Describes a group study method developed by a private adoption agency for couples interested in adopting children with special needs. The program includes group meetings, self-study homework, movies, slides, tapes, and extensive follow-up. (ED)

This study investigated the effectiveness of group counseling designed to increase the number of tentative career choices made by sixth-grade girls and to decrease the percentage of sex-typed choices. (Author)

An attempt to integrate the career counseling outcome literature (Spokane & Oliver, 1983) indicated that career counseling was definitely beneficial overall. Subsequent updating and additional analyses of the literature confirmed the usefulness of career counseling and led to further findings. Intensity of treatment ("time on task") was found to…

There has been a long standing concern with the preparation and training of group counselors. This study attempted to determine the efficacy of a computer-based, prescriptive method for teaching group leadership decision rules to graduate level counselor trainees. In the first phase of the study, the computer-based, prescriptive curriculum was…

This practicum took place at a spouse abuse shelter located in a county classified as urban in the southeast United States. It was found that once a family left the shelter, support groups were not available to help the children with feelings related to living in a home where domestic violence has occurred. Most of these children were already…

Differences on the Personal Orientation Inventory between 39 males and 40 females who participated in encounter groups and 40 males and 44 females who declined to participate in such groups were examined. (Author)

Twenty-four clients seeking help from a counseling center for emotional or personal-social problems were randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions: time-limited or undetermined-time counseling. Findings indicated significant improvement in terms of self-acceptance and increased independence for clients in the time-limited group over a…

Periods of silence in counseling groups may be productive or nonproductive for individual members. Specific constructive counselor behaviors are presented for dealing with silence in counseling groups. (Author)

The author maintains that death education is a necessary part of the school curriculum. He proposes group exploration of this topic, the use of honest and direct terminology, and involvement in services for those who have died. (Author)

A BEHAVIORAL APPROACH WAS USED TO TREAT SMALL GROUPS OF CHILDREN IN AN INNER CITY SETTING. THE GROUPS WERE ORGANIZED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE HARTWIG PROJECT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION OF DETROIT AND CONSISTED OF CHILDREN WITH SCHOOL ADOPTION PROBLEMS, DELINQUENT GANGS, AND CHILDREN FROM DISADVANTAGED SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY.…

THE EDUCATIONAL COUNSELOR PROGRAM INVOLVED TRAINING COLLEGE GRADUATES TO SERVE AS PAROLE OFFICERS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS. THE PROGRAM WAS EVALUATED IN A SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP STUDY WHICH USED RECIDIVISM AS A CRITERIA. THE EMPHASIS IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM WAS ON GROUP WORK TECHNIQUES. THE FOUR RECIDIVISM VARIABLES CHOSEN WERE--(1) NUMBER OF COURT…

BECAUSE OF THE FAR-REACHING IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE UNDERACHIEVER, IT WAS SOUGHT TO DETERMINE WHETHER GROUP COUNSELING ON A LONG-TERM BASIS WOULD HAVE ANY POSITIVE EFFECT. STUDENTS CHOSEN WERE IN THE TOP 25 PERCENT IN APTITUDE, WITH GRADE AVERAGES CONSIDERABLY BELOW THE MEAN. A CONTROL AND AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP WERE CHOSEN. IT WAS…

This paper reviews the literature relating to small group counseling in the lower elementary-school setting, to help children improve human relations and adjust socially. Discussed are: (1) the importance of early childhood education, (2) the role of guidance in early education, (3) the use of groups in elementary school guidance, (4) group…

Personality differences between students who accept or reject proffered counseling assistance were investigated by comparing personality traits of 116 male students at the University of Kentucky who accepted or rejected letters of invitation to group counseling. Factor analysis of Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) scores to two groups of 60 and…