Suggests that counselors abandon the use of negative interventions and adopt positive attitudes in helping people with their problems. Affirming techniques such as reframing and flowing with a client's energy help counselors use their creative energy in an effective, positive manner. (JAC)

Reviews the statutory and case law governing privileged communication as it applies to counselors. Although privacy within counseling is valued highly it is never absolute and must be balanced with other social interests such as the need for information in the courts. (JAC)

Discusses trust as a basic issue for clients entering into the counseling process. Counselors need to recognize and respond to clients' ways of testing trust, such as requesting information, telling secrets, asking favors, and questioning the counselor's motives. (Author/JAC)

Explores the transference phenomenon and five of its manifestations in the counseling situation, including perceptions of the counselor as: (1) ideal, (2) seer, (3) nurturer, (4) frustrator, and (5) nonentity. Proposes methods for managing clients' transference behaviors. (LLL)

Describes a newly developing mode of problem-oriented brief therapy. The systemic therapy model emphasizes the interactional context of clients' problems and represents an efficient intervention paradigm. (Author/JAC)

This article discussed the relation between ethical standards for counselors and the legal principles of our society as it affects the client-counselor relationship. The concepts of client confidentiality and counselor liability are defined. A client-counselor situation is outlined, with suggested counselor responses to the ethical/legal issues…

Discusses empathy as a critical factor needed in counseling the Vietnam veteran. Suggests that a thorough understanding of the peculiarities of the Vietnam War can enhance the likelihood of counselor empathy, and discusses implications for therapeutic interventions. (JAC)

Virtually all counseling is governed by implicit contracts that define both treatment goals and procedures and the client-counselor relationship. Discusses the implications of both types of contracts for counselors, presents a rationale for making these contracts deliberate and overt, and suggests guidelines. (Author)

Reviews literature on the social influence model, which suggests that counseling is an interpersonal influence process. Discusses the process of counselor social power, causality thorugh reattribution, and influence as a two-way exchange. Suggests future directions for research. (JAC)

The author, a pastor, attempts to gain new insights into his role as a helping person, by pretending to be a poor, disturbed young man in search of spiritual help and employment. His encounters with several pastors leave him disturbed and concerned. (CJ)

Feelings and behavior can be partially affected by the nutritional state. This article suggests that counselors attend to the eating habits of their clients. (Author)

Presented is a brief case study of a young, minority group adult with no real skills, and the alternative interpretations possible to an interviewing counselor. It is hoped that employers will be encouraged to be more positive in their estimates of minority group potential. (CJ)

Loevinger responds to Swensen on the number of stages in ego development, the importance of considering the client's ego level and that of counseling students, the need for more research on the optimum level for the counselor in relation to the client, and the aims of therapy and psychoanalysis. (Author)

Key objectives in Christian counseling are described and the counseling process is reviewed in the light of these objectives. Clients are assumed to be self-directing and responsible for their behavior, including those behavior changes facilitated by counselors. Buddhist and non-sectarian responses are also presented. (Author/BEF)

These statements deemphasize the importance of physiological elements in sex education, accent the values in the sex education process, discuss parental and religious influences in sex education, and urge increased involvement of counselors. Reactions of readers to the original manuscript are included. (Author/CC)