A Counselor's Primer on Postpartum Depression

Women are more likely than men to experience depression, and they are particularly vulnerable to depression during the postpartum period. Postpartum depression is distinguished from normal postpartum adjustment, postpartum blues, and postpartum psychosis. Biological, psychodynamic, and diathesis-stress perspectives on postpartum depression are described. Counselors are encouraged to fashion individualized treatments for postpartum depression that are matched to the stressors and vulnerabilities of their clients.     

Needed: A Rededication to the Counselor's Primary Commitment

The counseling aspect of the counselor's role has been eroded recently by a number of negative influences. If this erosion is not halted the counselor will not have enough time to counsel because of an overinvolvement in noncounseling activities. Counselors must focus on and preserve counseling as their primary function if the counseling profession is to have a clear identity.     

多发性硬化诊疗指南评析

我国无统一的多发性硬化（MS）诊断标准,MS的诊断依据Poser标准和McDonald标准。McDonald标准是建立在Poser标准基础上,但更注意利用包括MRI在内的相关实验室检查来证明多发性硬化在时间和空间上的多发性,有利于MS的早期诊断及治疗。对于没有MRI仪器的地方或不能承担MRI检查费用者,可用Poser标准进行诊断,但要注意行视觉诱发电位检查及脑脊液寡克隆IgG区带测定。     

多发性硬化诊疗指南评析

我国无统一的多发性硬化(MS)诊断标准,MS的诊断依据Poser标准和McDonald标准.McDonald标准是建立在Poser标准基础上,但更注意利用包括MRI在内的相关实验室检查来证明多发性硬化在时间和空间上的多发性,有利于MS的早期诊断及治疗.对于没有MRI仪器的地方或不能承担MRI检查费用者,可用Poser标准进行诊断,但要注意行视觉诱发电位检查及脑脊液寡克隆IgG区带测定.     

Client Reaction to Counselor's Use of Self-Experience

This study sought to determine if counselor use of self-experience may be useful in increasing self-confidence, self-disclosure, perceived genuineness, and empathic understanding. Volunteer graduate students in education interested in participating in a series of group counseling sessions structured to deal with problems of the graduate student were used in this study. 30 graduate students were divided into 6 groups of 5 each. 3 groups were experimental groups and 3 groups were control groups. In the control groups self-experience examples were not used by the counselor, but in the experimental groups they were used extensively. Questionnaires, taped sessions, and post-counseling interviews were used in evaluation of results. The experimental groups perceived the counseling relationship as less genuine than the control groups. The results of the study did not support the use of counselor self-experience examples in group counseling.     

Case Report: Depression vs. Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease: The Genetic Counselor's Role

Awareness of depression in the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer disease is essential for genetic counselors seeing patients at risk for early-onset familial Alzheimer disease (EOFAD). The genetic counselor is in a unique position to recognize depression as the cause of symptoms mimicking early-onset Alzheimer disease. While generating a family medical history, the counselor can evoke significant emotional history as well. Based on this information, appropriate referrals can be given for neurological and psychological evaluation. The counselor also serves to explain EOFAD and the benefits and limitations of genetic testing for each individual patient. Whether or not patients choose testing, they can benefit from correct diagnosis of troublesome, or even debilitating, symptoms that imitate symptoms of the feared hereditary disease.     

Path-Referenced Assessment: A Guide for Instructional Management

Path-referenced assessment is considered as an innovative attempt to move closer to the sought-after goal of making assessment directly relevant to instructional concerns of all learners including the handicapped. The technology of this rapidly developing form of assessment allows determination to be made about educational progress of learners resulting from instruction. In this article, the nature of path-referenced assessment is described, its relationships to instructional management is delineated, and how path-referenced assessment relates to adaptive measurement systems is considered.     

Career Transitions for Dancers: A Counselor's Perspective

The author describes a counseling program designed to assist professional dancers in making the transition to a postperformance career.     

A Sociological View of the Counselor's Role: A Dilemma and a Solution

The school counselors struggle for role identity still continues. The counselor's commitment to counseling pupils is being questioned by those with a sociological view of the counselor's role. Several writers suggest that the counselor's role be changed so that the counselor will function as a “cultural architect” or “social engineer.” The main thesis of this article is that the facilitation of human potentiality calls for a complementary approach to the resolution of school and pupil problems and not the diminution and prostitution of one role for another. It is proposed that a new position be created in our schools—that of a school sociologist.     

Alienated Youth: the Counselor's Task

A serious problem facing counselors in today's schools is the increasing number of youth who are alienated from their schools. In dealing with this situation, counselors frequently regard it as one which stems from a dysfunction within the individual student; although this may be true in some cases, it is the thesis of this article that the problem often stems from the structure of the school. The theoretical background and causes of alienation in today's youth are discussed. Implications for counselors and the schools are presented along with recommendations for possible courses of action.     

The Prayer of Francis of Assisi: A Counselor's Prayer

The “Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi” is offered as a possible prayer for counselors and related to accepted ethical standards of professional counselors.     

Assessment and Diagnosis of Eating Disorders: A Guide for Professional Counselors

Despite the prevalence of and risk associated with disordered eating, there are few guidelines for counselors on how to conduct an eating disorder assessment. Given the importance of the clinical interview, the purpose of this article is to provide recommendations for the assessment and diagnosis of eating disorders that (a) specifically focus on assessment in the context of a clinical interview and (b) can be used by counselors whether or not they specialize in eating disorder treatment.