Procedures used in empathy-helping studies suggest results may be due to demand characteristics. Two studies were run to investigate especially the mood induction process. One reproduced the Aderman-Berkowitz main mood effects. Another showed that after seeing a help-non-help incident, mood effects were demonstrated only when Ss knew the research…

Children who are developmentally disabled are more often handicapped by a lack of social skills than by intellectual limitations. The pilot program described here improved the psychosocial functioning of such children by involving them in one-to-one relationships with caring adults. (Author)

Children of divorce encounter many changes in their lives. Treatment through the HELPING acronym of multimodal counseling ensures attention to each of these areas. This article presents a series of eight sessions for HELPING children of divorce. (Author)

Available from: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. Explored are some significant factors that the learning disabilities (LD) teacher should be aware of when help is provided to the LD student. (BD)

This article illustrates some specific advantages and practical considerations in the use of cotherapy during the family therapy process. (Author/DOW)

The mentoring relationship is examined in terms of the stages in the process and the benefits to mentor, protege, and the organization. A four-step procedure to effectively foster mentoring in schools is presented. (MT)

A critique of a report asserting that there are serious shortcomings in the services provided for disabled persons proposes that a partnership between the medical profession and autonomous structures of the disabled would lead to the development of responsive and nonintrusive services that encourage independent living in the community. (Author/CB)

Investigated characteristics and helping patterns of 80 older rural natural helpers in the Midwest and New England. Results showed that although females (N=42) and males (N=38) were similar on demographic variables, there were marked differences associated with helper motivation, help initiation, helping style, and perceived outcome. Few site…

A study of the type and nature of questions asked of community pharmacists found that most questions concerned prescriptions, but when only professional questions were examined, non-prescription-related questions were more common. The results suggest that pharmacists' professional education about non-prescription drugs should be increased. (MSE)

Suggests ingredients in the therapy relationship that are common to all interventions. Examines similarities and differences in how the relationship works within the three dominant approaches to therapy to restimulate research and theory. (JAC)

Describes strategies for providing gerontological counseling in private practice. A nontraditional service delivery system and an educational helping model are presented to overcome the lag between needs and intervention. (Author/ABB)

Conducted a three-generation study of women's attitudes toward gender-appropriate roles and filial responsibility. United States gender-role attitudes were more egalitarian than those of the Japanese. In both countries, all three generations agreed that care of the elderly is a family responsibility, but attitudes toward filial responsibility were…

Examines the issue of developmental consistencies between and within levels of moral reasoning, altruism, and perspective coordination. The relative contributions of perspective coordination and moral reasoning to altruistic behavior were examined in fifth grade. (Author/RH)

Volunteers can help extend and expand all types of programs. Issues and trends of volunteerism in the society and its agencies and organizations are explored. (DF)

Discusses the importance of caring to patients who are seriously ill. The patient's world becomes limited, and requires understanding, patience, and honesty from friends and family who must support the patient through fear and pain and finally the bleakness of convalescence. (JAC)