A hallmark of any profession is the degree to which it has advanced, through research, that body of knowledge which constitutes the core learnings and skills of the discipline. Counselor educators must first ascertain where they have been and what empirical evidence has influenced and provided the foundations for professional actions. A review of…

Presents a message from the president of Association for Counselor Education and Supervision on ways to improve counselor education. Encourages counselor educators to be more specific in attempts to produce qualified individuals for professorial ranks in counselor education and suggests that required internship in teaching, writing, and research…

Presents overview of select components most often found within family training programs: the study of systems theory, examination of family of origin, use of live supervision, and emphasis on ethical issues specific to working with couples and families. Discusses variety of challenges facing training programs, including constructivism, feminist…

Reports that textbooks and counseling approaches studied by prospective counselors largely omit information on biological foundations of human behavior, although biological factors often affect human behavior profoundly. Uses case study examples to show importance of biological factors. Recommends that counselor educators understand biological…

Presents interview with C.H. Patterson, renowned scholar and contributor to the profession of counseling. Patterson discusses the evolution of his interest in school counseling and considers the future of school counseling and the school counselor's role. (NB)

Contends that the development of consultation skills lags far behind the development of counseling skills in most counselor education programs. Examines some of the reasons why consultation training is not emphasized and suggests some remedies. A set of competencies of the consultant is appended. (Author/NB)

This paper asserts that the computer has become an integral part of communication within the world culture and that it has tremendous utility for the counseling profession. Counselor educators are encouraged to incorporate computer competence into their curriculum. This report is divided into four parts. First, there is a brief discussion of the…

Presents rationale and procedure for a computer-administered examination in professional ethics. Discusses advantages and implications of computer-administered testing in professional ethics, noting benefits for instructors and students of professional ethics in counseling and counseling psychology. (Author/NB)

Presents summary of views by counselor educators and Association for Specialists in Group Work members responding to "Duality: The Issues That Won't Go Away" at 1991 American Association for Counseling and Development Annual Convention. Notes that duality refers to multiple roles counselor educators may hold while teaching courses with…

The practice of reflection can facilitate self-understanding and enhance counselor performance by creating new opportunities for learning. Counselor educators can facilitate reflective thinking in students through the practices of Socratic questioning, journal writing, interpersonal Process Recall, and reflecting teams. The pedagogical methods are…

Discusses how close we are, in 1984, to an Orwellian world, and the role of counselor educators in combating an Orwellian philosophy. Suggests that counselors must assist society in reaching higher goals of personal, intellectual, and social development, and discusses strategies for improving counselor education. (JAC)

Notes that counselor educators, supervisors, and practitioners who communicate to students and trainees the importance of being caring, respectful, warm, flexible, honest, and personally competent, sometimes act in ways that contradict these significant beliefs and values. Discusses issues related to counselor educator's, supervisor's, and…

Reviews how collaborative effort between counselor education program and state Department of Corrections and Human Services can result in increased training in treatment of serious mental illness and recognition of mental health counselors as competent providers of counseling services for seriously mentally ill clients. (NB)

As experience and expertise develop and grow, college faculty's view of publishing scholarly articles can change from regarding it as a necessary and difficult survival skill to viewing it as a process that contributes to the direction of the profession and the self-actualization of counselor educators and supervisors. (Author/MKA)

Reviews the author's involvement in career counseling from preservice training to counselor education. Suggests that an integrated series of lectures, discussions, and papers are needed for an effective learning strategy, which also promotes student development, and provides a meaningful basis for the career counseling course curriculum. (JAC)