Independent private practice of psychology as health care provider necessitates new professional in psychology acquire knowledge. Beyond actual practice of psychology, knowledge is needed to make ethical decisions, to operate within the laws of one's state, and to operate a business. Self-management, case management, and stress management are…

Summarizes professional and personal themes that emerge from examination of 11 articles in January 1992 issue of "The Counseling Psychologist." Professional themes include implementing scientist-practitioner model, identifying with counseling psychology, dealing with competency issues, seeking employment satisfaction, maintaining…

Applauds presentation of career development information in counseling psychology in January 1992 issue of "The Counseling Psychologist," noting the issue is timely and relevant. Claims methodology is flawed because it uses anecdotal articles and the topics and questions appear to have had effect of focusing authors on specific aspects of…

Based on accounts in January 1992 issue of "The Counseling Psychologist" as well as author's and colleagues' experiences, asserts that some settings serve as far better entry points into profession of counseling psychology than others, and that one of the ways in which they vary is availability of support and resources with which to…

Reflects on 30-year career in counseling psychology. Claims providing direct mental health services was just as rewarding as was teaching students and contributing to science through research. Notes author does not see herself as second-class citizen because she is a mental health service provider and not engaged in empirical research. (ABL)

This reaction to the Major Contribution in the September 2005 issue of "The Counseling Psychologist" highlights the implied threats to the survival of academic training programs in counseling psychology. Counseling psychologists are urged to analyze the historical roots of the profession and current market realities and to make principled…

This paper describes an exploratory pilot research project, aimed at investigating occupational stress amongst educational psychologists. It investigated three areas: educational psychologists' perceptions of their own stress levels, sources of stress and possible work conditions, which may reduce stress levels. Data was collected via…

The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to examine and document the role of personal influence in the history of community psychology, and (b) to measure the field's inclusion of traditionally marginalized populations. In addition to presenting visually the genealogy of community psychology, results suggest that people have mattered in the…

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has experienced a dramatic growth in use and acceptability over the last 20 years. CAM is a diverse collection of medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered a component of conventional medicine. CAM traditionally has been practiced by informally educated…

In this article, the author comments on John Radford's article "Psychology in its Place," which is a provocative and thoughtful piece on the state of psychology as a discipline in higher education. In his article, Radford introduces evidence that psychology graduates are attractive to employers for their numeracy and literacy skills and…

Psychologists conducting interventions usually think in terms of assisting individuals, families, or small groups. Reaching large segments of a population is typically not the way most psychologists, in particular clinical and counseling psychologists, conceptualize intervention. In the parenting field, however, where large numbers of parents and…

This article examines the practices of school psychologists who work within an urban school district. Participants (N = 86) rated 20 specific practices on their current use, their importance, and their level of competence. Overall the school psychologists rated their involvement in traditional assessment activities as significantly more common…

This paper provides a background to the mental health policy changes introduced by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in 2006. It then considers a major Australian Government COAG reform, the revision of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), by analysing the month-by-month utilisation of the available time-series data for the 17-month…

This cross-sectional study identified variables associated with protease inhibitor (PI) non-adherence in 179 patients taking anti-retroviral therapy. Univariate analyses identified 11 variables associated with PI non-adherence. Multiple logistic regression modelling identified three predictors of PI non-adherence: low adherence self-efficacy and…

This research was conducted at a Substance Abuse Forum designed to address local community needs by focusing on Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) in addiction treatment. The purpose of the study was to assess substance abuse treatment professionals' readiness to adopt EBPs, experience with EBPs, and attitudes toward EBPs, as well as agency support…