The results suggested that therapists relatively free of emotional conflict, yet willing to acknowledge internal discomfort when it is present, are better able to understand, accept, and respond nondefensively to their patients. (Author)

Discusses recent studies showing that addiction counselors can use humor effectively in therapeutic approaches. Claims that counselors must learn ways to manage their personal and professional stress and that this can be achieved by integrating humor into daily work activities. Likewise, happy and optimistic therapists provide more effective…

Asserts that therapeutic ritual becomes metaphorical encounter for family in counseling in that it suggests process the family can engage in to help members to indirectly resolve a presenting complaint, a transition in family life, or a transition in counseling. Presents a case that illustrates a collectively designed ritual that metaphorically…

Qualitative analyses of 2 clients' psychotherapies (client centered and process-experiential) investigated the developmental progression from formulating a problem to achieving an understanding of it. The results elaborated one segment in the 8-stage Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Sequence (APES), through which problematic parts of a…

In October 2006, the California Men's Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo, faced with staff recruitment and retention difficulties, took an innovative step to utilize long-term sentenced inmates as peer mentors and primary counselors to lead their prison-based therapeutic community (TC) program. The program was designed, developed, and implemented…

The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship of history of gang involvement to engagement in Therapeutic Community (TC) treatment. Residents (N = 222) at two Daytop facilities completed a survey assessing sociodemographic characteristics, prior gang involvement and multiple aspects of TC functioning. Residents with prior gang…

Working with children and adolescents in any therapeutic setting can be a challenge. Counselors who take on the task of working with this population must have a multitude of skills and tools at their disposal. This article outlines the importance of making counseling experiential for young clients by discussing several creative counseling…

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of a six-week intervention that aimed to promote teachers' physical activity level during working hours. Thirty-eight teachers from three intervention schools (schools randomly assigned as intervention group) received intervention prompts: SMS messages, leaflets and posters…

Clinical studies suggest that A and B therapist "types" may be associated with variation in the process and outcome of psychotherapy. Because of the proliferation of A-B scales, this study attempts to replicate and clarify several scale versions in order to justify their use in future studies. (Author/PC)

The present study examines how Ss perceive the same E-therapists. Results show that E-therapists are perceived differently depending on the technique used, and that perceptual differences are related to locus of control. (Author)

Results indicated that the client sees the therapist as being capable of healthier functioning than himself, and that the therapist sees himself as functioning more effectively than the client. (Author)

The results of this study suggest that the kind of counter-transference established in early interviews may be important to the out-come of psychotherapy. The successful therapists in these interviews were more dominant than their unsuccessful counterparts. (Author)

The results of this study provide evidence that counselors become involved in the defensive maneuvers of clients when objective self discrepant information is presented. (Author)