Social service programs for children and families have often distanced themselves from issues of religion and spirituality. However, in recent years, children's services and family therapy have gradually moved toward stronger emphases on ecosystemic influences, including those from organized religions. The overlapping and interacting roles of…

Day treatment for the emotionally disturbed child was the focus of this short-term summer project. Among the positive results of this program was the increased interaction of children, parents, center, and community. (CS)

A 2-week therapeutic camp was held for 24 emotionally disturbed elementary school children of average intelligence. (GW)

Studies programs on death and dying emphasizing the need for health care professionals to focus on the affectual and experiential aspects of their patients and of themselves. Implicit elements of health professions education keep the attention of the student and clinician centered on technological factors. (Author)

Model of group counseling was thought to provide therapeutic atmosphere in which disruptive students have opportunity to gain responsibility for effective and active involvement in their educational experience and psychological development. Results indicate process helped disruptive students acquire thinking and behavior patterns to interact more…

This article describes a transitional living facility at Craig Hospital, Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center in Englewood, Colorado. This program has resulted in gains in self-concept, skills, family awareness, social-psychological adjustment to disability, and lowered costs associated with outpatient status for severely disabled…

This article reviews studies focusing on the psychological aspects and problems of renal disease. Findings suggest that disabled individuals do not become emotionally disturbed by their disability but by beliefs about their disability, opinions about the treatment, and events subsequent to their disability. Use of rational counseling techniques is…

This paper explores innovative treatment modalities that may encourage the participation of lower socioeconomic minority clients in sex therapy programs. It suggests the consideration of informal therapeutic settings, flexible hours, and an immediate contact with the therapist. (Author)

To be in attendance to the dying and help them with the process of reorganizing the materials for coping in this kind of intense life-destructive crisis is a rare privilege. Presented at the Conference on Death and Dying: Education, Counseling, and Care, December 1-3, 1976, Orlando, Florida. (Author)

Describes therapeutic factors in group psychotherapy that can also be applied to the camping experience: group cohesion, interpersonal learning, and altruism. Offers strategies and specific activities for counselors and camp directors to incorporate these factors into the camping experience. (LP)

Examines adaptation strategies used by hearing-impaired listeners and considers the implications of age-related hearing loss for counseling, intervention, and self-management. Outlines information on hearing aids and on practical communication strategies and the growing importance of these strategies as the population grows increasingly older.…

Hypnotic language can increase the transference of learning from an adventure activity to a therapeutic goal by absorbing the client in the experience, ratifying that absorption, and eliciting the client's resources to address problematic situations. Provides examples of using this approach in adventure therapy to enhance a client's experience and…