The differential effectiveness of three models of adolescent drug abuse treatment was assessed in a controlled outcome study. Family Systems Therapy (FST) was compared to Adolescent Group Therapy (AGT) and Family drug Educations (FDE). FST appeared to be more effective in stopping adolescent drug abuse than AGT or FDE, registering twice as many apparently drug‐free clients than FDE and three times as many as AGT. However, a number of possible confounds make this conclusion tentative. No tretment approach was superior in altering patterns of family functioning although all three conditions improved perceived intergenerational communication.

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In spite of the popularity of therapy models emphasizing client andfamily competency, little has been written to apply the premises of these models to the supervision arena. This paper takes the assumptions common to solution-oriented therapies and develops a collaborative guideline for supervision that is isomorphic to these models that have become so prevalent in the field of psychotherapy.

Success and promotion within a n academic setting depends heavily upon one's ability to publish scholarly work. The "publish or perish" syndrome, and how it relates to marital and family therapy, is of importance to current and aspiring academicians' futures as well as those who wish to impact the field. Research was conducted to identify the most prolific journal writers in the field, and 18 persons were surveyed in order to ascertain how they organized themselves personally and professionally, in order to write productively. The results are analyzed, and recommendations are made regarding the organization of oneself for publishing success.We would like to acknowledge the helpful comments made by

The assignment of all reasonances in the ''C and 'H NMR spectra of thyrsiferyl acetate has been made through the application of 2D NMR experiments, together with the use of difference NOE spectroscopy.