By working together in sharing pain and joy as they grow and mature, adolescents can belong, can come together. Group counseling provides one vehicle for such shared development but to be effective it must include the respect and the freedom for adolescents to help themselves. (Author)

The authors present a fairly extensive collection of studies investigating rational-emotive therapy outcome in an effort to substantiate the effecteness of RET. (Author)

Data from a survey of directors of APA-approved programs in clinical psychology reveal that a substantial number of programs offer formal training in clinical psychophysiology. Details are provided regarding types of training available; content areas covered; and, ratings indicating interest, utility and potential of biofeedback,…

Investigated the role of metatheoretical assumptions regarding clinicians' attributions of patient responsibility for problem cause and therapeutic change in contributing to similarities and dissimilarities in theoretical orientation and investigated the implications of these assumptions for clinical practice. Observed relations with estimated…

Examined the effects of integrating an unstable group of seriously disturbed adolescents into an existing day treatment program. Found the new admission subjects' disruptive behavior was not imitated by members of the established group, where there was a significant decrease in aggression and the overall number of psychiatric events. (Author/KS)

Responds to previous articles on counseling techniques of systematic desensitization, anxiety management training, rational restructuring, and stress inoculation training. Criticizes coginitive-behavioral researchers for not taking into consideration factors such as race, ethnicity, and culture in development of research paradigms. (NB)

Supports role playing as an effective intervention technique that has been broadly adapted for academic research and applied settings. Presents a classification scheme for organizing these diverse role-playing uses, in terms of intraindividual and intact group change. Suggests that research and implementation of role playing would be best served…

The impact and implications of key legal decisions as they affect special education for seriously emotionally disturbed students are discussed. Legal decisions in three key areas are addressed: eligibility for services, discipline (exclusion from school), and related services, particularly psychological treatment. (Author/JW)

Multiple personality disorder is associated with a high incidence of physical and sexual abuse during childhood. While difficult to diagnose, multiple personality is easier to treat if diagnosed early in childhood or adolescence. Treatment for multiple personality focuses on establishing trust and communicating with and integrating the…

Examines the role of cultural knowledge and culture-specific techniques in the psychotherapeutic treatment of ethnic minority group clients. Recommendations that therapists be culturally sensitive and know the client's culture must be linked to the processes of giving and credibility. (Author/LHW)

Investigated the differential effect of two kinds of behavior simulation (role-playing) interventions: spontaneous and mimetic-pretend, on the readiness and the responsibility attributions associated with delivering electric shocks to others (N=25). Results showed that the spontaneous subjects were more ego-oriented and inhibited in administering…

Those concerned with the funding of mental health services have begun to demand proof that psychotherapy is effective. This study examined clients' evaluations of specific therapist and client tasks at a university mental health center. Results and implications are discussed.

The similarity of process in psychotherapy and in college teaching, and the predictors of success in both processes, are discussed and tested using personality variables as predictors of success in two dissimilar medical courses. In both courses, as in psychotherapy, variables predicting success included aspects of personality adjustment and…

Analyzed social, developmental, and counseling psychology literature to gain insight into the confusion regarding definition and measurement of empathy. Discussed four proposals for understanding empathy with no clear-cut conclusion regarding the role of empathy in producing positive outcomes. (LLL)

Schools can help to ease mental health problems through preventive education, early detection and referrals for treatment, and assisting with the management of students with chronic problems. (SK)