Two studies examined the relation of premature termination (PT) from individual psychotherapy to topic determination (TD), the proportion of topic initiations subsequently followed by the other participant. Results showed that PT therapist and client dyads had lower levels of TD than did continuing dyads and that specific threshold levels of TD…

Reviews the group supervision literature in counselor training from 1960 to 1983. Included only those articles pertaining to supervised groups of counselor trainees participating in individual counseling practica. Descriptions of group supervision include elements of case presentation, didactic information, and interpersonal process. (Author/BH)

Describes Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) as a potentially useful way of evaluating goal attainment of individual counseling provided to public school adolescents with conduct problems. Presents an application of the GAS method and reports formative evaluation data pertaining to practical and technical properties of the approach. (LLL)

Presents a case where psychiatry and family therapy were used concurrently to treat a family disorder. The use of two modalities allowed the therapists to see the distress their prescriptions inflicted on the child. Concluded that family therapists should consider how their interventions affect young, vulnerable family members. (BH)

Outlines a strategic approach to depression and gives reasons for initially working with each spouse separately. Three interrelated aspects of depressive marital situations are distinguished: (1) the unsatisfying marriage; (2) the distress of the depressed person; and (3) the spouse's response. A case example is provided. (JAC)

Addressed the therapy dropout problem by contacting 46 clients and assessing pretherapy to posttreatment follow-up changes in psychiatric symptoms. Results showed that the most common reason given for dropping out was no further need for services, which is inconsistent with the belief that dropouts are treatment failures. (LLL)

This article is a transcript of a dialogue between a counselor and client. It focuses on the dilemma faced by a client as she enters the counseling relationship. (Author)

The use of a diary in ongoing counseling is a technique which has not been fully explored by school counselors. This article attempts to make school counselors aware of the nature of the client's exploration of his feelings, conflicts, and concerns in a diary. (Author)

This article presents a brief description of an experience in which deliberate uses of nonattending behavior achieved a relationship heretofore lacking the desired therapeutic conditions. (Author)

Using a computer to compute, describe, and communicate to students their progress in a college course. (RA)

The black college student's encounter with special programs creates special counseling needs. The counselor's task is to assist the student to cope with institutional demands and overcome the alienating effect of the impersonal, white, middle class institution by establishing a unique relationship with the student at a critical moment. (Author)

Leisure counseling should be a helping process which facilitates interpretive, affective, or behavioral changes in individuals towards the attainment of their leisure well being. (JN)

Presents a three-part model for counseling in employment settings. Three stages of the job cycle are identified: job preparation, search, and survival. Specific skills represent potential content for individual and group employment counseling. Skills learned have applicability to nonjob aspects of clients' lives, contributing to improvement in…

Describes an independent learning experience for nursing students. Elements that are discussed include the week of orientation, program design and teaching strategies, individual guidance, keeping a log, the evaluation process, and end results. (CT)