The authors present the results of a survey investigating ethics education practices in counselor education programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs and counselor educators' beliefs regarding ethics education. Survey responses describe current curricular approaches to ethics education,…

The current study explores the encouraging and discouraging factors influencing female counselor educators. This study asked 115 female counselor educators to rate each of 91 items as to how encouraging or discouraging each item was to them as faculty members. The means and standard deviations were calculated for each of the 91 items of the PMBCE.…

In this article, the American School Counselor Association National School Counseling Research Center's history, development, and future goals are described.

Summarizes results of the 1985 survey of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs. The survey requested information about five major areas: admissions and financial assistance, practice and internships, job placements, program faculty and administration, and issues affecting training. (Author/ABB)

Surveyed 41 gerontological counseling educators and 253 directors of Area Agencies on Aging to compare their ratings of goals and roles of gerontological counselors. Results showed a wide gap between educators and administrators, but the administrators indicated that counseling can be incorporated into existing aging service networks. (JAC)

Reviews the 21-year history of "Counselor Education and Supervision." CES has appeared 87 times and has had seven editors. A total of 1,103 articles has appeared authored by 997 people. Topical changes are analyzed along with changes in authorship and related trends. Comparisons are made with other journals. (Author/JAC)

A relationship is suggested between the national image of the American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) and its membership requirements of graduate counseling programs. Proposes that counselor educators initiate the integration of APGA membership criteria with accreditation of graduate programs. (Author)

Experimental disability offers rehabilitation counselor educators and trainers a vehicle for developing student-counselor awareness and sensitivity to psychosocial problems of disability. Gestalt counseling techniques, which emphasize the bipolarities of the disability experience, are used to explore the feelings, behaviors, and attitudes…

Concludes that professional renewal by role swapping for short periods of time gives counselor educators and counseling practitioners personal insight into the ways each spends their time, as well as strengthening ties between them. (Author)

Counselors and supervisors were asked to rate the importance of 62 areas of competence, as well as rate their own competence in each of the areas. Results are discussed as they relate to preprofessional and postemployment training programs for state agency rehabilitation counselors. (Author)

Describes an advanced undergraduate counseling seminar in which the instructor role-played as a client for the entire semester. Claims that, as with an intensive case study, the role play actively engaged students as counselors and observers in the counseling process. Students reported a more realistic experience of counseling processes. (RJM)

Evaluated the multicultural module of a postgraduate Diploma in Counseling. Evaluation focused both on former students' experience of the relevance of multiculturalism to their counseling and on which of three perspectives on multiculturalism they most agreed with. Findings confirmed and illustrated the relevance of multiculturalism to practice.…

Addresses the need for promoting professionalism among graduate students and new counselors and outlines specific, practical suggestions for incorporating professional development activities into training, supervision, professional, and organizational practice. (Author)

Nondisclosures in supervision were studied for 108 supervisees. Supervisees reported an average of 8.06 nondisclosures ranging in importance level. Negative reactions to the supervisor were the most frequent type of nondisclosure. The most frequent reasons for nondisclosures were perceived unimportance, that the nondisclosure was too personal,…

Discusses ethical issues involved in counseling services and training programs in university settings. Describes ethical behavior as a process issue and offers techniques that balance issues and allows for ethical practice. Explores ethical issues surrounding dual relationships and confidentiality. Includes vignettes to promote further dialog…