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'…

Part I of this two-part study compared prospective counselors' scores on selected measuring instruments at the beginning of their course work and practicum experience, and later at the end of their practicum experience. Part II examined the effect of a course in group counseling techniques on prospective counselors' self concepts, self images,…

The purpose of this study was to answer the following questions: (1) Does the Ames Philosophical Belief Inventory (APBI) assess the philosophical position of counselor trainees?; (2) Are counselor trainees' behavior in practicum sessions consistent with their philosophical positions?; and (3) Are the philosophical positions of counselor educators…

This paper discusses the theoretical assumptions of the triadic method, the structure of the triad, and the processes involved in triadic supervision. The triadic method represents an attempt to create a means of supervision which will help counseling practicum students develop a more positive attitude toward supervision; will enable them to…