Responds to previous article by Pedersen on counseling international students. Focuses comments on guidelines for training programs in counseling psychology as courses and seminars are developed to meet the needs of international students. Concludes that it is necessary to more effectively serve international students and to address training needs…

Larson's Social Cognitive Model of Counselor Training is located among extant training and supervision models. Three general observations about SCMCT are made, and five specific elements relating to supervisor functions are discussed: (1) modeling; (2) social persuasion; (3) supervisor feedback; (4) supervisor self-efficacy; (5) declarative and…

A six-stage skill-based model for training group counselors that incorporates experiential, didactic, observations, and role-play components is described. Focusing on skill acquisition rather than interpersonal development, the model can be applied to each of the core skill competencies, and can be used to reduce dual-relationship issues and build…

Explores how beginning graduate counseling students can gain valuable in vivo counseling experience by working with actors who are trained to serve as clients. The method reduces risk, eliminates many ethical concerns and provides realistic training experiences. Provides useful information to students as they refine counseling techniques and…

A review of the American professional counseling literature brings to light 5 patterns concerning research related to counseling international students in this article. Emergent themes include universal vs. subgroup characteristics, environmental vs. personal factors, developmental vs. pathological perspectives, counseling goals, and…

Intake of a youth into a residential treatment center is disruptive to both the child and to their family. Counseling agencies have an obligation to ensure that the emotional and informational needs of the resident and the resident's family are being addressed during this difficult time. This report offers a solution strategy to address the needs…

The problems involved in becoming an effective helper and the personal difficulties of working with others are addressed. A discussion of motivations for seeking a career in the helping professions is followed by an overview of the helping process. Chapter topics include: (1) "Are the Helping Professions for You?"; (2) "Getting the Most from Your…

In career guidance, advocacy and self-advocacy encompass a continuum from adviser action separately on behalf of a client, through shared activity, to action by the client alone. Wherever individual clients fall on the continuum, advocacy can be conducted in a manner that empowers them. Modeling is an important aspect of the process of empowerment…

Research relative to the personal beliefs of counselors and their counseling practices is scarce. By understanding the psychological/philosophical assumptions underlying their counseling, counselors can arrive at congruence between what they profess and how they counsel. In order to focus on counselor's personal attributes, appropriate…

Although the effectiveness of role play and its vicarious learning experiences for counselor training is well documented, little research has focused on the impact of the order of playing the roles on skill development. To investigate the effect of ordinal position, 36 beginning counseling students, 24 female and 12 male, with a median age of 30,…

Child sexual abuse is being reported more often than ever before and counselors need to be prepared to serve victims of such abuse. In offering course materials and activities in master's level counselor education programs, instructors may notice a reluctance by some of the students to deal with these issues. This reluctance may be due to the fact…

Structured empathy training was found to (1) cause significant changes in pharmacy students' ability to respond empathetically to clients and (2) reduce evaluative, falsely reassuring, and questioning responses. The advising response was found to be most resistant to change. The stability of the changes over time was not documentable. (MSE)

Feminist counseling was analyzed into four core skills: social analysis, androgyny encouragement, self-disclosure, and behavior feedback. A five-week feminist skill-training program was developed. Training resulted in significant increases in social analysis and self-disclosure skills as well as increments in Attitude Toward Women Scale scores.…

Examines directions in the "peer helper" movement with special emphasis on its potential role in the elementary school. Lists three aspects for evaluating peer counseling programs: assessment of self as helper, assessment of knowledge and skills used in the process, and assessment of outcome. Reviews benefits of program. (Author/ABB)

Analyzed social, developmental, and counseling psychology literature to gain insight into the confusion regarding definition and measurement of empathy. Discussed four proposals for understanding empathy with no clear-cut conclusion regarding the role of empathy in producing positive outcomes. (LLL)