Typical mental health practices of the federal government and other agencies are neither sufficiently meaningful nor helpful for American Indian people. The advantages of the skills training model and the utility of the concept of bicultral competence are described as more adequately meeting Indian needs. A specific illustration of the process of culturally adapting social skills training is provided by outlining an assertion training program developed with and for American Indian people. Data evaluating this application of skills training are provided, and factors concerning the acceptance and potential usefulness of this approach are discussed.

This article reports the results of a study in which 102 American Indian 11th and 12th grade high school students rated 7 dimensions of perceived counselor credibility and utility. Results indicated that Indian counselors were perceived as more effective than non‐Indian counselors and that the non‐directive, “facilitative” verbal response style was rated as less effective than either a directive or a cultural/experimental style.

In 1986, Joseph Ponterotto authored the first comprehensive content analysis of the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (JMCD). This important contribution covered a 5-year period from 1979 to 1984 (Volumes 8 through 12) and provided valuable information regarding who were the major contributors to the field, which institutions were the main centers for developing new information, which topics and populations were reported on most often, and other "baseline" kinds of data against which changes in multicultural publications could be assessed.

One hundred‐Fifty American Indian and fifty non‐Indian 11th‐ and 12th‐grade students were surveyed to assess self‐reported problem areas and persons perceived as potential sources of help. Problems indicated by Indian students in metropolitan, rural, and boarding schools are noted, as well as those of non‐Indian students. Problems likely to be discussed with counselors or with significant others are identified and different patterns of persons nominated as providing help are described. Although we caution against over‐generalization, the findings are intended to increase the understanding of those concerned with training counselors to work with Indian youth.

As a result of recent psychometric analyses, the conceptual model of White racial consciousness has been revised. A summary of the new conceptualization is presented along with a brief description of the Oklahoma Racial Attitudes Scale, which will replace the Oklahoma Racial Attitudes Scale‐Preliminary Form (S. K. Choney & J. T. Behrens, 1996). Como resultado de análisis psicométricos recientes, el modelo conceptual de la Concienca Racial Bianca ha sido revisado. Un resumen de la nueva conceptualización se presenta junto con una descripción breve de la Escala Oklahoma de Actitudes Raciales, que reemplazará la Escala Oklahoma de Actitudes Raciales‐Forma Preliminar (S. K. Choney & J. T. Behrens, 1996).