Research centers in schools of social work are growing in number and scope. In this article the authors argue that this increase is in line with the growing recognition that research and science are critical components of the mission of the social work profession. The authors examine the purposes and various models for establishing research…

Background: The turn to neoliberalism in welfare policy suggests that human services need to be based on a market approach. The problem with this suggestion is that it presupposes marketing information such that service providers can market their services for identified client needs. In the field of intellectual disability (ID) services this type…

Surveyed 72 counseling psychologists regarding perceptions of clients' unrealistic expectations about counseling. Most perceived some clients as having unrealistically high expectations about need for concreteness; likelihood of counselor nurturance, directiveness, and empathy; and probability of beneficial outcome; and unrealistically low…

Surveyed participants (n=213) in human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) educational programs to determine whether education could help reduce fear and increase comfort in work with HIV/AIDS clients. Found positive increase in self-assessed attitude scores within groups. Multiple group comparisons indicated…

Responds to previous two articles on session impact in counseling process research. Notes that Session Impacts Scale and Session Evaluation Questionnaire have great potential as research tools. Discusses issues of retest reliability, connection of session-level measures to research strategies based on other units of analyses, and suggested uses of…

Reports on ethnic differences in service utilization, preferences, and delivery concerns among 488 Latinos, European Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans who were consumers or potential consumers of California family-resource centers providing child, economic, social, and health-related services. Latinos and African Americans were…

Domestic violence is a growing social and health problem that affects many women each year. While the reasons that a great number of battered women stay in or return to an abusive relationship are multifaceted, reasons extracted from the domestic violence literature revealed that the lack of economic resources and the lack of financial…

Objective: The authors describe the epidemiology of infirmary chief complaints aboard a collegiate maritime training ship. Participants: They assessed patients (N = 646 visits) evaluated by the "USTS Enterprise" medical department during a 44-day sea term from January to February 2007. Methods: The authors conducted a retrospective chart review of…

This article profiles Laura Pittman, the nation's first credentialed Direct Support Professional (DSP). Laura is a DSP at the Orange Grove Center (OGC) in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has been working there for almost ten years. She has been a DSP for seven of those years, and in that role, supported four women at one of the Orange Grove Center…

The purpose of this study was to examine, describe, and explain experiences of men with eating disorders and to gain understanding of the relevant life issues, perceptions, and attitudes. What are some of the contributing factors and experiences of men who suffer from eating disorders despite the widely held assumption that eating disorders are…

Surveys the literature on the psychosocial adjustment of cancer survivors, identifying four areas that may challenge cancer survivors: coping with the late physical effects of treatment; living with the uncertainty of long-term survival; resolving problems related to intimacy, marriage, and reproduction; and employment discrimination. Implications…

Investigated member-perceived curative factors in an incest-survivor group, comparing therapeutic factors reported in closed, time-limited incest survivor group to those in Bonney et al.'s open, long-term survivor group and to Yalom's therapy groups. Findings suggest that relative importance of curative factors may be related to group stages.…

Findings from university students (n=92) who sought career counseling suggest that clients have fairly clear ideas about what they want from career counseling and about what the experience should be like. Clients appeared less certain about what career counseling would actually be like and were less optimistic about it. (Author/NB)

Responds to concerns raised by Tracey and Tinsley in previous articles which looked at Galassi et al.'s article on client anticipations and preferences regarding career counseling. Asserts that research in new area should incorporate variety of methods and philosophies including those that are more empirical or discovery-oriented in focus rather…

Contends that what has eluded many social service professionals is the reality that multicultural diversity in principle and practice is effective tool for enhancing client-counselor relationships and client outcomes. Describes how counselors and agencies can enhance their multicultural diversity skills and create milieu where people of diverse…