This article is an overview of the development, maintenance and teaching of an online counselor education class in counseling techniques. This article will focus on one professor's experience with traditional versus online teaching in general and the steps and potential obstacles involved in developing an online course. (Contains 13 references.)…

Discusses the importance of training counselors to provide adequate treatment for survivors of sexual abuse. Presents the results of a survey of programs approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs regarding current training practices, and offers recommendations and a model for developing a training…

Describes an instructional module, "Family Therapy Without the Family," which prepares family counseling trainees for conducting a systemic assessment in individual treatment. Module assists trainees in development of questioning which elicits information about relational behavior and which generates sufficient data to develop a systemic…

Because many potential clients have religious as well as secular concerns, secular counselors and psychotherapists are striving to become more empathic and competent in treating religious individuals. This article discusses some issues and implications involved in working with religiously committed clients in secularly based counseling. (Contains…

Discusses traditional training techniques for students studying family therapy. Argues that psychotherapy has more to do with the therapist's personality than with the display of effective techniques. Supervision of clinicians should consist of helping them develop their innate skills rather than imposing on them a set of ready-made strategies.…

Describes the use of literature to teach counseling students the art of diagnosing from "knowing someone through and through." Describes an exercise that uses Potok's "The Chosen" to assist the clinician in understanding the individual and how to diagnosis him or her and maintain an understanding of the system in which behaviors occur. (Author/MKA)

Beginning group leaders are frequently called on to process significant events in a group, although little information exists in the literature that directly discusses how to perform this important group function. Offers a conceptual map for leaders to follow in processing group events. Provides examples of specific interventions that can be used…

Discusses the process of conceptualizing and planning psychoeducational groups, particularly the difficulty of determining the appropriate order or sequence of group session topics and structured exercises. Provides a specific model for group counselors to follow for conceptualizing and developing all types of psychoeducational groups. (Contains…

Investigates whether counselors delayed their diagnostic decisions in a setting that allowed them the option of doing so. Clinical records from a counselor training center were selected and coded for delayed diagnostic decision making. Results indicate that delayed diagnostic decision making occurred to a greater extent than immediate diagnostic…

Provides an overview of the experiences of four psychologists-in-training as supervisees in multicultural supervision relationships. Article seeks to help both supervisors and supervisees understand supervisees' needs and perspectives for culturally integrated supervision and discuss multicultural issues during supervision. Includes…

Discusses the need for cultural characteristics to be addressed in supervision as a way of dealing with both opportunities and obstacles that may exist. The VISION model of cultural responsiveness is described as a practical means of supervisors exploring multicultural issues in the supervisory relationship. (Contains 43 references.) (Author/GCP)

Discusses the movement toward employing only evidence-based treatments or empirically validated treatments (EVTs) in psychological services. Examines the adoption of EVTs and how efficacious treatments must respond successfully to practicing psychologists' applications, scientific certainty, and marketplace demand. Reviews both the merits and…

Because career experiences occur in the broad life context, career counseling should take an inclusive approach that encompasses personal counseling and life-career integration. Counselor preparation should include awareness of personal and career issues, a theoretical base, and a range of relevant skills for connecting life and career. (Contains…

A format for organizing case notes is presented that could increase counselor trainees' case conceptualization skills. The STIPS format of case note writing consists of 5 major sections, including documenting clients' current Signs and symptoms, topics discussed in counseling, counseling Interventions used, clients' Progress and counselors'…

The process-observer method of group training was evaluated. Disruption of group content and process was found to be less with the use of a process observer than with an observer. Process observers found the experience useful for their development as group leaders. Results and future directions are discussed. (Author/EMK)