Investigated prediction of therapeutic alliance from patient pretreatment characteristics among 60 elderly depressed outpatients treated in behavioral, cognitive, and brief dynamic psychotherapy. Found that higher degree of patient defensiveness was related to lower patient contribution to alliance as reflected in patient commitment and working…

Explores some reasons why gerontological training has been slow to develop within religious or interreligious contexts. Examines obstacles to its assimilation into graduate programs and religious communities and investigates alternative ways of integrating gerontology into graduate theological education. (Author/NB)

Compared participants' verbal response modes (VRM) in exploratory and prescriptive psychotherapies. Each client received eight sessions of each treatment with same therapist throughout. Therapist and client utterances were coded for each of 39 clients. Found large therapist VRM differences between treatments, consistent with theoretically…

Addresses the case of Jessie, rehabilitation counseling client described in a previous article. Sets counseling goals and offers suggestions for counseling techniques. Discusses interventions which focus on information gathering, supportive counseling, ongoing supportive group counseling, assertiveness training, family services, and work…

Presents overview of multiple factors affecting the life style of chronic pain patients, with an emphasis on assessment and rehabilitation. Focuses on chronic pain rehabilitation, including assessment, treatment, and evaluation of the rehabilitation outcome with the understanding that the goal of therapy is to restore the patient as closely as…

Used Job Descriptive Index to appraise level of job satisfaction of 111 primary-care employees. The results revealed that varied personality types chose occupations in the caregiving field; satisfaction tended to be independent of personality type. Issues such as pay, promotion, and relationships with supervisors and co-workers were important…

Outlined method for studying rater bias in counseling and psychotherapy. Used method to study three potential sources of rater bias concerning characteristics of rater, client, and therapist. Examined ratings on Collaborative Study Psychotherapy Rating Scale for 826 sessions of psychotherapy in Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research…

Discusses the underutilization of computerized systems in human services practitioners' work and presents the Graphical Case Record, developed at a child development center in Israel, as a computerized interface congruent with practitioner work style, supportive of professional treatment standards, and easy to use. (Author/LRW)

A survey of 133 Illinois direct service providers across various agencies indicated that providers are committed to serving youth with emotional/behavioral disorders locally, but perceived a lack of effort to eliminate ineffective programs and identified procedural barriers to providing comprehensive community-based services. A wide variety of…

Notes that dual identity of artist and therapist can be particularly problematic for art therapist and that transference and countertransference issues are complicated by these roles. Presents theoretical review and case study in which adolescent client was motivated, prolific, talented, and dramatically improving behaviorally as result of art…

Reviews theoretical work on emotional communication and burnout, concentrating on the Empathic Communication Model of Burnout. Tests hypotheses with a sample of workers who provide services to the homeless. Suggests that the moderating variables of job involvement, organizational role, and attitude about service recipients influence the impact of…

Examined male and female counselors' countertransference reactions to lesbian versus heterosexual client actresses, and the role of counselor homophobia and countertransference management ability in countertransference reactions. Counselors did not exhibit more countertransference with lesbian clients. Countertransference management did not…

Examined male counselors' reactions to gay and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected clients. Findings from 34 counselors revealed that counselors experienced greater discomfort with HIV-infected that HIV-negative clients, and counselors' homophobia predicted their discomfort with gay male clients. Client sexual orientation did not affect…

Clarifies issues of professional values, professional ethics, and legal requirements involved in counseling clients who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive. Discusses implications for the practice of mental health counseling with clients infected with HIV. Proposes suggestions for step-by-step measures of action for mental health…

Disabled persons may receive needed personal assistance from spouse, parents, other family, or a hired assistant (possibly shared) who is compensated by cash or barter. Disabled persons in rural areas rely heavily on family members and face overwhelming locational, financial, and attitudinal barriers to independent living. (SV)