College males were interviewed about how college had altered their friendships, values, and plans. The interviewers diclosed experiences and feelings similar to those revealed by the students. Results support Byrne's Law of Similarity in generating interpersonal attraction in the interview and suggest that the timing of self-disclosures is…

Paper presented at the Workshop on Areas of Library Services of Concern to Hospital and Institutional Libraries (Kansas City, June 23, 1968).

Examined relationship between cultural dissimilarity and duration, satisfaction, and perceived effectiveness of counseling in treatment dyads that varied race of counselor and client. Results indicated White counselors provided fewer sessions than non-White counselors and non-White clients expressed less satisfaction with counseling, regardless of…

The therapeutic community and traditional mental health services have not been demonstrated to be effective for the drug user, the mental health patient, or the alcoholic. A variety of behavior modification techniques look promising. However, their applicability for drug users has yet to be determined. The means for adequate assessment are…

The purpose of this study was to identify and examine the major knowledge domains and job functions required for rehabilitation counseling practice in today's rapidly changing practice environment. Results revealed seven job functions and six knowledge domains. Participants' ratings of the importance of job functions and knowledge domains and…

Found participants (N=28) in alcohol treatment groups showed decreases in denial of drinking problems and decreases in psychopathology following 12 weeks of group counseling. Determined greater self-acceptance was associated with experiencing acceptance by group and with greater decreases in denial; decreases in denial and psychopathology were…

In this interview, Dr. Irvin Yalom, director of the Adult Psychiatry Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine, discusses his beginnings as a group psychotherapist, current issues in group work, and the future of group work. (Author/TE)

Examines therapeutic compliments as highly effective means of motivating clients that also increase therapeutic leverage. Proposes that compliments should be purposefully given, and that the type of compliment should vary with the intended response of the client to the compliment. (Author/ABL)

Presents reprint of original work published in 1957 in "Journal of Consulting Psychology" in which Carl Rogers takes one small segment of theory of psychotherapy, of personality, and of interpersonal relationships; spells it out more completely; and explores its meaning and usefulness. Rogers examines psychological conditions necessary and…

Discusses and demonstrates that person-centered practice and theory are psychodynamic in a general psychoanalytic sense because they refer to unconscious processes. Proposes that person-centered practice could be enriched by reconsidering the differences from and similarities with psychodynamic therapy. (Author/GCP)

Provides a review of published, counseling-relevant literature on the physical environment, with a focus on physical elements that may enhance or detract from the counseling process. Describes environmental variables that are relevant to counseling, provides examples of their practical importance, and describes possible application to counseling…

Discusses the factors underlying the use of therapy and counseling as a medium for therapist abuse. Examines the prevailing conditions for abuse to occur, how the therapist overcomes client resistance, and the implications for the maintenance of professional standards. (Author/GCP)

The effectiveness of journaling as a therapeutic and teaching tool is well documented. However, specific examples of school counselors utilizing journaling as a therapeutic tool are sparse. Existing school counseling literature was reviewed and journaling as an educational and therapeutic tool was explored and related to the school counseling…