Many professional counselors have related the positive impact that their own personal counseling has made on their mental health and on their behavior with clients. A national survey of 146 counselors certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors was conducted to determine the extent to which counselors seek out and benefit from personal…

This manual, written for counselors and educators at all levels of education, focuses on multicultural awareness and educational equity. It is intended to acquaint the reader with the difficulty of counseling Hispanics due to manifestations of cultural and racial stereotypes. It stresses the need to change the counseling techniques that have…

Professional alcohol workers (alcohologists) are an essential part of the health care system in their efforts to deliver services to the alcohol abuser. Since alcohologists are involved in a high human-contact stress occupation they can be subject to burnout. Alcohologist burnout reflects a stress model in the following areas: (1) in the…

With the dramatic increase of newly arrived immigrants, it is time for counselors to heighten their awareness of the special issues confronting immigrant families and to consider therapeutic paradigms for assisting immigrant families in their assimilation to the United States. Immigration families undergo cultural transition as they migrate from…

A systematic investigation was conducted into the nature of interagency cooperative relationships to identify characteristics, factors, and components. Through a review of the literature, terms were defined, and incentives and benefits, facilitators, and barriers were identified. A naturalistic approach to inquiry was used to study the interagency…

In the 1980s the major changes in social work will occur in the medical and mental health systems. Social workers will become essential to these systems as health care is extended from its hospital base into the community, which will require more attention to management and integration of community service. (Author)

Survival in the arena of human services demands that today's program planner follow a pattern for change. (Editor)

THE LOGIC AND METHOD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL REPRESENTING ASPECTS OF THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROCESS ARE PRESENTED. THE PROJECT GOALS INCLUDED BUILDING A CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE WITHIN WHICH VARIOUS FACTORS INFLUENCING REHABILITATION OUTCOME COULD BE MORE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD, AND PREDICTING SOME OF THE VARIATIONS IN OUTCOME…

This report presents a comprehensive review of empirical findings from postpartum research undertaken to date, particularly in respect to the International Postpartum Family Planning Program established by the Population Council in 1966. It is related to a forthcoming report summarizing findings in the field of family planning evaluation. The…

Activities of the Pakistan Girl Guides Association during the 1969-70 period are discussed in this annual report. The National Commissioner's Thinking Day Message, Membership Figures, Annual Report, and Statement of Audited Accounts for the year ended 30th June 1969 are provided. One activity of the Association is in the field of adult literacy,…

Recent statements by social scientists and legal professionals have pointed to the need for a general research framework within which discretionary practices in the juvenile justice system can be empirically described and evaluated. The present article proposes social judgment theory as one framework suitable for addressing these issues. (Author)

The author discusses health education for the patient and the differences between patient education and the concept of self-care. Both types of programs may contribute to the public's health at different points on the same continuum. (MF)

School health programs are emerging as an important part of public school education. (JD)

A successful program, founded by and organized for the Spanish speaking community of Sacramento, California, the Concilio's program includes counseling services, advocacy, manpower training, job placement and interpretation for their clients. It also produces a weekly television show and newspaper. (Author/NQ)

This analysis sought to determine the extent to which therapeutic recreation service is indeed a service as compared to a theoretical model of service delivery. (MM)