Ken Norem

Challenges for Higher Education Couples in Commuter Marriages: Insights for Couples and Counselors Who Work with Them

This inquiry focused on the experiences of dual-career couples who maintain two homes to attain career satisfaction. Data were collected during conjoint interviews with five commuting couples. Findings included support for the potential strength and satisfaction of commuting relationships. Trust, commitment, regular communication, and quality shared time were endorsed as factors contributing to successful distance marriages. Cited challenges and disadvantages included loneliness, financial costs, and adverse reactions from others.

Reflective Counsellor Education and Supervision: An Epistemological Declaration

Counsellor educators and supervisors encourage counsellors-in-training and supervisees to articulate a philosophy of counseling; yet, less attention has been given to intentional statements of teaching and supervision philosophies. This article illustrates one strategy for educators and supervisors to reflect on, examine, and clarify their fundamental beliefs about counsellor education and supervision. Although this statement is specific to the discipline of counselling, educators in other venues can use the structure for systematic reflection.

Constructing Genograms with Lesbian Clients

Intergenerational family therapy has been used to treatclients with many different experiences and presenting problems. We propose that genogram construction may be a useful technique for increasing levels of differentiation inclients with a lesbian sexual orientation. A description,rationale, and illustration of how genogram constructionmay be used by family counselors to treat lesbian clients isprovided.

Creating a Dynamic Simulation to Teach Systemic Concepts and Theories of Family Counseling in an Introductory Course.

The authors describe a teaching strategy for an introductory family counseling course. An evolving vignette features afamily in various developmental stages. Intergenerational transmission possibilities are introduced when trainees work with client issues in culminating role-plays.

Marital Counseling: An Integrated Brief Therapy Approach

Advantages ofandpotentialpitfalls in integrated approaches to marital counseling are addressed. The authors present a sequential approach to marital counseling in which they integrate various approaches without jeopardizing internal consistency antd uniformity in treatment.

Interventions Requiring Purchase of Materials: Cautions and Considerations

Family counselors and counseling supervisors often encounter questions about professional ethics that are not directly addressed in codes or guidelines. This article features International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors Ethics Committee members’ response to a counselor’s question related to the design of clinical interventions that require clients to purchase materials with personal or family funds.