Suggests methods of how counselor educators may conceptually present life style and career development components to counselor education students with some examples of experiential activities. Summarizes a discussion by a counselor education faculty that reflects their viewpoints and perceptions of the life-style and career development standard.…

Discusses various approaches to multicultural counseling training currently being used in counselor education programs. Outlines a developmental framework that describes the types of training thought to be available to counseling students at this time. (Author)

The traditional system of direct instruction focuses on students' acquiring a body of knowledge and developing related skills. It has been recognized for some time now that direct instruction needs to be combined with more humanistic methods of education, which invite students to be more actively involved in the learning process and are focused on…

Describes a competency-based master's degree counselor education program using Stufflebeam's CIPP model. This represents four kinds of evaluation: context, input, process, and product. This results in a vital system in which evaluation and feedback are ongoing, enabling evaluators and decision makers to maintain a program responsive to those it…

Provides a review of applicable literature, information, and research in nonverbal behavior categories. A brief model is provided to illustrate counselor educators' and supervisors' application and use of this information with novice counselors and its implications. (Author)

Notes that experiential training in on-campus clinics is important component of professional preparation for counselors and psychologists. Explores similarities between counseling and psychology training clinics. Synthesizes findings from literature and identifies areas that offer most potential for informing counselor educators in development,…

Compares the doctorate in counselor education and that in counseling psychology. Describes similarities in models, history, professional memberships, and residence of programs; and discusses differences in accreditation, professional organizations, and training. Presents a case for cooperative coexistence. (PVV)

Effective psychotherapy supervision calls for a variety of supervisory roles and addresses a range of student needs. The particular student need should be the determining factor in selecting an appropriate supervisory role. The supervisor needs a range of role alternatives, a framework in which to fit student needs, a specified area of focus…

Defines challenges faced by counselor educators who teach family therapy courses in academic counselor training program as productive paradox. Stresses importance of acknowledging coexistence of seemingly contradictory treatment approaches when teaching marriage and family therapy to future mental health counselors. Offers framework for…

Summarizes and compares accreditation standards in marriage and family counseling/therapy by two accreditation bodies, the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). Concludes that CACREP and COAMFTE standards are well…

A procedure was developed to help counseling students define their beliefs about people and their behavior and thus help them to identify their personal counseling theory. Class discussion concerning congruency between personal and professional beliefs is the result of using this procedure. Practicum students are expected to be familiar with a…

Provides a comprehensive view of the predoctoral internship for counseling psychologists. Delineates relevant issues in intern training. Attempts to stimulate the field of counseling psychology to examine critically the effectiveness of internship training programs. (Author/ABB)

Presents three models for implementing marriage and family counseling training: community counseling, interdisciplinary, and Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Identifies and discusses related conceptual and pragmatic issues. Concludes by presenting implications for counselor educators. (Author/NB)

Details the structure and content of an introductory family therapy course offered in an academic department. The parallel processes between teaching and therapy are used as a metaphor for the presentation of the course. Joining, restructuring, and consolidation are defined as the three stages of the course. (Author)

Describes effectiveness of parable format for increasing student understanding of counseling concepts and for helping students attain self-actualization. Illustrates effectiveness by describing his published parable entitled Gifts From Eykis. Argues that counselor educators should consider using literature and other creative vehicles in their…