Previous uses of humor in career counseling and therapy are reviewed. A specific technique for creating humor in career counseling is suggested, focusing on humorous bisociations between love and career. (Author)

A report by an imaginary Moral Standards Committee of the All-American Association of School Boards on the relationship of private sinning to public education is discussed. (MB)

Summarizes what to expect for teachers according to the stars and including all signs of the zodiak. Quite humorous, actually. (GB)

Cognitive strategies of identification of the absurd with criticism, wonder, or mockery were found to elicit laughter in an above chance frequency. (MH)

Light essay by an English teacher on his own traumatic experience in seeing his first child off for her first day at school. (PD)

The article examines the concept of creativity from a philosophical point of view and discusses how to teach creativity through humor and metaphor. (Author/DLS)

Tips for the substitute teacher. (CM)

A life-long teacher's kit should contain the following items: (1) a People Valuer, (2) a Self-Concept Conductor, (3) a Hook Straightener, (4) a Stereotype Stomper, (5) an Ignorance Eraser, (6) a Crap Detector, and (7) a Courage Booster. (MB)

Advocates use of humorous journal articles in counselor training curriculum to enhance learning and facilitate counselor socialization. (Author/CM)

"Technology Travesties" is a traditional biennial conference event with a humorous approach to keep everyone in tune with themselves. (JMK)

We analyzed spontaneous conversational humor production and response among 11 right hemisphere-damaged (RHD) patients, 10 left hemisphere-damaged (LHD) patients, 7 normal controls (NC), and their spouses. RHD patients and their spouses reported a statistically significant decline in the patients' orientation to humor post-stroke. Also, we found a…

According to the literature, humor is a critical tool to enhance the counseling process because it can reduce stress, build rapport, and aid in the increase of the client's self-efficacy. In recent years, the critical nature of using humor appropriately from a cultural perspective has been explored. In this article, the authors further explore the…

This article explores the existence of humor in counseling from the perspectives of several leaders in the field. Specifically, the last 5 authors describe some of their thoughts and experiences regarding the emergence of humor in counseling.

Research has demonstrated that the use of animals in counseling provides beneficial effects to clients. This article presents literature on Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), and details an exploratory study that applied AAT in an adolescent anger management group. Consistent with other research, beneficial effects noted in this study included a…