Explores ethical issues relative to research and training vis-a-vis racial and ethnic minority groups. (Author)

Presents Carl Rogers' views on facilitating groups, as expressed in a telephone dialogue seminar with graduate students in counselor education at North Texas State University. Discusses extended group marathons, cocounseling, nonverbal group exercises and the future of group work. (JAC)

This paper focuses on the use of emptiness in therapy and the importance of the counselor's comfort with the space and timing of interventions within that emptiness. It addresses spirituality from three different standpoints--creating a space that includes room for the suffering of the client, journaling, and use of the Rapha belief system. The…

Presents a reflection of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) for the past five decades, 1940-90. Identifies influential professionals who assisted in the creation of what stands for ACES to recognize their contributions to the association's inheritance. (Author/PVV)

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)

Responds to view expressed by Wittmer in previous article concerning doctoral programs in counselor education seeking accreditation review by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) rather than by the American Psychological Association. Discusses differences between counselors and psychologists and…

Discusses similarities between group and family modalities, then goes on to explore the application of training methods from family therapy supervision to group work. Reviews several family training models which may be useful for training group counselors and supervisors. (Author/NB)

Describes the development of rehabilitation counseling and its introduction to the U.K. in 1990. Presents evidence of the need for rehabilitation counseling in the U.K. and describes the current course with reference to its integrative counseling approach and specialist areas of inquiry. (JPS)

Derived from a committee report prepared for the American Mental Health Counselor's Association, a new definition of professional counseling is presented. Generated from a developmental lifespan foundation, special attention is given to multicultural issues, a broad array of services, and a network approach to service delivery. Implications of…

Describes training strategy designed to teach counseling students basic suicide risk assessment. Method focuses on components of suicide assessment including clinical interview, empirical evaluation, and consultation. Method emphasizes SAD PERSONS Scale, an acronym for the 10 literature-identified suicide risk factors to be investigated during…

Recommendations of system developers, policymakers, researchers, evaluators, and practitioners for improving the design and use of computer-assisted career guidance systems include improved staff training, integration within the context of service delivery, and attention to client diversity. (JOW)

Presents interview conducted with Rex Stockton, former president of the Association for Specialists in Group Work (1982-83). In the interview, Stockton discusses his involvement in group counseling, research interests and contributions, training of group leaders, and the future of group work. (Author/NB)

Sees universal adoption of master's degree in rehabilitation counseling as hiring criterion requiring its validation in relation to job performance. Proposes large-scale validation study involving state-federal vocational rehabilitation agencies that would make use of extensive existing vocational rehabilitation database, and relate type and level…

Reacts to earlier articles concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) issues in graduate psychology programs. Issues covered include: counseling and clinical training, research environments, and mentoring relationships. Argues that it is time to bring LGB issues into the mainstream and that these articles offer the vision and the blueprint to do so.…

Despite the emergence of the Christian counseling movement, significant sections of the evangelical Christian church remain suspicious of counseling as a tool of ministry. Stated reasons generally revolve around theological reservations. An even more powerful barrier may be significantly different values held by the two groups. (Author/EMK)