The recent emphasis on career education coupled with Canada's growing unemployment rate has made it necessary for counselor educators to reexamine their programs, especially as they relate to vocational guidance and counseling. The author presents his suggestions as to how these professional training programs can be improved. (Author/HMV)

While most counselor training programs highlight basic counseling skills, few programs address the development of counselors' conceptual abilities. This study explores the changes in conceptualizations of counseling and the corresponding changes in the counseling skills of prepracticum counseling trainees. Six graduate students in a counselor…

Reviews the historical development of the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association guidelines for counselor education programs. Identifies definitions and working principals which guidelines are based on. Discusses importance and advantages of guidelines and unaddressed issues such as certification and training outside university departments.…