Recently added articles from TCA Journal:
Living without free will: Cambridge studies in philosophy
Apr 01, 2003; ... Pereboom, Derek (2001) Living without free will: Cambridge studies in philosophy Cambridge, MASS: Cambridge University Press Reviewed by Duffy Wilks In a Peanuts cartoon strip, Charles Schulz' delightfully self-centered Lucy was once shown carrying a document ...
The Gift of Therapy
Apr 01, 2003; ... Yalom, I. (2002) The Gift of Therapy New York: Harper-Collins Publishers, 259 pages Reviewed by Elizabeth R. Taylor Erik Erikson in 1956 stated that there comes a time in adult development that calls for "generativity"-a concern for and need to pass on to the next ...
The challenge
Apr 01, 2003; ... The Challenge Each day we are challenged to be better, to rise above the difficulties, to find new solutions, and to provide a healing context. Each day, counselors meet these challenges through courageous, creative, and insightful techniques. Yet, another challenge is often left ...
Developing a comprehensive elementary school counseling program on a shoestring
Apr 01, 2003; ... This article features a series of strategies and resources one elementary school counselor used to develop a comprehensive elementary school counseling program without adequate funding. Suggestions include participation in professional associations, use of children's literature, and ...
Contributions of supervisees: A strength-based element of supervision
Apr 01, 2003; ... Professional literature on supervision of the practicum and internship has a variety of foci. This article explores an element of supervision that honors the contributions made by the supervisee to the site as a way to foster an increased sense of efficacy in the supervisee. Possible ...
Understanding the grief process: A first step to helping bereaved clients
Apr 01, 2003; ... Grief is a normal and natural response to any significant loss, especially the death of a loved one or close friend. The grieving process is, however, often misunderstood and/or neglected by both the bereaved and professional helpers. Counselors and family therapists need a framework for ...
Effects of a brief meditation program on well-being and loneliness
Apr 01, 2003; ... This study tested the hypothesis that brief meditations practiced daily over a short period of time would increase individuals' well being and decrease their susceptibility to loneliness. Twenty graduate students in a transpersonal psychology course served as participants in the study. Thirteen ...
Expressive arts in family therapy: Including young children in the process Stephen A. Armstrong and Chris S. Simpson
Oct 01, 2002; ... Family therapists often provide treatment for the entire family. Talk therapy can be effective with older children, but young children do not have the capacity to respond to an abstract approach. Family play therapy is an approach that recognizes the developmental levels of all family members ...
Combining counseling and family law: What every counselor should know about collaborative law procedure
Oct 01, 2002; ... Collaborative Law Procedure offers a new legal method for resolving divorce and family law cases. While some attorneys may already attempt to work amicably in the practice of family law, the Texas legislature recently created a Collaborative Law Procedure that defines and delineates an ...
Preparing counselors to dialogue about race
Oct 01, 2002; ... PREPARING COUNSELORS A 750 word excerpt from this manuscript appeared in the March 2002 edition of the TCA Guidelines newsletter, on behalf of the Texas Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. This article focuses on an interview conducted with Dr. Katherine ...
Seventy years of co-leadership: Where do we go from here?
Oct 01, 2002; ... For over seventy years, mental health professionals have employed a modality of therapy that uses more than one counselor with an individual or a group of clients. Although widely discussed in the professional literature and extensively practiced among group leaders, what does the research ...
The intensive, three week interim semester: Is it effective?
Oct 01, 2002; ... INTERIM SEMESTER Universities have implemented an intensive 3-week interim semester, or "mini-mester." How does the compressed and intensive mini-mester compare to more traditional academic formats? The research reported here is a comparison of the same graduate-level counseling course, ...