Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development articles from September 2004

Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development archives from September 2004

Applying humanistic principles requires a goal-oriented mind-set.(From The Editor)
September 22, 2004... I commonly hear graduate students in my classes comment that it is difficult for them to understand how humanistic principles may be used to guide their goal-oriented work with clients. I believe that my students and like-minded readers will...

Teaching counseling students to understand and use immediacy.
September 22, 2004... The authors examine the counseling skill of immediacy, emphasizing its importance in counselor education. Ways of addressing and teaching the skill are proposed, with an emphasis on a "gentle approach" to reduce risks associated with applying...

A humanistic approach to new teacher mentoring: a counseling perspective.
September 22, 2004... The authors explore the current state of teacher mentoring, asking the question, Has teacher mentoring evolved into a product economy/managed care, "prove it" mind-set? Humanistic concepts gleaned from counseling are proffered, highlighting the...

Empathy: implications of three ways of knowing in counseling.
September 22, 2004... From a humanistic orientation, Carl Rogers (1964) described 3 ways of knowing with reference to empathic understanding: subjective, interpersonal, and objective. In the context of a threefold perspective of knowledge, the author expands on...

Reconceptualizing self-esteem: implications of Kegan's constructive-developmental model for school counselors.
September 22, 2004... This article introduces school counselors to a developmental theory that may assist them in their conceptualization of students' self-esteem. Components of R. Kegan's (1982) constructive-developmental model that are relevant for K-12 school...

The structure and development of internal working models: an integrated framework for understanding clients and promoting wellness.
September 22, 2004... The author describes internal working models as unique, individualized conceptualizations of self that are embedded in and influenced by the surrounding sociocultural environment. These models, composed of beliefs, goals, and strategies,...

Opening the eyes of counselors to the emotional abuse of men: an overlooked dynamic in dysfunctional families.
September 22, 2004... The authors suggest that counselors should expand their awareness of emotional abuse within heterosexual relationships, offering definitions of emotional abuse and statistics that confirm the victimization of men. The implications of this...

Alienation: a concept for understanding low-income, urban clients.
September 22, 2004... The author examines the concept of alienation and how it can be used to understand low-income, urban clients. A description is presented of 4 dimensions of alienation: powerlessness, meaninglessness, normlessness, and social isolation. Case...

Counseling African American clients: professional counselors and religious institutions.
September 22, 2004... The authors describe a model counseling ministry within an African American church and discuss how the larger body of professional counselors can interface with similar programs and institutions that are a source of strength for many African...

Creating and teaching a course in ecotherapy: we went to the woods.
September 22, 2004... The authors describe the creation and implementation of a graduate-level counseling course in ecotherapy. Specifically, the rationale for the course, the selection of students, and course content and activities are outlined. Cherokee ...

Death, loss, and a sacred moment.(Poetry)(Poem)
September 22, 2004... Death, loss, and a sacred moment Your offer of help and gift of prayer form a poem that shines through your eyes, touching much that is broken and a part of me that still believes ...

waterdrop.(Poetry)(Poem)
September 22, 2004... waterdrop in the silence of her eyes come soft hands that neither pick nor probe but only wish to touch knowing that he needs a friend. Nicholas Mazza, School of Social Work, Florida...

Awareness in Autumn.(Poetry)(Poem)
September 22, 2004... Awareness in Autumn Foaming surf and September sky mist-filled breeze and rippled sand hardened from the last tide but still pliant. I sit in my faded pink and yellow beach chair high on a dune, looking down,...