Counselor Assertiveness and Therapeutic Effectiveness in Treating Depression

Counselor trainees who received assertiveness training were judged by supervisors to be more effective with depressed clients. Differences on other measures were not statistically significant.     

Environmental Ethics And Yellowstone: Preservation Of Geological Rarities

This article uses a core group of three arguments to support the contention that Yellowstone National Park's thermal sites deserve special efforts to preserve them, and that this goes above and beyond the general spirit motivating the national parks. It considers arguments having to do with educational value and rarity, and an argument that relies on aesthetic constructs. For purposes of evaluating the notion of rarity, comparison is made to work on the rare saline water preserve of Mono Lake. Part and parcel of this line of debate has to do with the notion that there has been a general lack of commentary on the value of geothermal areas. The work of William J. Fritz and Robert C. Thomas, Marc Hendrix, and others is cited.     

Development of Friendship Networks as a Prevention Strategy in a University Megadorm

An environmentally oriented intervention was developed to reduce adjustment problems and feelings of loneliness and isolation among graduate student residents of a high-rise dormitory.     

Gerontological Counseling Training: The State of the Art

This study reveals that 37% of counselor education departments nationwide offer coursework to train counselors to work with older people, a significant increase since 1975.     

The Empty Nest Syndrome: Myth or Reality?

The “empty nest” period of life is mythologized and misunderstood. Attributes of the postparental period, normative and pathological responses, and implications for counselors are explored.