This reform-proposal comes not so much from changes in staffing or in organization or in new curriculum guides, as it does from deep commitments and strong beliefs. (Author)

Emphasizes the importance of establishing a warm student/teacher relationship when tutoring drug abusers. Describes a tutoring process teachers can use to gear remedial work toward the interest patterns of the students. (RL)

This article describes the three major phases of family treatment. Each phase is defined and compared to phases of individual therapy. The position developed in this paper is that the processes and stages of therapy with family systems are significantly different from those of therapy with individuals. (Author)

The author describes her experience in working with a group of mentally ill persons in a program of reading and discussing modern literature that is mainly concerned with the complexity of our modern society. (JD)

Author discusses his working experiences in various types of therapeutic communities. He stresses the importance of interaction between patients, counselor and patient, and community and patient, and the need of the therapist or counselor to be open to self-examination and change. (WW)

Conducted an exploratory qualitative study with three focus groups to investigate views of dependency in the therapeutic relationship. Evidence suggests a degree of ambivalence and discomfort among the participants regarding dependency issues. Participants' concern relating to issues of dependency argues for more rigorous research into the…

Evaluates the leisure perceptions held by adolescents in institutional settings. Neulinger's (1986) "What Am I Doing?" scale (WAID) is used to measure the differences between adolescents in therapeutic and nontherapeutic settings. Discusses whether the two cohorts differ in regard to their scores when concomitant variables are statistically…

Describes symptoms of learning disabled (LD) children and describes often-associated affects of learning disabilities on child's social skills. Recommends residential camp setting for LD children, suggesting the "learn-by-doing" environment helps them overcome challenges and to improve self esteem. Offers tips for designing LD camp programs. (TES)

Discusses the barriers created when communication breaks down between physicians and poor patients, a failure generally resulting from inadequately shared information and a power asymmetry in the relationship. Suggests strategies for improving communication with poor patients, including improving listening and responding skills, avoiding jargon,…

Discusses supervision and counseling of people with AIDS. Addresses the impact upon the client and the counselor against the background of stigmatization. Conflicts and losses arising at different stages are explored. Discusses implications for the need for supervision to facilitate changes necessary to cope with clients' and counselors' feelings…

Beverley Flitton is a PhD student at the University of Hertfordshire, where Julia Buckroyd is Professor of Counselling, and Maria Vassiliou is employed at Durants School, Enfield, as a nursery nurse. In this article, they describe the process of setting up and running a therapeutic group for girls in a school for students with learning…

The relationship between verbal skills and retention among adolescents in substance abuse treatment is understudied. In order to assess verbal predictors of retention, twenty-eight 16-19 year old adolescents in a therapeutic community for substance abuse were evaluated between 30 and 90 days after admission. These adolescents were then followed…

This digest briefly summarizes the parallel development of outdoor education and outdoor therapeutic programs for troubled and adjudicated youth, describes the rationale supporting outdoor approaches, and reports related research and evaluation findings. First attempts to use the outdoors as a healing environment were "tent therapy"…