PROFESSIONAL ALLOCATIONS OF COUNSELING-SERVICE TO PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE - AN EXPLORATION

Individual, family, and group counseling service recommendations made by California's diagnostic and treatment center staff to a clinical sa mple of Alzheimer's disease clients (N = 822) are examined using logis tic regression. Predictors included the patients' enabling, need, and predisposing characteristics. Analysis shows that staff tend to consid er fewer patient characteristics, and rely more on assessed family pro blems and payment source when deciding whether they recommend counseli ng to their patients.