The purpose of this study was to examine and describe experienced counselors' explanations of how they become aware of and deal with countertransference reactions in their practice. A qualitative, descriptive method was used. Five Canadian counselors with a minimum experience of 10 years each were investigated. They worked in public agencies or…

Counseling is multifarious in scope: it means different things to different people. This study attempted to replicate James Hoffman's 1989 study, which investigated high school seniors' perceptions of the high school counselor. Independent variables were gender, size of high school, number of counselor visits, grade point average, and post-high…

Many issues surrounding the ethical therapeutic treatment of clients in the mental health field have been researched extensively. The opinions of recovering substance abuse counselors concerning unique dual relationships were investigated in this study. The independent variables included length of time in recovery, amount of work experience,…

This document addresses the problems faced by families with a schizophrenic member, based on a survey of the literature from a variety of sources including: (1) the Alden Library of Ohio University; (2) the ERIC database; (3) the American Association of Counseling and Development (AACD); and (4) the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI).…