Presents a model of case conceptualization that can be used with any theoretical approach to counseling. Discusses issues surrounding the use of this model. Describes use of the model in doctoral theories of counseling courses and contends that the case conceptualization model guides counseling students in all steps of the application process.…

Presents selective review based upon counselor practice and highlights discrepancies between what counselors do and topical coverage in career literature. Surveyed 69 career counseling professionals to determine practitioner practice and reviewed literature. Determined what was done in practice did not reflect advances in field of vocational…

Asserts that counseling psychologists' aversion to theory-driven science and their enthusiasm for naive empiricism impede scientific progress. Identifies "received view" of science as theory-driven science, points out symptoms and consequences of the failure to apply this view, and argues that greater scientific progress will result from moving…

Claims multimodal therapy has proven successful with problems that are generally considered "difficult" and when the prognosis is often guarded. Reviews research on multimodal therapy; concludes additional research is underway. (ABL)

Discusses heuristic approach to scientific social work research as philosophy of research that draws from contemporary philosophy of science and cultural, cognitive, and linguistic studies and that endorses research as tool for advocacy. Presents fundamental concepts of heuristic model, emphasizing how new conceptual foundations can facilitate…

Describes emergence of Human Age, period of evolution when people, institutions, and organizations begin to focus on tremendous potential of human beings to create beneficial relationships in schools and other settings. Sees primary aim during Human Age to be cultivation of relationships and nurturance of environments in which emerge higher order…

Discusses performance art and how it explores traces of emotions, objects, place, and memory in a collage involving all of the arts. Argues that its impact depends upon performers rather than actors and things rather than plots. Discusses performance art as an educational theater activity with young people. (SR)

Introduces the mini-series, which is designed to examine myths about intervention. Explains that, although assessment remains the primary role of school psychologists, many are beginning to intervene directly. Articles examine services psychologists provide and the relationship of intervention to the more traditional role of consultation and…

A Delphi panel of 28 Australian nurse educators and 42 clinicians identified 58 practice items in which reality was far from ideal. In particular, for 16 items related to patient empowerment, nursing research, and technology policy, clinical behavior was rated below the median. (SK)

Principles of art and science can be integrated to form a firmer and more socially responsible foundation for art therapy. Preliminary guidelines for systematically incorporating a scientific perspective with art therapy are presented, emphasizing the role research plays in constructing a combined knowledge base. Implications for current practice…

Presents a reaction to major contribution articles from this issue of "The Counseling Psychologist" (2000, [this issue]). Maintains that the articles provide an excellent introduction for counselors to the field of prevention. Discusses problems concerning the definitions of prevention and the overwhelming need for primary prevention and…

Responds to three response articles and notes in the articles insistence on: importing religion into psychotherapy; serious misunderstanding about the proposed psychology of spirituality; argument primarily by appeal to authority; and imprecision and ad hominem comments. Offers clarifications and suggests that the target article deserves further…

Asserts the value of a theory for conflict management training and summarizes the theory of cooperative and competitive conflict and its empirical base. Outlines the theory's specific implications for conflict management training in China. (EV)

Explains the ENRICH approach to learning that merges theory and practice for industrial settings. Incorporates learning theories at the individual, group, and organizational level for knowledge construction and discusses four types of learning: reflection in action with semantically related resources, domain construction, community of practice…

Describes a four-year collaboration between a practitioner and an academician and discusses the opportunities it presented to draw from practical experience and academic expertise. Suggests that there are fundamental organizational and institutional issues that must be considered even in successful collaborations. (JOW)