Background: People with intellectual disability contend with significant restrictions to their sexual expression and partnered relationships. This review examines the types of recommendations scholars offer in their qualitative research involving participants with intellectual disability discussing sexuality and intimate relationships. Method: A…

The use of games in education represents a promising tool to motivate and engage students in their learning process. Most of previous research on the topic has focused to develop theoretical frameworks or to conduct experiments as a means to analyse learning outcomes such as knowledge retention, problem-solving skills gains or attitudes toward…

A lessening of stigmatization and rejection of the divorced in the Catholic community is discernible. The Church is struggling to find ways to continue to value permanent marriage commitment, while being more sensitive to the personal need of many divorced persons for a new marriage. (Author)

Presents a theoretical model of group development based on five stages of development, each with a central issue. They are (1) orientation stage (dependence vs independence); (2) conflict stage (control vs adaptation); (3) integration stage (implicit vs explicit social structure); (4) achievement stage (intellectualizing vs implementation); and…

"Marriage" is treated as a mental concept that evolves in a developmental sequence of four qualitatively distinct stages: Magical, Idealized Conventional, Individualistic, and Affirmational. Each stage is illustrated with excerpts from Ingmar Bergman's Scenes From a Marriage. Some applications for marriage counselors are suggested. (Author)

Family therapy is primarily focused upon interpersonal or transactional issues. Gestalt therapy is particularly well suited for short term work on intrapersonal and boundary issues. This paper shows how the selective integration of the two approaches provides a significant, new dimension in the development of family therapy. (Author)

Although counselors are usually more concerned with how they listen than with what they say or write, it may be time for them to re-examine their priorities and give more attention to the words they use. (Author)

The theory that there exists a relationship between romantic love and sexual blockage was once widely accepted, but has recently been ignored. The author defines the terms and clarifies the relationship. He then examines 24 cultures and finds a strong correlation between the variables. The implications for marriage are discussed. (Author)

The author focuses on the needs that married couples try to satisfy at the level of nonconsciousness and which, as a rule, produce problems at the cognitive and behavioral levels. Suggestions for the marital therapist are included. (Author)

The courtship contracts serve as conceptual frames of reference to understand the normative structure and the psychodynamic components in distress. The contract established during courtship is explored in order to develop, during the time of marital crisis, explicitly negotiated standards. The goal is to re-educate the spouses to meet each others'…

Counselors at all levels are perpetually seeking new and more effective ways of establishing and maintaining therapeutic contact with their clients. The author has found the use of family photographs in counseling as a very effective means of establishing a good counselor-client relationship. (Author/HMV)

The only people who are qualified to confront are those who demonstrate high levels of understanding which go beyond what is being said, who demonstrate deep and appropriately changing levels of regard and affect, who possess a high level of physical energy, and who possess a large and growing repertoire of helping skills. (Author)

The author examines some of the roots of present ideas about human sexuality and modern concepts of masculinity and femininity. He then briefly analyzes some of the origins of modern society's discomfort with things sexual. Finally, he presents some ideas to guide future interpersonal relations. (Author/HMV)

Though proven to be an indispensable vehicle for the fulfillment of both individual and societal needs, small group process has not been free of theoretical disputes. This paper reviews a number of yet unresolved concomitants of group process, attempts a synthesis, and proffers some "fresh" ideas. (Author)

An overview is constructed of a substantial array of space and action techniques of broad utility in marriage and family therapy. Roots of these techniques and their basic concepts are traced. A heuristic typology is presented which highlights the essential interrelatedness of diverse methods and lays foundation for further innovation. (Author)