A gay counselor explains what heterosexual counselors can do to help homosexual counselees. Included in the article is a short list of useful organizations which counselors may find useful for referral purposes. (HMV)

This article traces one client's progress from chronic unemployability to vocational stability through the use of rational emotive therapy (RET). The authors explain the causality among activating events, belief systems, and emotional consequences. The client is helped toward a view of self-responsibility in determining his own consequences.…

An experienced Gestalt therapist and educator discusses some neglected areas of this popular approach to personal growth. The theory behind Gestalt Therapy is also examined in detail. (Author)

This study examined the age and sex characteristics of persons who would be sought for advice by different cohort groups. The results indicated a convergence of preferences for middle-aged advisors, with males being preferred as advisors more strongly by the middle-aged and older groups. (JMB)

This article points out some areas of possible confrontation for the counselor which may be helpful in the counseling process, but which will also involve somewhat lesser degrees of risk for the counselor who is less certain of his or her skills in this area. (Author)

Several points are discussed in an attempt to understand paraprofessionals in the present climate. The authors view them as a blend of the old and the new---affecting human services systems and being affected by them. (Author/PC)

As drug education programs have proliferated, paraprofessionals have played an important role in their services. Rudow gives an example of a program staffed almost entirely by paraprofessionals. (Author)

The role of the high school counselor in confidentiality issues is related, as well as the difference between privilege and confidentiality. Presented at NACAC Annual Conference, Chicago, Oct. 1973. (Author/PC)

This article focuses on counseling concerns for the practical living of individuals with homosexual tendencies. The author cautions against irresponsible promotion of a bisexual mode of life for many persons who have had to deny their homosexual desires under the heavy anti-homosexual bias of our society. (Author/BW)

The article describes the origins and development of the Allfarthing Workshop, London, which is one example of a shared learning experience, where the participants have been freed from the traditional roles of teacher as leader imposing his choice of knowledge and skill and the student as the unquestioning consumer. (Author/MW)

The article discusses the concept of change through its definition and looks at different forms of change in counseling, different change tempos, and the value of change for people. (Author)

The need for specifying client expectations and goals in counseling and then determining whether those needs were fulfilled led to the author's developing an approach that measures client perceptions of changes on desired personal characteristics. (Authro)

This paper focuses on the problems of youth at risk of not successfully making the transition to adulthood. It examines the concept of mentoring and discusses several existing and successful mentoring programs. It looks at mentoring as it relates to young people--teenagers, young adults, and also some "pre-teens." Chapter 1 presents an overview of…

The frequent occurrences of athletic scandals in colleges and universities prompted a study whose purpose was to examine faculty opinions about athletes at schools which compete at Division 1-A NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) schools. Specifically, the study sought to: (1) describe the opinions of academic faculty members of…

Depression is defined as a "whole-body" illness, involving the body, mood, and thoughts. Three of the most prevalent types of depressive disorders are described: major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorders (formerly called manic-depressive illness). Eleven symptoms of depression and 10 symptoms of mania are listed. Causes of depression are…