Counselor educators can utilize the ideas of philosopher Michel Foucault in preparing preservice school counselors for their work with K-12 students in public schools. The Foucaultian ideas of "governmentality," "technologies of domination," "received truths," "power/knowledge," "discontinuity," and "archaeology" can contribute to students'…

Contends that counseling/therapy is more complicated than it may first appear. Urges counselors/therapists trained in limited areas to place their specific techniques within a general, comprehensive counseling framework. Stresses that failing to do so makes counselors/therapists limited in what treatment they can provide. (CM)

Rehabilitation counselors are assisting consumers with end-of-life issues. Counselors who have the capacity to assist with end-of-life issues in a culturally sensitive manner possess pre-established self-care networks, an understanding of death from multiple perspectives, knowledge of communication interventions, and appropriate outcome…

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.)…

During the past decade, there has been an increasing gender achievement gap with male students lagging behind their female counterparts on a number of important indicators of school success. This article examines recommendations and strategies for school counselors working with middle school boys to enhance the learning environment, to promote…

This book focuses on the essential elements of leading effective groups in group counseling. Chapter 1 concentrates on the rationale behind using groups and their myths, advantages, and limitations. Chapter 2 discusses different types of groups, especially those that are therapeutic and task-oriented, and their theory and ethics. Chapter 3 delves…

Interviews social activist Allen Ivey. Reflects the recent changes in his microcounseling model and the manifestation of his social consciousness in microcounseling's cross-cultural patina. (Author/ABB)

A counselor training seminar on sexual orientation is presented in this article. The seminar incorporated popular songs, readings, and class discussion to increase awareness of sexual identity development, stereotypes, and counseling interventions for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients. Results of evaluations suggest that the seminar had a…

This article describes a course in life-span development designed particularly for students in counselor education programs. The description focuses on basic assumptions underlying the course plan, objectives of the course, and instructional methods and materials. Learning activities presented in detail include ones requiring students to: (1)…

Examines current status of multicultural training in counselor education. Identifies and describes leading multicultural training programs and provides specific guidelines for improving multicultural training. (Author/ABB)

Explored whether practicing supervisors (N=37) perceived themselves varying their supervision process across four trainee experience levels and whether supervisor demographic variables related to variance in the supervision process. Results showed that supervisors significantly varied supervisions between second and advanced practicum level…

For the past decade, the Stockton training series has offered instructors a valuable training tool for use in a variety of clinical settings. Counselor educators were asked to reflect upon the series and its application for beginning leader training. Specifically, surveys were distributed to a wide range of instructors who train group leaders;…

In 1965 revolutionary counseling development tailored specific behavioral goals with clients and tested innovative procedures to help clients learn how to achieve their goals. Since then an experimental self-correcting approach helps clients overcome problems. Future counseling will emphasize prevention, internal control, and better balance among…

Reviews the historical antecedents to the human science movement in counseling and describes human science methods and recent counseling applications. Includes ways to evaluate human science methods and identifies several virtues that human science offers the counseling profession, such as healing the science-practice schism and affirming…

Investigates the use of a skill-based training curriculum as it relates to group counselor education. A pilot study is presented that uses three basic elements of group counselor training: didactic, observational, and experiential. The pilot study suggests how group interventions might be taught using a microcounseling-type skill-based approach.…