An affective rele-altering model of family therapy is outlined. The role of affect, conflict, and demand-making are examined to note similarities and differences with other approaches to family intervention. Terms utilized within the model are defined and illustrations provided. The implications for the affective therapist's use of self are…

Recommends that the influences outlined in this article be given priority in programs designed to prepare professional counselors. Attention to these issues should result in the student counselor's becoming more sensitive to the core dimensions of an effective counseling relationship and the proper role of the practicing counselor. (Author)

A society's economic structure has a pervasive influence on the lives of individuals and on the political and social arrangements under which they live. The author discusses this influence and its impact on social work practice, and suggests that an understanding of economic realities will enhance social workers' empathy. (Author)

The article details the significance of nonverbal communication or body language for the counselor in interview situations. It gives background material of the research done in the area of nonverbal communication, and quotes extensively from the leaders in the field. (Author)

Investigated variations in conceptual complexity level of counselor and client on counselor attraction to the client. Counselor trainees rated attractiveness of clients following two counseling analogue tasks in which the client was depicted as exhibiting high or low conceptual level. More complex clients are more attractive across both levels.…

Subjects received falsified psychological test results that were discrepant with their own reports on self-referring attitudes. Both female and male subjects changed their self-reports more when the interpreter was of their own sex. (Author)

Clients (N=24) and 16 therapists, including five client-therapist pairs, were interviewed on how issues of social sex-role stereotyping and sexual orientation arose and were dealt with in therapy. Results indicated that similarity of sexual orientation of client and therapist is related to positive psychotherapeutic outcomes. (Author)

A disciplinary hearing must be a growth-producing experience for the student. Student Affairs professionals can make it such. (Author)

An interview method is recommended for finding student or staff behaviors responsible for successful outcomes in potentially undersirable situations.

Multimodal therapy is the thorough assessment and (where indicated) the systematic correction of problems across the BASIC ID (Behavior, Affect, Sensation, Imagery, Cognition, Interpersonal Relationships, and Drugs). The result is a basic profile of a client's personality. (Author)

This paper reviews the concept of the involuntary client, defines the term, and attempts to identify just who is the involuntary client. Different forms or manifestations of reluctance are discussed as are some ways one might deal with involuntarism. (Author)

Three broad counseling strategies are described that will enable counselees to attain their counseling objectives. A procedure for implementing these strategies is stated and examples of its use are given. (Author)

Through his play a child extends himself into areas which he has difficulty entering verbally. If counselors are to communicate effectively with children, they must consider this important dimension and provide at least limited opportunity for the child to utilize play as a natural part of his effort to communicate. (Author)

Increased emphasis on cancer rehabilitation is stated. A discussion of the developing emphasis on quality of survival for the cancer patient as it is increasingly being demanded both by the cancer patient and the health care-delivery system is included. Traditional hindrances to effective rehabilitation of the cancer patient are discussed. (Author)