Presents the characteristics and concerns of siblings of handicapped individuals counseling needs (information, support, self-identity and coping strategies) and gives implications for counselors. (BL)

Explains the attraction of Ursula LeGuin's "A Wizard of Earthsea" for teenage readers by showing how many of its themes reflect the concerns of adolescent life. (RBW)

Provides an overview of the needs of the adolescent, contemporary trends impacting the adolescent, and 16 action steps which library professionals might take to be in touch with the reluctant adolescent reader. A summary of adolescents' responses to a questionnaire concerning adolescent reading issues is included. (EJS)

Collected data concerning perceptions and expectations of services by rehabilitation counselors (N=7) and 12 of their severely disabled clients. Results showed differences between counselors and clients regarding (a) counselor's role in vocational aspects; (b) control over decision making for rehabilitation services; and (c) counselor perceptions…

The author discusses the turmoil and distress he experienced when he learned that he had cancer. He suggests a new role for counselors as cancer counselors and discusses what that role might entail. (EJT)

Publicly funded psychiatric inpatient institutions focus increasingly on stabilization and relapse prevention, readying patients for rapid community reentry. Growing emphasis on consumer satisfaction and professionals' accountability for efficient outcomes has coincided with increasing cost concerns. Since staffing limitations mandate innovative…

The group therapy context provides unparalleled opportunities for cost effective learning. However, within group meetings, therapists must strive to tailor psychological services to address the particular needs of individual patients. Creative means of customizing patients experiences within group are needed in order to address consumer needs…

Reports an analytical study of the world social situation of youth, describing the needs and aspirations of youth and the most effective methods of meeting those needs; data were obtained from 58 adults and 1,738 young people between the ages of 14 and 25 in 15 countries, chosen according to geographical distribution. (Author/JM)

Considered the conflict of student and school goals and how to bring formal goals into closer congruence with individual goals. (Author/RK)

The large, impersonal introductory political science course is able to meet the individual students' needs by offering three tracks. A basic track is taken by everyone, a second offers open-ended possibilities to superior students; a third allows slower students to be tutored in a study center. (KM)

Age and sex matched groups of normal, institutionalized and non-institutionalized mentally retarded adolescents were compared on need-approval. All groups appeared significantly different with the strength of need-approval following a non-institutionalized, institutionalized, and normal order from high to low respectively. (Author)

A discussion of instructional systems characterized by a set of learner objectives or competencies in which three processes bring about individualization: assessment, diagnosis and prescription. (Author/HB)

One of the pivotal points in open admissions is how well the new students do with English. This article explores some of the successes and failures in this department. (Editor)