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Browsing by Author "Myhre, David C."

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    Asking questions and clarifying client statements : basic interviewing techniques for financial counselors
    Myhre, David C.; Harrison, Betty C.; Harris, Ruth D.; Garman, E. Thomas (Consumer Debt Counseling Project, Extension Division, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977-09)
    In this module, a number of techniques and methods are presented which will help a financial counselor to identify the problems of clients. More specifically, this module will present skills that a counselor can use to find out what problems clients have that they want to be assisted with.
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    Common types of financial problems : brief description and suggested solutions
    Myhre, David C.; Garman, E. Thomas; Harris, Ruth D.; Harrison, Betty C. (Consumer Debt Counseling Project, Extension Division, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977)
    A casual glance at the bankruptcy statistics of recent years is enough to make one aware that many American individuals and families are having severe financial problems. Looking deeper, one will find that financial problems are not confined to just the few. people filing for bankruptcy.
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    Developing a client's rehabilitative financial plan
    Myhre, David C.; Harrison, Betty C.; Harris, Ruth D.; Garman, E. Thomas (Consumer Debt Counseling Project, Extension Division, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977-09)
    This module presents information designed to assist you in becoming more effective in helping clients solve financial problems related to:
    1. How to decrease living expenses
    2. How to increase income
    3. How to adjust debt payments
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    Financial counseling : assessing the state of the art : the proceedings of a national conference sponsored by the Financial Counseling Project, held at ... Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 30-June 2, 1979
    Myhre, David C. (Financial Counseling Project, 1979)
    It is not surprising to find, in a materialistic society, a large number of people who have not discovered that basic satisfaction in life is related to what one is and what one does, rather than what one has. As a consequence, many Americans are caught up in a race to catch up to, keep up with or surpass the mythical "Joneses" by buying and owning the symbols of financial success. Thus, the number of individuals seeking financial counseling is increasing in this period of inflation and a shrinking economy. Never have we had such a great demand for our ·services.
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    Observing non-verbal behavior and active listening : two basic skills for financial counselors
    Myhre, David C.; Harrison, Betty C.; Harris, Ruth D.; Garman, E. Thomas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1977)
    Modules designed to fill the need for learning materials in the field of family financial counseling.
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    Referral handbook of community services
    Myers, Renny J.; Myhre, David C.; Harris, Ruth D. (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1979)
    This material is designed to fill the need for training materials in the field of family financial counseling.
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    The role of financial counseling as perceived by marriage and family therapists
    Myhre, David C. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1979)
    This study investigated marital therapists' preparation for and attitudes toward providing financial counseling. A questionnaire was sent to a systematic, Nth interval, random sample of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy clinical members and approved supervisors. Twenty-nine of the fifty approved supervisors- and one hundred twenty-four of the two hundred ninety-seven clinical members responded. overall response rate was 44 percent. The respondents were highly educated and experienced therapists. On average, one-third of the respondents' clients report financial conflicts. Although few respondents had any formal training in financial areas, most (78 percent) perform financial counseling. Fifty-seven percent reported they had sufficient training and expertise to provide financial counseling. It appeared that many provide financial counseling to clients despite doubts of their expertise in this area. Most respondents were personally interested in obtaining training in financial counseling. Most reported that marital therapists should provide financial counseling and saw a need for training prospective marital therapists in financial counseling.