This study describes the development of the Spiritual Competency Scale, which was based on the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling's original Spiritual Competencies. Participants were 662 counseling students from religiously based and secular universities nationwide. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a 22-item,…

The disparity between counseling's philosophy of primary prevention and counselor education practices was studied. Faculty attitudes toward prevention and their perceptions of the reasons for the disparity were surveyed (N=161). Results are presented. Implications for counseling and recommendations are considered from the point of view of "virtue…

From the standpoint of a journal editor and researcher, this commentary critically reflects on some of the primary notions addressed in the 4 featured articles of the special section, discussing areas of agreement and divergence. As a way of further exploring these ethical and professional concerns, the contentious issue of using school children…

The author maintains that counselors must design their services around the development and clarification of values in an environment conducive to human growth. (Author)

Graduate counseling programs are proficient in training direct service providers but less able to teach the business of sustaining a community agency's services. Modern philanthropy emphasizes social advocacy by investing in change that benefits the local community and respects the diverse cultural experiences of potential clients and…

This article concerns three broad areas where change is needed and where the counselor can be active in bringing about this change. The areas discussed are counselor education and training; involvement of professionals in their profession and research. (JC)

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)

The counselor who is ignorant of Blackness and who pretends to accept the Black individual is reandering the ultimate in disrespect. To accept what one does not know is to accept a nonentity. Counselors must be willing to make the commitment to challenge their own racism at a deeply personal level and extend their personal competence and humanness…

The article points up the need for all counselors from whatever cultural background to work hard to understand the cultural differences present in their client groups, accepting these differences as being in no way inferior merely because they represent minority group persons. (CJ)

Presents a policy recommendation regarding the inclusion of a systematic study of ethics into counselor education programs. Arguments for and against the inclusion of applied moral philosophy are described. (RC)

Article seeks to help supervisors and supervisees enhance their awareness of spiritual values in supervision. Factors, such as counselor competency; conceptualization of spirituality; cross-cultural awareness; and the similarity of clients' and counselors' values form a foundation for developing effective intervention and supervision strategies. A…