Compares the simultaneous emergence of Mayo's nonauthoritarian interviewing approach and Rogers' nondirective counseling approach. Examines the influence of Piaget on Mayo and reviews the Hawthorne studies. Concludes that differences in the approaches outweigh similarities. (Contains 21 references.) (SK)

Rogerian therapy is highly regarded and popular in Turkey. The model, however, represents individualistic Western culture. In this article, the author focuses on and discusses the validity of the model in Turkish culture and provides suggestions for counseling Turkish clients. (Contains 26 references.) (Author)

This study analyzed Carl Rogers's session with Gloria in "Three Approaches to Psychotherapy" to determine how Rogers's conversational style functioned to enact his core conditions of empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard. Rogers's conversational style was found to be congruent with his espoused theory as well as a…

Clients who are incapacitated in some manner do not lose their right to self-determination, although they may lose the ability to exercise that right. Examines the concept of self-determination and argues that an obligation exists to provide clients with representative proxies for decision making. (Author)

Describes concepts and definitions of social constructionism and the narrative approach to treatment. Article is intended for art therapists interested in incorporating these concepts into their practices. Examines the unique and dynamic role of the therapist and the client in this type of therapy, which is driven by the client's discussion. (MKA)

This report presents theories in counseling not merely as abstract thoughts, but as beliefs and proposed procedures to follow in helping a client when he/she has difficulties coping with life. Four main counseling theories are then described: (1) Client-Centered Counseling (Carl Rogers); (2) Rational-Emotive Therapy (Albert Ellis); (3) Reality…

Reviews various systems of psychotherapy for suitability for suicidal clients. Discusses psychoanalysis, cognitive therapy, primal therapy, transactional analysis, Gestalt therapy, reality therapy, person-centered therapy, existential analysis, and Jungian analysis in light of available treatment options. Includes 36 citations. (Author/CRR)

Reexamines unconditional positive regard in the light of theory and practice in an attempt to understand how it operates. Argues that the limiting factor in the effectiveness of counseling and psychotherapy is the extent to which the therapist is able perceptibly to extend unconditional positive regard to the client. (Author/GCP)

Proposes the concept of "possible selves," which represents the multifaceted aspects of an individual's self-concept, as a means by which employment and career counselors can extend greater empathy to their clients. Possible selves are suggested as a means to encourage greater perspective-taking by both the client and counselor, which…

This paper describes a framework for counselors that will help them classify personal and social problems of clients for base-line and end-line comparisons. Counseling's goal, as presented here, is to help individuals for a lifetime; therapy is not seen as the giving of advice or solutions, but as a teaching process through which clients become…

Describes efforts to improve provision of community services to handicapped individuals and their families. Looks at both system-targeted and client-centered approaches. Provides lists of community resources, national information sources, and national organizations that provide assistance to the handicapped. (Author)

Provides communication-disorders specialists with a basic introduction to the ethnographic method as a way to serve clients and students from diverse cultures with complex disabilities. Gives suggestions for its use as a clinical tool to study culture, context, and communication from a client-centered perspective. (Author/CR)

The variables most related to success in counseling are the client-counselor relationship and the client's personal resources. Discusses the "specificity myth," which purports that there are specific treatments for particular groups of people. Highlights person-centered counseling as a method that cuts to the core of therapeutic success: the…

Changes in the status of disabled individuals have created new challenges for service providers. This article suggests two general kinds of services that professionals can provide, i.e., one to support the informal networks people create and the second to provide professional advocates. (Author)

Reviews approaches to individual counseling with adult dying clients. Briefly describes approaches and their potential strengths and weaknesses. Different counseling treatments are integrated within the framework of matching treatments with clients. Suggests categorizing clients in terms of four ways of responding to death: overcoming,…