Kidd completed the mandatory counseling and continued to attend on his own.

According to rules agreed to during collective bargaining last January, players who test positive at training camp must undergo mandatory counseling.

Because some officers may fear being perceived as weak if they seek help on their own, the decision was to make counseling mandatory for everyone.

Eighteen states require a waiting period, generally 24 hours, between mandatory counseling and an abortion.

There can be no such thing as "mandatory counseling."

He urged six months of mandatory counseling for the two couples to help them devise ground rules on raising the child.

The league has also ordered mandatory counseling for at-risk players.

But he says he could favor it if accompanied by mandatory counseling about family planning.

Though many may object to the idea of mandatory counseling, the mortgage industry has found it beneficial in the past.

Residents spend between six and eight months receiving mandatory counseling and other social services.