Bowen White is a physician. He founded the Department of Preventive and Stress Medicine at the Baptist Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1983 and later established the center's Department of Wellness and Health Promotion. White is also a clown who goes by the name of Dr. Jerko. For years he mixed these dual interests, skills, and egos…

Teachers and administrators are often directed to distance themselves from the children in their charge. Despite the land mines that accompany personal relationships with students, the authors argue that educators can still learn to build personal relationships with students. Personal-relationship building is one of the most important skills a…

Reviews benefits of humor and the ways it can be used effectively in the counselor-client relationship. Suggests that the value in using humor includes strengthening rapport between the client and counselor, offering clients a less painful perspective of an experience, and providing a method of stress control. Provides counseling vignettes that…