Describes attempts at enhancing treatment system responsiveness to the specialized needs of the female substance abuser. The focus is on both prevention and intervention efforts. (Author)

Describes a support group offered women who have recently experienced geographic relocation. (Author)

Describes strategies for providing gerontological counseling in private practice. A nontraditional service delivery system and an educational helping model are presented to overcome the lag between needs and intervention. (Author/ABB)

Discusses the psychological needs of individuals stricken with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), individuals suffering from pre-AIDS Syndrome, and a growing class of individuals known as the worried well. Counseling interventions and areas of psychosocial research are presented. (BL)

Examines studies of the psychological and social adjustment of the never-married, and presents explanations for the findings. Explores the experiences, needs, and coping strategies of the never-married and discusses aspects of the single life-style that should be considered by the counselor and client. (LLL)

Brain lateralization research has led to speculation about counseling and guidance implications of left-right brain differences. Serious limitations in these implications are highlighted. (Author)

The developmental needs of law students and the implications of these needs for counselors and for counselor education and legal education are discussed. (Author)

Presents a selected review of the theme issue of the journal Family Relations, 33(1), January 1984. (Author)

Draws on three literatures to clarify the nature of preference and to establish its relationships to expectation and similarity in the context of a participatory psychotherapy and counseling model. The effects of not meeting needs, not honoring preferences, and disconfirming expectations are seen as important considerations for therapy process and…

Traces the historical development of counseling gifted and talented students. Documents and discusses work growing out of these efforts. Emphasizes recent major contributors, counseling programs, ideas, and trends. Summarizes a number of contemporary issues and identifies counseling needs of gifted students and the importance of additional…

Gifted adolescents from minority groups face the same issues all gifted young people face, but the addition of racial and cultural factors increases the complexity of these issues. Discusses individual versus cultural pressures that affect identity, issues related to assisting students with long-range planning, and two models for programming.…

Proposes that counselors have an ethical obligation to look beyond the client to the environment as part of their assessment process and to develop preventive as well as remedial strategies aimed at mediating environmental effects on the individual. (Author/BL)

Staff members of the Guidance Institute for Talented Students have conducted research through service programs for schools and families. Longitudinal studies have permitted monitoring social-emotional development through the years of normal education and beyond. Current research focuses on developing assessment techniques that help explain…