This paper aims to interrogate some of the processes and tensions I faced in establishing a feminist space in a higher education institution in the UK context. The students I worked with needed to develop an understanding of social justice concepts such as anti-discrimination and anti-oppression in order to progress from their undergraduate…

This article will discuss the development of an innovative instructional design for teaching graduate courses in counselor education programs. The teaching strategies that will be highlighted evolved during a collaborative team-teaching project conducted by two counselor educators. These two faculty members worked together to redesign a course in…

This article concerns the depersonalization of graduate study and the consequent reduction in the quality of education and proposes an alternate model for the preparation of counselors. (JC)

The author discusses the rationale for counselor education programs' promotion of the development of multicultural counseling competence in counselor trainees. The current status of multicultural counseling competence is discussed, and recommendations are made regarding how counselor education programs and faculty can enhance multicultural…

A relationship is suggested between the national image of the American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) and its membership requirements of graduate counseling programs. Proposes that counselor educators initiate the integration of APGA membership criteria with accreditation of graduate programs. (Author)

Presents three models for implementing marriage and family counseling training: community counseling, interdisciplinary, and Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Identifies and discusses related conceptual and pragmatic issues. Concludes by presenting implications for counselor educators. (Author/NB)

Women frequently lack access to within-profession (and more frequently within-department) mentors to help them clarify and maneuver within the unwritten rules of their profession's culture (Cawyer, Simonds, & Davis, 2002). Such access is especially vital in academia. Women have access to graduate programs, yet the major obstacle they face is…

An experiential Native American healing practices course, co-taught by a Native American pastoral counselor and a counselor educator, was offered to graduate counseling students to help them better understand Native American worldviews. A student participant's reflections are included. Students attended Native American ceremonies and learned…

With its rapidly increasing enrollment and its large population of evening students, the University of Missouri, St. Louis (UMSL) has its share of the special problems of student and faculty involvement which a commuter college often develops. This paper focuses on the programs and activities established to encourage and provide opportunities for…