The counselor has a role to perform in assisting his clients to come to grips with their own sexuality. The counsellor's competence in this area is questioned. Competence involves training the counsellor in the area of human sexuality. (Author)

This paper suggests a revisitation to counseling interview techniques and a reconsideration of the importance of technical training for counselor-trainees, practicing counselors, and counselor-educators. Ways to improve technical skills are also considered. (Author)

The author reviews the major writings of the past 20 years in the field of pastoral counseling, voices some theological questions liable to bring about renewed interdisciplinary rapport with psychology, and outlines four major research topics. Article is in French. (Author)

It was concluded that peer counselors were successful in modifying the verbal behavior of clients in desired directions. The data also revealed that some counselor leads and microcounseling skills lose strength and may, over time, disappear, while others are maintained. (Author)

The author argues that psychological concepts should not be discarded but rather they be made experiential so that they can be described in common sense language. This might be achieved if psychology professors talked with less effect and more purpose. (Author)

In this study, comparisons of measured philosophical beliefs, philosophical positions related in an interview, and counseling behavior were made for 22 counselor trainees at the University of Maine at Orono. Many trainees were unable to explain or understand their philosophical belief or show its implications in counseling behavior. (Author)

This article examines the nature and impact of paradoxical situations in counsellor education. The counsellor educator and trainee are the focus for defining and then examining these dilemmas. (Author)

The author argues that the counselor training program as well as the traditional role of the counselor must change to meet new demands. University personnel must take some leadership in the process. (BY)

Discusses several strengths and weaknesses of the behavioral approach in psychotherapy. Possible remediation of some of the weaknesses are explored through integration of contributions from client-centered or psychodynamic approaches. Risks associated with an integrated model of psychotherapy are considered. (Author)

These 23 brief articles respond to the Editor's previous request for brief glimpses of the future, regarding the training, practice, and role of the counselor. (CJ)

Counseling performances of undergraduates given nine weeks of systematic training in either human relations training or microcounseling and of subjects receiving, prior to posttest, brief specific instructions on how to counsel, were compared to the performance of a no-training control group. (Author)

To provide life-like environments in group counseling situations, the Helping Relation Video Tape was developed. Originally designed as a group test measuring individual responses, the tapes were later used at a counseling summer course and in training undergraduates. Other uses of the HRUT concept are suggested. (Author/CG)

This article presents a personal view of counselling in Manitoba's largest community college. The role of the college counsellor as a guidance worker or counsellor is discussed. Related to this question is the apparent lowering of educational and professional qualifications for college counseling as a consequence of a guidance oriented system.…

Selection and training of coached clients and benefits resulting from their use (such as help in providing feedback to the trainee) are discussed. Reactions of students included in the program are given with suggestions for future improvements. (Author/EAK)

It is suggested that emphasis be changed from trait factor personality studies such as tolerance for ambiguity, nurturance, and abasement, to researching the area of cognitive style, flexibility, perception and psychological openness as perhaps being more fruitful in advancing knowledge of the criterion variable. (Author)