Describes the counselor's role in correctional counseling which centers around three concepts: the counselor as social change agent, resource developer, and therapist. (Author/HMV)

It is time to develop a variety of alternatives to a system of incarceration that, for hundreds of years, has not worked. This article discusses the advantages of pretrial diversion programs which offer supportive services and job training rather than imprisonment. (Author/HMV)

Describes a work-study program wherein counselors already working within correctional institutions are encouraged to participate in a two-year master's degree program in Rehabilitation Counseling in an attempt to upgrade the counseling personnel in institutions. (Author/HMV)

This article points out some situations in which counselors are likely to encounter the topic of death as a client concern (in counseling young children and adolescents, in rehabilitation settings, drug crisis clinics, runaway houses, etc.). An initial framework for providing therapeutic services to such clients is outlined. (Author/EAK)

A self-help project called Concept Associates, Inc., was started at Parish Prison in New Orleans. While most penal rehabilitation programs educate inmates and teach them a trade, the work of Concept is more thorough. The inmates aid each other with their problems by concentrating on inner changes and the power of positive thinking through four…

This article's focus on the rehabilitation future highlights past, present and probable trends affecting rehabilitation counseling changes in clientele, settings, counselor preparation and role, and in technology. The author believes that employment opportunities for rehabilitation counselors will continue to increase and that persons with…

Although demand for more counselor educators doesn't appear strong over the next decade, there seems to be a steady need for replacements in the areas of schools, higher education, rehabilitation, and employment. The larger need over the decade seems to be for counselor educators with special skills in these areas: Inservice Training, Career…

Gestalt therapy is an existential helping approach that assumes human beings have the potential to choose their behavior and thus define their own meaning in life. Applying Gestalt theory, disabled persons can define the meaning of the disability to their total person. (Author)

The author discusses demographic, political, and developmental factors influencing the employment of counselors in the next decade. He concludes that there is reason to expect healthy growth in counselor employment, primarily in schools but also in public and voluntary agencies. This growth should require the training of at least 50,000 new…

Subjects in an experimental evaluation of Project CREST were followed during a two-year period. Youths who had received counseling services in addition to probation were charged with fewer acts of misconduct than youths who had received probation but no counseling. (Author)