This paper explores the experiences of social work practitioners making a career move from front-line practice into academia. Six participants engaged in a focus group and subsequent individual semi-structured interviews to reflect on their transitional experiences. From this, factors that helped or hindered the transition were identified and…

Presents interview with C.H. Patterson, renowned scholar and contributor to the profession of counseling. Patterson discusses the evolution of his interest in school counseling and considers the future of school counseling and the school counselor's role. (NB)

Presents summary of views by counselor educators and Association for Specialists in Group Work members responding to "Duality: The Issues That Won't Go Away" at 1991 American Association for Counseling and Development Annual Convention. Notes that duality refers to multiple roles counselor educators may hold while teaching courses with…

Explored mental health counselors' and counselor educators' perceptions of the training mental health counselors receive. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 mental health counselors or counselor educators. Key issues that emerged from interviews concerned licensure movement, what distinguishes mental health counseling, variability of…

Examined extent to which 1988 Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) standards were judged by counselor educators (n=102) as relevant to counselor preparation. Respondents judged CACREP standards to be crucial or important to accreditation. Judgments of relevance differed significantly by numerical size…

Nationwide sample of rehabilitation educators (n=139) responded to survey regarding their self-perceived abilities to teach competencies relevant to rehabilitation practice. Educators perceived abilities to be highest in teaching Vocational Counseling, Personal Adjustment Counseling, and Professional Development and Community Involvement. Found no…

Drawing on earlier research, presents the stages of counselors' cognitive flow (what counselors are thinking). Describes associated techniques that can be used by supervisors of any theoretical orientation to teach supervisees working with couples to be aware of and modify their thought processes in sessions. (RJM)

Compared responses of 132 training directors and 79 clinical members of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy regarding current specified standards for accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy training programs. Results about preferred criteria for accreditation, training requirements, and attitudes toward major professional…

Discusses four central issues related to teaching multicultural counseling: (1) the educational process; (2) the students; (3) the larger system; and (4) the departmental context. Suggests that counselors must be prepared to contribute to the growth of all clients and to recognize and validate cultural diversity. (JAC)

Describes national survey results of rehabilitation educators' perceptions of their knowledge adequacies and training needs. Findings showed that educators rated their knowledge adequacy high and their need for inservice training low. There was no significant relationship between willingness to attend inservice training and knowledge adequacy.…

Teachers, counselors, guidance directors, counselor educators, and others were surveyed to determine the prevailing attitude toward prior school experience for counselor certification. The teacher and counselor groups supported the idea that some experience was desirable, but only the counselor group endorsed the three-year requirement. (Author)

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…

Explores the experiences of prepracticum trainees, focusing on changes in trainees' anxiety, self-efficacy, counter-transference management, and therapeutic skills. Results indicate that trainees became less anxious and developed greater skills over the semester. Qualitative results suggest that some trainees' reactions interfered with their…

This study revealed practitioners place greatest importance on those variables usually associated with a more "active" approach to counseling while the educators identify more closely with those variables associated with a more "passive" approach to counseling. (Author)

Graduate training programs could help counselors become aware of their biases. Coursework on sex fairness is available in some institutions and is open to practicing professionals. Counselor educators must be aware of their roles in expanding options for all students. (JAC)