In October 2001, an article was published in the Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling (JAOC) to examine the journal's submission patterns, topic areas, and authors from 1979 through 1998. The current authors reviewed articles published in JAOC between 1999 and 2004 to provide an updated analysis of the types of information published in the journal and the authors who submit them.
The provision of family counseling services in home- and communitybased settings is becoming an increasingly common and viable option for many human service organizations, either as the primary mode of service delivery or as part of a continuum of services. This article discusses the importance of providing family counselors in training with an introduction to home-based service delivery and provides methods for helping students to explore the home as a therapeutic milieu.
Feminist contributions to counseling practice with families and children are reviewed, with a focus on the Third Wave feminist movement and its implications for family development and intervention. Recommendations for empowering young clients and their support systems as well as current challenges and research needs are also considered. a variety of contemporary statistics highlight the need for advocacy efforts related to girls and women. First, there are important economic issues affecting women. The large majority of those living in poverty worldwide continue to be women and children (Women Thrive Worldwide, 2008). currently, the single largest poverty group in the united States, after children, is women over the age of 60 years (u.S. census Bureau, 2005). Economic concerns often translate into power issues in society. Women face obstacles that contribute to an imbalance in their representation in the workforce, thereby influencing the overall economic picture for women. For example, recent data indicate that only 10 women head Fortune 500 companies (Fortune, 2006). Similarly, only 5% of women are promoted to the position of full partner in law firms, and fewer than 30% of top master of business administration program students are women (di meglio, 2004). in terms of political leverage, only 14% of the u.S. Senate and 17% of the House of Representatives are made up of women. although these are recordbreaking percentages and speak to the efficacy of feminist works to date, there is still much progress to be made. Some might suggest that girls and women are simply making personal career choices that put them at an economic disadvantage. as we note in a review of the literature, feminists weigh the importance of socialization in such decision-making processes.
on how a therapist can establish open-ended therapy with clients.The final part of the book discusses practical and ethical issues therapists encounter within the session. This section is very basic and is perhaps the weakest section of the book. Some sections seemed to contradict other portions of the text. For example, the brief section on what basic information is needed within the first session did not seem to agree with the part on assessment and diagnosis. One positive portion of part six is the last chapter, which is a complete case study with questions asked of the reader interspersed throughout the study. This helps the reader to synthesize the content of the text.Becoming an Effective Therapist is an excellent book to use in counselor education as a main text for courses teaching basic counseling skills or as a supplemental text for practicum or internship courses. I highly recommend the book and plan on adopting it for one of the courses that I teach. If the workbook and video are as well done as the book, this learning packet will be an aid to any training program.
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