techniques included a team approach and use of short-term contracts. (BF)

Faculty and administrators at St. Joseph's College developed an advising approach using a team of faculty advisors from different disciplines to advise all incoming students. A description of the strategy and its results are presented. (Author/MLW)

Addresses clinical and methodological issues in conducting the Marital Systems Study, a research project evaluating the efficacy of systems-oriented conjoint treatment with couples in which one spouse is abusing alcohol. These include standardizing and monitoring the intervention and developing an interactional perspective on the alcohol-related…

Presents a workshop model to heighten awareness of child abuse among staff members. The minimum amount of time required is three hours. Small group workshops consist of a brief presentation by workshop leaders followed by question and answer periods. These presentations should not exceed 15 people. Follow-up is recommended. (Author/BEF)

Describes the services provided by the Family Stress Consultation Team, an Illinois community-based consultation group which has an experimental, multidisciplinary approach to the handling of child abuse and neglect cases. (CM)

This paper describes the multidisciplinary group therapy teams that provide services to older persons in board and care residences in the catchment area of Thalians (California) Community Mental Health Center. It reports on the manner in which the decision to form teams was arrived at, the process by which the teams were established, and the…

Some factors which impede observation, intervention and change in the assessment and treatment of the ethnocultural minority family result from conceptual stereotyping, stereotyped behavior and interactions comprising pseudopsychologies. Social science literature has played a role in psychosocial stereotyping as well. One of the primary factors in…

Introduces the Human Resources Development Center at Richland College in Dallas, Texas which makes a variety of counseling services available to all members of the community, without requiring college enrollment. The center uses the team approach, whereby teachers and school psychologists work together to diagnose and resolve student/family…

Reviews current forms of treatment for the symptomatic child including individual child psychotherapy, conjoint parent-child psychotherapy and counseling, parent therapy and counseling, and conjoint family therapy. Suggests each approach has certain strengths, but alone is an incomplete treatment mode. Recommends an integration of child and family…

Presents a case study demonstrating successful behavioral treatment of a depressed older man using group and conjoint therapy. Two major issues in dealing with the aged are addressed: dealing with resistance to therapy, and distinguishing between disability due to organic brain syndrome and that due to depression. (Author/RC)

Counseling students who evaluated a school-based substance abuse training model praised the opportunity to receive specialized experiences and skill development not available in the regular counseling curriculum. The program succeeded in training counselors to design and implement prevention and intervention programs in the school setting. (RJM)

The team treatment model is extremely popular in residential group care for emotionally disturbed and/or troubled children and youth; however, there is little information to verify that the model is being implemented and that desired outcomes are being obtained. This field study was designed to explore the team decision-making process through…