Animal-Assisted programs with children are becoming increasingly popular in school and therapeutic settings. This article provides an overview of the benefits accrued by children as well as the concerns with programs which involve animals, and therapy dogs in particular, in these environments. Research over the past 30 years indicates that therapy…

During clinical interactions between speech-language pathologists and adults with aphasia, a variety of emotional issues arise. The literature suggests that while counseling is within the scope of practice, SLPs tend to avoid emotional issues in therapy (A. Holland, 2007a). The precise mechanisms employed for circumventing emotional issues in…

The results of this study provide evidence that counselors become involved in the defensive maneuvers of clients when objective self discrepant information is presented. (Author)

This article illustrates some specific advantages and practical considerations in the use of cotherapy during the family therapy process. (Author/DOW)

Describes the therapeutic role of informal analysis of learning and skill development and human transactions in the tutoring of an elementary age male who was experiencing behavioral and emotional problems. Emphasis is placed on the importance of communicating respect, hope, and love. (BL)

The author describes a set of procedures used frequently in his own counseling practice which are part of a therapeutic approach he has termed "Integral Therapy." (Author)

This article describes one approach to providing helping services for individuals with drug related problems. The development of the organization, services offered, and community outreach programs are discussed, as well as the training, supervision, and consultation provided by trained professionals to laymen which enables the agency to function…

Data collected from six university level encounter groups indicated that perceptions of group leader self-disclosure, mental health and helpfulness were all positively correlated. (Author)

A consistent finding was that across facilitative conditions, the low facilitators generally changed significantly more than the high facilitators, and significantly more so with students than with patients. (Author)

The findings support the notion that seating distance, as one channel of nonverbal communication, can affect the interviewer-patient relationship. (Author)

The adolescent group raises a special set of counter-transferential problems for its leader in outpatient settings. It is also characterized by the kind of upheaval inimitable to the adolescent world which makes its formation difficult, its duration often short-lived. (Author)

Clinical advances in the treatment of human sexual dysfunctions must be documented by objective and scientific assessments of changes in patients as a result of the therapy. The principle guidelines for evaluating such changes presented in this paper provide a framework for reliable investigations to determine which treatments work best. (Author)

This practical guidebook for novice therapists is designed as a supplement to be used with courses or books which focus on therapeutic theories. The intent of the guide is to explore the practical problems encountered during therapy and to investigate the commonsense aspects and nuances of the therapeutic encounter. Numerous topics are covered,…

It was proposed that existing therapeutic procedures may influence attributions about emotional states. Therefore an attributional analysis of crisis intervention, a model of community-based, short-term consultation, was presented. This analysis suggested that crisis intervention provides attributionally-relevant information about both the source…