A disabled counselor discusses the psychological needs of developmentally disabled persons and suggests solutions for meeting those needs. Considered are the needs for family counseling, individual and group psychotherapy, and sexual counseling. Among approaches recommended are specialized training and practicum for counselors to work with…

Rogers (1970) suggests that group therapy may be both safer and far more effective than individual counseling and therapy in achieving conditions which encourage learning and personal growth. There are many "how to's" and "do's and don'ts" which will ameliorate conditions for creating learning, or problem solving, groups. The…

Reviewed are literature and research on the use of the positive peer culture (PPC) approach with socially maladjusted and/or emotionally disturbed adolescents. Studies presented focus on the effects of PPC on inappropriate behavior and parole performance. Findings are noted to be inconclusive. (SB)

To compare differences in skills and self concept among mentally handicapped young adults, and to show the significance of the admission age and quality of special educational opportunities, a study was made involving 27 persons who had attended regular and/or special education classes. The educational experiences of the groups were organized in…

This paper is a systematic attempt to apply the principles and techniques of behavior modification to process and outcome in group therapy. The framework is derived from learning theory, and is aimed at providing a conceptual model for the understanding and practice of group therapy in which symptom redress is the primary goal. A number of…

Immediately before their second group therapy session, 10 newly formed inpatient therapy groups were randomly assigned to complete either collective or individual art projects. The members of a group in the collective-project condition completed a single art project as a group. Each member of a group assigned to the individual project condition…

A therapeutic program of sports activities was instituted for selected adolescents in an out-patient psychiatric clinic. Adolescents who could not benefit maximally from individual psychotherapy and who had problems with self-esteem, body image, and peer relationships were expected to benefit. Results are presented through case illustrations.…

Various ways in which social work educators can use the classroom to prepare students for creative groupwork are explained and the roles and responsibilities of teachers are discussed. Knowledge areas that should be emphasized include: views of the human condition, small group theory, group dynamics, and modelling professional values. (Author/BH)

Eight dimensions of healthy family functioning are isolated and discussed. These dimensions can be integrated as a mutually casual system, the "family health cycle." The different styles of leading family therapist can be seen as espousing different points of entry into the "family health cycle." (Author)

Subjects in a T-group tend to decrease reactive attributions. They are perceived as having learned to act, rather than observe and react. T-group change is conjecture. Some learning transfer from group to external environment is expected. (MFD)

This survey of juvenile courts across the country indicates that only one of five courts have a parent group program and few use procedures reported in the growing literature relating to changing the behavior of agressive children. (Author)

Describes a career counseling strategy based on specific psychosocial characteristics of battered women. Describes the approach as developmental, focusing on the client's self-concept. Proposes a group format to assist the clients in developing appropriate life and career-decision making skills. (Author/ABB)

This book is designed to help practitioners plan and conduct diverse therapeutic groups. It presents the framework to assist practitioners in understanding and judging how to respond to situations that arise during group sessions. This second edition works towards building stronger connections between theory and practice and considers short-term…

Discussed is a program in which trainable mentally retarded children were grouped according to similarity of communicative functions and directed in activities intended to promote peer interaction and to develop leadership abilities. (GW)

Describes a social studies program at the Bryant Youth Educational Support Center for socially or emotionally maladjusted children whose purpose is to develop a caring attitude, a concept of the nature of role in school behavior, and an experimental attitude towards coping with problems on the part of the students. (AN)