Article discusses the nature of certification for rehabilitation counselors and the primary purpose involved. Special features of a certification program are discussed along with a built in "grandfather clause." (EK)

Results of the present investigation, together with previous data provided by Eberdt (1970) and Jansen, Robb, and Bonk (1972), suggest that clergymen who seek specialized counseling training in secular settings are, as a group, a different breed than nonclergymen who enter such programs. Clergymen also work in a role and framework considerably…

This study compared two sets of ratings made under different experimental conditions with each other and with a predefined criterion of accuracy. The data indicated that informed raters were significantly more accurate in their ratings than noninformed raters and significant discrepancies occurred at the higher scale points of the Accurate Empathy…

A brief description of standard procedures used in training counselors is presented, and their net effect explained. The author feels that when the student counselor begins practicum, he is burdened with semi-crippling expectations of how he is supposed to do counseling according to a rigidly held, inadequately known theoretical counseling model.…

This is one of a series which focuses on innovations in the training and supervision of counselors. It discusses co-counseling by providing: (1) a definition of the procedure; (2) a description of models of practice; (3) a discussion of the effects of using co-counseling; (4) suggestions for possible applications of the procedure; and (5) steps to…

Responds to professional reactions to counselor gullibility. Sees a direct, linear relationship between gullibility and counseling effectiveness. (Author/ABB)

Individuals with substance abuse problems present a critical problem in the United States. Outside the social and economic losses presented by these problems, personal devastation is severe and usually ongoing. Many individuals with substance abuse problems are unable to, or do not, access treatment, and for those who do, treatment success rates…

Practicum members cited as giving meaningful feedback at or above the group median were recalled as producing significantly more verbal, more positive, and more owned feedback than practicum members cited as giving less meaningful feedback than the group median number of citations. The two groups did not differ significantly on the Myers-Briggs…

Counselors without teaching experience were compared with counselors from the same graduate counselor education program with teaching experience and with other first-year counselors raters had known on each of five dimensions. It was concluded that teaching experience does not seem to be necessary for the preparation of competent school…

This article proposes a new approach to evaluation in psychological education that places greater emphasis on counselor-controlled, practical research and that provides immediately usable feedback on the accomplishment of program goals both short and long term. (Author)

The experimental group made a significant gain in empathy and was functioning at a significantly higher level of empathy than the control group. Neither group showed significant changes in CPI scores. (Author)

Investigated possibility that psychotherapeutic styles might differ as function of A-B type or experience. Importance of experience level of therapist was confirmed by therapists' self-descriptions. Experienced therapists conformed less to conventional stereotypes of traditional psychotherapist than did inexperienced therapists. Experienced…

Results indicated that experience level was not significantly related to the characteristics of the students' clinical hypothesis formation. Conceptual level was significantly related to the overall quality and clarity of expression in clinical hypotheses and the number of divergent questions asked about the client's problems. (Author)

Exploration of spiritual and religious diversity often receives little attention in counselor education, resulting in counselors unprepared to deal with spiritual and religious issues. This trend could have a negative impact on Jewish and other religious clients, who feel that issues related to their identity are ignored. Article explores…