This article presents a framework for using a variety of available supervision modalities, in relation to the Littrell's four stages of development of school counselors. Challenges in selecting and providing appropriate supervision to school counselors has been reported in the literature. Consistent with previous research, this review…

The internship experience is an integral part of the graduate program for counselor education students. The APA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice and the ACPA code of ethics require that students receive regular supervision from site and faculty supervisors during the practicum and internship experiences. However, when student counselors…

A discovery-based approach was used to examine the ways in which diversity issues are addressed in supervision by analyzing the content of actual clinical supervision sessions with Masters students during their counseling practicum. The themes that emerged described patterns of interaction, starting with the initiation of diversity issues by the…

Interactive training approaches are used in industry and business for on-demand and compulsory training. However, use by counselor educators has been slow in developing this potential area of growth. Given current technologies, uses for interactive, easily created materials can become an important addition to the training of professional…

Numerous researchers have recognized that supervision is critical in the preparation of counselors and psychotherapists. This supervision manual, which is organized around a coherent theory of training, is intended to help practitioners as they learn to supervise counselors and therapists. The manual is designed primarily for supervision of…

This book was written to provide information about the principles, process, and practice of counselor supervision for both clinical and administrative supervisors. The 12 chapters of the book are organized under three major headings. Part I, Counselor Supervision: Essentials for Training, consists of chapters 1 and 2. Chapter 1 includes the basic…

This handbook is one of four handbooks developed for preservice and inservice counselor preparation and professional development. It was developed as a practical guide for practicing professionals and as a textbook or supplementary material for use in courses or workshops on consultation. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to consultation,…

This handbook is one of four handbooks developed for preservice and inservice counselor preparation and professional development. It was developed as a practical guide which will provide resources for counselor educators to use with students in practicum and internship settings in their training programs. It is also appropriate for use by…

This work includes a discussion of the concept of self-efficacy, originally introduced by Albert Bandura, as it pertains to the therapist-trainee. Therapist self-efficacy has only recently gained attention theoretically as well as empirically. Measures used to assess the self-efficacy of the therapist are highlighted as well as factors…

Presents four exercises for family therapy educators to use in facilitating family therapy education and supervision that offer rapprochement between systems and individual conceptualizations, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders III-Revised. Presents rationale, descriptions and examples for each exercise…

Practicing counselors are often working in settings that do not include regularly-assigned supervisors. In the absence of regular supervision, today's counselors must meet mounting demands for accountability by demonstrating competence and expressing professional autonomy. When a difficult situation arises with a given client, what can and should…

Eighteen clinical supervisors participated in focus groups or an individual interview designed to investigate their personal experiences with value conflicts in supervision. Participants described the types of value conflicts they had experiences and their personal impact, effective and ineffective approaches for addressing these issues, resources…

The purpose of this book is to help new student affairs workers in higher education make an easier transition from graduate student to full-time professional. It also hopes to increase the retention of professionals who enter the field. This book provides an examination of key issues facing new professionals and suggests ways of thinking about the…

The increased movement of psychologists away from academic settings requires the integration of socially relevant activities into psychology graduate programs. It is important for students in practicum programs to get access to applied opportunities and to function ethically in those opportunities. Getting access has been achieved in several ways.…

Describes a case presentation method of group supervision as practiced at a community college. Presents developmental principles underlying this approach. Sees regular group supervision as a critical professional development activity for community college counselors that can reduce counselor isolation and burnout. (Author/NB)