This article presents an integrative framework for using cognitive behavior therapy through the lens of relational cultural theory. The authors provide an overview of cognitive behavior therapy and relational cultural theory, followed by suggestions on how to facilitate cognitive behavior therapy using the principles of relational cultural theory…

The purpose of this study was to examine trends and barriers in implementation of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) programs in college counseling centers (CCCs). Participants were 107 CCC employees who participated in an electronic survey. One third of respondents endorsed use or planned use of DBT at their centers. The most prevalent primary…

Rehabilitation professionals working with students with disabilities and the families of those students face unique challenges in providing inclusive services to special education student populations. There needs to be a focus on adaptive teaching methods that provide quality experience for students with varying disabilities to promote student…

Discusses problems and methodology of diagnosis and counseling of college students with borderline personality disorder. Recommends that providing these students with structure through consistent limit setting can produce positive changes in their behavior. (Author/ABL)

Gathered data on Canadian university counselors' (n=80) preferred theoretical orientation and their ranking of three most influential counselors/psychotherapists. Results indicated sample was predominantly eclectic in theoretical orientation, with person-centered and cognitive-behavioral orientations in second and third places. Rogers, Beck, and…

Investigated client cooperation and improvement in behavioral versus paradoxical brief treatment approaches, assessing behavior during intake interviews in terms of the coordinating style construct. There was a stronger negative relation between noncoordinating style and improvement in the behavioral as compared with the paradoxical condition.…

This paper describes the development of comprehensive psycho-educational groups for students in a secondary school attached to a Japanese university. Although deliberate application of psychological knowledge to self-empowerment has been a central component of counseling programs in the United States, such practice is only now emerging in Japan.…

This handbook serves as functional training materials for school counselors. The material is organized as a process-oriented opportunity for counselors to learn by application. Activities are provided to allow the reader to practice school counseling program management in the relatively safe learning environment of the college classroom or a…