Proposes three ways in which counselors may be seen as contributing to client resistance: counselor wants client to be and to behave in counselor-imposed ways; counselor actively constructs complementary role that client is to fulfill; and counselor maintains entrenched belief in truth of "client resistance." Suggests strategies to help…

The liability of government and nonprofit organizations for failure to train employees has increased. Nonexistent training policies may be seen as deliberate indifference. Public sector administrators should assess the current state of training and establish effective policies. (SK)

This paper discusses a case-finding process for identifying all people 55 years and over with an intellectual disability living in 2 regions of Victoria (Australia). Results indicated that, although not all 215 people located were registered with specialist services, they were known to the generic system, suggesting the value of greater…

Clinical applications of statistical process control (SPC) in human service organizations are considered. SPC is seen as providing a standard set of criteria that serves as a common interface for data-based decision making, which may bring decision making under the control of established contingencies rather than the immediate contingencies of…

This summary of a seminar meeting on consumer concerns in services for people with blindness and visual impairments addresses the future of services, an ideal model of the blindness system, goals of rehabilitation services, a mission statement, differential evaluation of system criteria, and strategies to implement goals. (DB)

Examined client motivation and attrition from counseling among 139 clients. Found that self-efficacy and outcome expectations each explained unique variation in motivation, beyond client and counselor background variables; self-efficacy and motivation each contributed to prediction of client return status after intake interview; and self-efficacy…

Clients (n=53) with orthopaedic and soft tissue injuries were assessed using Life Roles Inventory; Life Satisfaction Questionnaire; and measures of physical capacity, perceived exertion, and functional ability. Findings suggest that, although commitment to major life roles does not change following injury, levels of participation and role value…

Asserts that clients' religious beliefs should be considered in counselor education curriculum. Presents rationale for position that clients' religious beliefs must be respected, demonstrates that religious beliefs have legitimate place in multicultural component of counselor education curriculum, and offers suggestions for counselor education…

Highlights barrage of ethical issues regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Reviews ethical and legal guidelines pertaining to HIV and AIDS and confidentiality. Summarizes HIV and AIDS confidentiality policies of major helping professional organizations, articulates questions that contribute to…

Explores multiple and dynamic intersections of gender with race, culture, and class in psychosocial identity formation to minimize the risk of homogenizing or polarizing understanding of these characteristics. Seeks to promote dialogue among helping professionals concerning the pivotal role of these simultaneous intersections in affecting clients'…

Presents review of cross-section of strategies developed for training counselors to work with such diverse populations as ethnic and racial minorities, elderly people, and persons with disabilities. Proposes that these strategies have broader application than client populations for whom they were initially designed. (Author/NB)

Notes that counselors struggle with dilemma of whether to breach therapeutic confidence in instance when human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected client has informed counselor of continued sexual activity or injectable substance-using activity without informing his or her partner(s) of HIV-positive sero-status. Asserts that ethics of covenant…

Replicated Szymanski and associates' findings concerning counselor education, experience, and competitive closure rates for clients with severe disabilities. Findings from 50 rehabilitation counselors revealed that, for approximately the first 12 years of their careers, rehabilitation counselors with master's degrees tended to have higher rates of…

Administered measures of self-efficacy and outcome expectations regarding posthospital adjustment to hospitalized psychiatric patients (n=103) at discharge. Results indicated that self-efficacy contributed significantly to prediction of both symptom distress and motivation regarding community adaptation, independently of demographics, past…

Examined effects of leader gender on group therapy clients' perceptions of coleader influence and effectiveness, testing hypothesis that there would be significant differences, with members perceiving male coleaders as more influential and effective than female co-leaders. Data from 18 male and 21 female clients revealed no significant differences…