Reviews two articles from "School Psychology Review," volume 15, 1986, which were devoted to preschool assessment, focusing on their relevance to counselors: one article discusses historical and legislative background, offering a conceptual framework on preschool assessment; the other focuses on family assessment using an ecological systems…

This study investigated the effects of therapists' observer-client race pairing and client self-disclosure on observers' descriptive and attitudinal ratings of clients. A major implication is that observer race, client race, and client self-disclosure influence clinical decision-making. (Author/LHW)

Regular and special educators evaluated the acceptability of alternative treatments to modify a childhood behavior disorder in two experiments. Teacher status was varied in Experiment I; child disability was varied in Experiment II. Results indicated that in both experiments teachers could distinguish between treatments on the basis of their…

Mexican American adults (259) in three suburban Southern California communities responded to a standardized psychological impairment measure to test whether relinquishment of traditional values lessens acculturative stress and adjustment problems, or if identification with Anglo American culture while maintaining traditional values facilitates…

A survey of directors of admissions and chairpersons of departments of psychiatry in U.S. and Canadian medical schools was undertaken concerning problems of the identification of students with emotional problems prior to admission and the role of psychiatry faculty members on the admissions committee. (Author/MLW)

In an effort to address the series of school shootings in the 1990s, several organizations compiled and published checklists and other materials for schools to use in identifying students who might be capable of violent acts. As a consequence, schools have entered into the controversial world of profiling. In this paper, the authors use their…

To comfort, educate, enlighten, and even entertain are some words used to describe the role of a minister, but how to determine a minister's effectiveness is a complicated task. The literature on what constitutes an effective minister can be described by four broad categories: the minister's personality, motivations and personal preferences,…

This volume is designed to provide corrections practitioners with basic staff training on the needs of those with mental illness and impairments in our correctional systems. Chapter titles are: (1) "Mental Illness in the Correctional Setting"; (2) "Substance Use Disorders"; (3) "Problems with Mood"; (4) "Problems…

Medical school admissions committees are expected to select physicians with specific attributes such as intelligence, altruism, dutifulness, and compassion. Besides basing these attributes on the best professional judgment of the physicians and medical school faculty, there has been little quantitative research to determine the psychological…

The author argues the position that, "...drawing is a learned behavior, one that can be affected through instruction. (Author)

Jean Piaget's theories about children's cognitive development are applied to the evaluation of childhood psychosis. Problems with the testing of such children are described, and results of a research project that used the Piaget-inspired Uzgiris and Hunt Ordinal Scales of Psychological Development to assess autistic children's cognitive processes…

Obtained normative data from 305 children on a Coding Recall Measure adapted from the WISC-R. Although coding recall has face validity as a visual memory measure, there are some contradictions to such clinical use in view of possible lack of representativeness of the sample and limited reliability and validity. (Author/JAC)

Reports the results of an empirical study of psychological stress and strain among teachers. A number of strain variables were sampled: various aspects of job satisfaction and felt pressure; self-esteem assessed against the perceived qualities of other teachers; and clinically validated measures of depression, anxiety, somaticism, and…

A research project attempted to confront issues involved in facilitating and measuring the psychological development of teachers participating in an inservice education program. Results of the study suggest that it is difficult to create effective developmental experiences for adults, since they tend to stabilize at a particular developmental…

Describes the initial evaluation phase of family therapy, which clarifies the circular interaction maintaining the symptom, the family structure, and its relationship to the therapist. Suggests using first sessions to collect data and organize it meaningfully. Presents phenomenological and mythical models of family functioning as guides for…