Ten basic guidelines for effective counseling offer support for small business development counselors. The guidelines are: (1) paying attention to the context of the meeting, including time, setting, and physical condition of clients; (2) being aware of nonverbal signals; (3) believing that the client has the ability to solve his/her problem; (4)…

Discusses those couples in which each has reached a plateau in individual therapy and is referred for concurrent marital therapy to break the impasse. States that projective identification is the major defense used by these couples. Suggests a time-limited, issue-focused approach lasting two-six months. (Author/BH)

Adolescent girl-to-girl bullying is a pervasive concern in schools across the United States. In this article, the authors describe the possible negative effects of girl-to-girl bullying on adolescent females' development and well-being and describe wellness as it relates to personal and social, academic, and career development of adolescent girls.…

School counselors may be in the best position to identify troubled students and intervene before an act of school violence occurs. Current education literature challenges school counselors to expand their knowledge of social, environmental and family dynamics and the influences of those dynamics on student violence. This article will (a) introduce…

A model for individual counseling with the rehabilitation client is presented. The model consists of five stages: (1) exploration, (2) contract, (3) action, (4) evaluation, and (5) termination. The counselor assumes three roles: (1) alter ego, to help the client understand his needs; (2) interventionist, to procure services and employment for the…

Guided reflection by six nurses who completed a counseling and health course supported the distinction between using counseling skills and practicing counseling. In a nursing context, counseling means assisting patients in exploring feelings and discovering coping strategies for their focal problems. (SK)

The authors aimed to investigate factors associated with smoking cessation among adolescents after tobacco intervention. They examined smokers (n = 127) from one birth cohort (n = 545) in the city of Kotka in Finland. These smokers were randomized in 3 intervention groups the dentist (n = 44) and the school nurse (n = 42 groups), and a control…

It is well documented that clinical supervision in school settings is underutilized. One hypothesis for this situation is the lack of fit between current supervision models that emphasize the supervision of individual counseling and the multiple roles of school counselors within comprehensive school counseling programs (CSCPs). The authors propose…

Parent counseling is an effective remedial method, whether carried out for individual pairs of parents or for groups of parents, within certain limits. (AN)

An overview of an educational program designed to meet the individual needs of students. (RA)

Article investigated various counseling services and their benefits for students. (RK)

Investigated effects of enhanced informed consent condition on attitudes of female clients (n=60) toward a counselor, counseling situation, and decision making in a pro-life pregnancy center. Results suggest enhanced consent did not lead to increased or decreased decisions to abort nor to differential attitudes toward counselor or setting.…

Explores 13 adult clients' internal representations of their therapists. Results indicate that in the context of a good therapeutic relationship, clients' internal representations combined modalities; were triggered by thoughts of sessions or when distressed; occurred in diverse locations; and varied in frequency, duration, and intensity.…

It is no surprise that children and adolescents who experience the deployment of a family member or significant other face a number of unique challenges and changes that may wreak havoc on their lives. War has, unfortunately, become a common reality for many in our world today. This curriculum, targeted to elementary and middle school students,…

Article discusses the feasibility of marriage counseling as an insurance benefit in the future. It is suggested that the physician be used as a marriage counselor in that insurance companies will pay for medical services. (EK)