Counselor educators maintain a responsibility for providing site supervisors with professional development opportunities (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. [2009]). The goal of this study was to evaluate a model for providing preparation to site supervisors. Significant differences were observed from pretest…

Counselor education doctoral students are influenced by many factors as they train to become supervisors. One of these factors, self-efficacy beliefs, plays an important role in supervisor development. In this phenomenological, qualitative research, 16 counselor education doctoral students participated in focus groups and discussed their…

School counselors are a well-positioned resource to reach the significant number of children and adolescents with mental health problems. In this special school counseling issue of "The Professional Counselor," some articles focus on systemic, top-down advocacy efforts as the point of intervention for addressing child and adolescent…

The topic of core competencies has been a central focus in the marriage and family therapy field since 2003. There are currently no published studies from the supervisees' perspective about the role of supervision in the acquisition of core competencies. This qualitative study used transcendental phenomenology to explore supervisees' perspectives…

The doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision is the terminal degree in the field of counselor education within the U.S. The authors surveyed CACREP-accredited doctoral programs to assess department characteristics, clinical experience and credentials, research experience, and the admission, retention, and evaluation of students. Results…

Counselors-in-training face the challenges of balancing academic, professional, and personal obligations. Many counselors-in-training, however, report a lack of instruction regarding personal wellness and prevention of personal counselor burnout. The present study used CQR methodology with 14 counseling graduate students to investigate…

The focus of this study was to qualitatively evaluate worker's attitudes about clinical supervision. It is believed that poor attitudes toward clinical supervision can create barriers during supervision sessions. Fifty-one participants within a social services organization completed an open-ended questionnaire regarding their clinical supervision…

In an effort to ensure the efficacy of preparing emerging counselors in the field, CACREP standards require that by 2013 all core faculty at accredited universities have a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision. However, literature suggests that a disparity may exist in the preparation of counselor educators and the actual…

Provides a professional model for practicum supervision using supervisors with equal responsibility and status. The model stresses the use of professional knowledge in both the content and process of practicum supervision. Dual-focus supervision is seen as the integration and application of theory congruency and interpersonal dynamics. (Author/BL)

States that counselors need to become more involved in program evaluation. Presents rationale for including training in program evaluation in counselor education programs. Contends that only by conducting program evaluations will counselor educators and supervisors become major players in public policy, planning, and social reform. (Author/NB)

Results indicated that nonprofessionals serving in well-defined, highly supervised roles felt more satisfaction with themselves and some of the systems with which they were involved than those left to their own devices. (Author)

Assesses the current status of practicum training in counselor education programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Research Educational Programs. Findings and implications for counselor training are discussed. (Author)

The effect of supervision on the learning of basic clinical interviewing skills within the microcounseling format was studied. Subjects were 12 paraprofessional counselors. Analysis revealed only one significant effect indicating more frequent use of microcounseling than opposite skills. No significant differences were found between training…

Counselor educators at The University of Tennessee implemented a competency-based counseling practicum in 1974. These educators have had several reactions to this approach. The counselor competencies that are employed are listed at the conclusion of the paper. It has been noted that the competencies tend to encourage movement through the…

The outstanding challenge to counselor educators and supervisors will be the evaluation of personnel-development efforts. Inservice activities for all school staff members are taking place and will continue to take place, but the key will be the evaluation of these efforts. (Author)