Proposes that human service educators can help students become introspective and better understand their personal reactions towards clients when preparing for the demands of human service work. Discusses factors associated with student self-reflection, development, and transformation within an undergraduate human service program. (Contains 39…

Summarizes two popular models for increasing sensitivity to sensory impairment in the elderly and details a third model used in training human service students and practitioners. Ideas and techniques presented work toward understanding the impact of sensory impairment on the daily life of older adults and to identify coping techniques to improve…

Contends that spiritual dark night and some forms of psychological depression share commonalties yet have distinctly different features that call for different responses from caregivers. Presents comparisons between the two phenomena; highlights differences between them to offer counselors guidelines for making informed responses to their clients'…

In this ethnographic study, Mark Granovetter's theory of the strength of weak ties was used to investigate the flow of human services information (HIS) among nurses and the elderly at neighborhood clinics. Analysis of observations and interviews revealed that nurses were bridging weak ties and helped link seniors with local services. (Contains 81…

Investigates risk factors for current suicidality in clients diagnosed with schizophrenia (N=223). Results indicate that severity of depressive symptoms most strongly correlated with degree of suicidality. Younger age and recent traumatic stress each significantly predicted suicidality independent of depressive symptoms. Suggests that the…

Data from 238 Canadian employees in human services, service/sales, management, clerical, and physical labor occupations indicated that hose performing "people work" did not have significantly higher emotional exhaustion. There were differences between job-focused emotional work (work demanding emotional expression) and employee-focused…

Compares the expectations for career counseling and the level of career maturity among trauma survivors and nonsurvivors who participated in a program at a social service agency. Findings indicate that trauma survivors were more motivated and open to counseling, but expected their counselors to be less empathic. No differences were noted on career…

Presents the highlights of the 2000 symposium on guidance, psychotherapy and counseling in Great Britain. The picture emerged of professionally dominated enterprises in which the client's point of view is obscure. Explores why this is the case and how the client's perspective can reinforce the political as well as the therapeutic value of…

Grant writing skills can be an important asset to many human service providers. This article presents the rationale and benefits for the inclusion of this course content as well as suggestions for a grant writing assignment, using an actual Request for Proposals. (Author)

Proposes an expressive-cognitive approach to the resolution of unfinished business as an eclectic adaptation of the experiential model for resolving unfinished business. Suggests that this approach may be used as a complementary or alternative choice to the empty-chair intervention, particularly for clients who have difficulty engaging in or…

Explores variables that predict counselors' ability to conceptualize clients' mental health issues from a multicultural perspective. Results reveal that counselors with higher levels of multicultural training, an eclectic/integrative orientation to counseling, and higher affective empathy attitudes, were rated as better able to conceptualize a…

Healthy campuses are critical so that students can learn and actively participate in shaping and maintaining a strong educational environment. This Viewpoint describes the commonalities between service learning, social justice, campus health, and the goals of Healthy Campus 2010, which was developed from the larger Healthy People 2010 objectives…

From the early 1900s to the present, there have always been inconsistencies in how teachers evaluate the writing quality of their students' essays. Their critiques vary as much as their personalities. To establish common standards in writing for all courses in which essays are assigned and, at the same time, not infringe on the integrity of…

This article tells us about the history of self-advocacy in Denmark. It also gives some information about how services for people with learning difficulties in Denmark have changed over the past 100 years. In this article, I talk about "movements" of self-advocacy, which means the different types of self-advocacy groups that have grown…

This report provides descriptive data for understanding the status of human services in Greater Phoenix, describes provocative issues that certain populations and providers face, and offers a starting point for determining Maricopa Valley's aspirations for tomorrow's human-services infrastructure. This report describes an array of populations that…