The author presents a case study in which play therapy is used with an older child. (BY)

The major result of the study is that the subjects' self experiencing increased significantly during the focusing periods even though the experimenter's empathy, warmth, and genuineness remained low. (Author)

The results of the study question the widsom of using testimonials by counselors as support for the positive effects of new recording methods and for the absence of adverse effects. (Author)

This study dealt with the nature of experimental control and the types and consequences of its errors or compromises in executing an experimental design for research on counseling or therapy. (Author)

A well-organized outdoor program, with emphasis on skill-building, group dynamics, and self-esteem development, can be designed for exceptional persons. This article presents some concepts basic to an outdoor program and offers practical solutions to situations planners may see as dilemmas. (CJ)

Discusses use of alternate sessions, regularly scheduled meetings without the therapist, in analytic group therapy and proposes that opinions should be derived from a theoretical formulation, not in place of one. A decision against the use of alternate sessions is presented by delineating basics of psychoanalytic theory. (Author/BEF)

Basic principles of the nature therapy model are described, integrating the author's personal journey and examples from fieldwork and theory. Four aspects are nature as "sacred space"; nature as therapeutic setting; healing potential of nature's physical and aesthetic elements and connections to "universal truths"; and…

Examines various therapeutic approaches to Vietnam veterans and gives specific consideration to the implications for religious counselors working with this population. (Author)

Presents account of setting up and running an Action Group with adolescents in outpatient setting. Contrasts ideas and aims underlying Action Groups with those of Social Skills Training. Illustrates how therapeutic philosophy helps to define group's boundaries, procedures, and purpose. Describes typical group session. (Author/NB)

Examines and compares assimilation and multiculturalism from an art therapy perspective. Clarifies some of the difficulties faced by art therapists, and seeks to understand the barriers which hinder the ability to accept variety and differences in the art room. Proposes that art therapists actively use their artistic nature to embrace diversity in…

The authors describe their individual and collective experiences reconstructing their New Orleans-based university composition program in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They emphasize how the concept of "floating foundations" helps account for changes in their students' interests, and they suggest that this idea is applicable to the…