Surveyed counseling psychology (CP) training directors (N=34), housed partly or completely in colleges of education. Found advantages were compatibility of CP program with the college mission, esteem of the program, and accessibility of related programs. Found disadvantages were perception by colleagues that housing in education was not credible,…

States that the literature to date has broken the silence on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) issues and has affirmed the field of psychology as being affirmative toward these issues. Proposes that research should move toward a greater understanding of LGB affirmative professional training by focusing on training from theoretical and empirical…

Responds to comments made in three articles critiquing the authors' earlier article on counselor trainee impairment. Builds a more systematic picture of trainee impairment. Discusses evaluation, power, organized psychology, professional impairment, and prevention within a systems perspective. (Author/MKA)

Considers the need for a defined and systematic curriculum in psychoeducation. Proposes areas of importance in a psychoeducational curriculum including preparatory coursework in the foundations, principles, and concepts of psychoeducation and program development, and practicum training in psychoeducation and program development. (Author/JAC)

Presents rationale for integration of training in neuropsychology into counseling psychology curriculum. Discusses rationale against historical development of counseling psychology specialty and current practice of counseling psychologists. Proposes means of integrating training in neuropsychology that allows training to serve as potential means…

Surveyed 53 programs in Council of Counseling Psychology Training programs and nonmember training directors. Found considerable variability among programs regarding philosophy, purpose, content, and structure of doctoral comprehensive/qualifying examinations. Most programs assessed knowledge in psychological foundations, professional issues,…

Responds to the Forrest et al article on counselor trainee impairment. Expands on several issues discussed in the article including evaluation and accreditation issues. Discusses professional boundaries as having relevance to anticipating and/or minimizing impairment. (Author/MKA)

Reacts to earlier articles concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) issues in graduate psychology programs. States that these articles demonstrate that psychology may be transitioning from the tolerance stage and is now moving toward the acceptance stage involving shared responsibility in promoting life adjustment and advancement of LGB people in…

Reacts to earlier articles concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) issues in graduate psychology programs. Emphasizes these articles contribute to the literature regarding LGB issues and addresses implications for research, theory, and practice. Extends Laura Brown's lesbian-gay paradigm for psychology as it applies to these articles. (MKA)

Chinese counselors (N=133) were surveyed in order to examine the recent development of counseling at universities in China. Results suggest that most counselors had received little formal training in counseling, and counseling was often done in the context of political and thought education. Respondents perceived themselves as needing more…

Examined female counseling psychology doctoral students' (N=213) perceptions of type and extent of training received concerning lesbian and homosexual issues. Results indicated that female students received little exposure to lesbian or homosexual issues or clients and thus were not trained to work with these clients. Discusses further results and…

Responses to previous four articles on integration of counseling psychology and neuropsychology. Contends that articles provide persuasive arguments for offering basic coursework in neuropsychology in counseling psychology doctoral programs. Raises concern that expanded training in neuropsychology may result in minimal training being…

Responds to earlier four articles that discussed rationale for inclusion of neuropsychology training in counseling psychology programs. Considers three issues primary to continued coordination between these specialties: minimal proficiency versus specialization; counseling psychology identity; and integration-combination or synthesis. Argues…

Presents framework by which counseling psychology training programs can react to demands for preparing students for an increasingly diverse array of services to an almost equally diverse clientele. Proposes that adequate training for responding to diversity is the foundation for moving from recognition of diversity to an affirmation of diversity.…

Discusses three perils of "process talk" in counseling and counselor education: (1) perils of superfluity; (2) perils of concretizing; and (3) perils of prescription. It is concluded that there currently is little reason to support the use of "process model" of counseling and psychotherapy as blueprints for counseling or…