Forgiveness and Psychosocial Development: Implications for Clinical Practice

Using the Enright Forgiveness Inventory (Subkoviak, Enright, & Wu, 1992) and the Measure of Psychosocial Development (Hawley, 1988), the relationship between forgiveness and psychosocial development was examined using a sample of 113 upper-division students in their first year of a professional teacher education program at a midwestern university. Resolution of relationship matters associated with trust, intimacy, and generativity psychosocial tasks correlated with positive aspects of forgiveness. The results suggest that psychosocial development provides a potentially useful assessment framework for understanding how a client will understand and implement the forgiveness process.     

Science and Practice: Reconsidering the Pepinskys

Two issues from the Pepinskys' Counseling: Theory and Practice (1954)—the scientist-practitioner model of counseling and the use of scientific thinking in counseling practice—are examined in light of their current implications for the counseling profession.     

Insights Into the Long-Term Effects of Parents' Careers on Reported Parent-Offspring Closeness

This study examined the effects of career-family orientation, hours worked per week, and salary level on parent-offspring closeness as perceived by offspring. Results show that how close offspring felt toward their parents was directly related to their parents' family-versus-career orientation.     

Internal Validity Studies of a Telephone Preemployment Measure

In this article, the authors present data on the validity and reliability of a new form of employee honesty testing: The Integrity Interview. Advantages of this form of employee honesty testing over other forms are discussed.     

Dysfunctional isolation in the elderly: Increasing marital and family closeness through improved communication

Unique developmental crises in old age may lead to social withdrawal that negatively affects the individual and his/her marital and family relationships. Without an awareness of these aging dynamics, the therapist can inadvertently perpetuate these distancing behaviors which can exacerbate marital and family conflict. This paper discusses certain developmental crises which can result in increased isolation for the older adult, and suggests therapeutic interventions to facilitate increased closeness among family members.     

Reorientation from Altered States: Please,More Carefully

Counselors too often appear to forget to reorient clients from altered states of consciousness used in counseling. Failure to reorient can result in unnecessary discomfort for clients. This article offers suggestions for when and how to reorient to avoid unwanted, lingering aftereffects.     

Factors Affecting Employment and Job Satisfaction of Vietnamese Refugees

Vietnamese refugees reporting job satisfaction have been in the United States longer and are more proficient in speaking English than dissatisfied refugees, but they are not more positive about job-seeking resources.