This is a catalogue of videotapes for counselor training produced by the Guidance Laboratory of The City University of New York system. Although some tapes deal with counseling situations, the issues raised are relevant to all levels of education and interpersonal relationships. The tapes are designed to invite and provoke individual and group…

The main article in this issue of ERIC/CAPS' expanded newsletter is based on an interview with the presidents-elect of three national organizations--Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), The American School Counselor Association (ASCA), and the American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA). They discuss the role of the…

The Center Satellite Program is designed to train Indian counselors. Trainees in the program are of Indian descent; most of them are obtaining their Masters in Guidance and Counseling degree. Training involves two phases: phase one is a 6-week summer program growth experience that serves as orientation; phase two is the academic year program at…

In this study, 197 Illinois secondary school counselors and 21 counselor educators were asked to report views they held concerning perceived relative importance of vocational content areas presented in graduate counselor education training. In the face-to-face interviews, numerical ratings were obtained from each sample group with respect to the…

Examines the many benefits that may result when biofeedback experiences are included in a counselor-education program. Protocol is enumerated for the implementation of biofeedback in counselor education. Objectives and procedures for each of the three stages are presented for the reader's evaluation. (Author)

Parts of the Education Amendments of 1976, Public Law 94-482, which apply to counselor preparation are outlined and discussed, with implications for training of counselors and delivery of counseling services. In addition, several bills containing areas of concern for counseling and guidance personnel are briefly noted. (MF)

Describes a multifaceted approach to acquisition of cross-cultural knowledge that is a culmination of experiences and activities used in a course titled Counseling Ethnic Minorities. This approach is based on the premise that knowledge and cultural sensitivity can be achieved through a combination of cognitive, affective, and behavioral…

Agrees with Watkins' article that counseling psychology must have multiple emphases, but for different reasons. Argues that current programs in counseling psychology are already offering training in remedial skills and that specialized developmental services ought to be continued. (ABB)

Conducted survey of 47 existing counseling supervision courses to provide guidelines for counselor educators interested in designing supervision instruction for their programs. Found typical supervision course to be both theoretical and experiential, and to include discussion of a variety of supervision approaches. (Author/NB)

Responds to Miller's article on encouraging gullibility by recommending that a balance between suspicion and gullibility be attained in counseling situations. (Author/ABB)

Discusses how close we are, in 1984, to an Orwellian world, and the role of counselor educators in combating an Orwellian philosophy. Suggests that counselors must assist society in reaching higher goals of personal, intellectual, and social development, and discusses strategies for improving counselor education. (JAC)

For the past decade, the practice of evidence based research (EBR) in treatment decisions has been a standard in the medical field, and is quickly becoming a standard of practice in other human service fields. Counselor educators are faced with the necessity to begin to implement EBR into their teaching and scholarship, but have limited knowledge…

This short article describes the specific behaviors expected of interns in counseling psychology at the University of Minnesota. The behaviors were divided into six areas: relationship counseling, behavior modification, group work, organizational intervention, office procedures, and information and research. Each area required six levels of…

This article describes and evaluates an innovative way to teach a counseling theories and practices course to beginning counseling students. Evaluation included self-peer, student-staff, and staff-student evaluations. Results suggest that this approach might be a useful alternative to teaching the traditional didactic course in theories and…

This discussion of school counseling advocates the need for a reexamination of the political role of the counselor in the schools, the preparation of a more realistic curriculum for counselor education and the development of guidelines by which counseling positions in each school can be evaluated. (JC)