Surveyed 75 rehabilitation counseling programs concerning master's degree level research instruction. Found research topics most likely to be included were research design and statistics. Some offered specific rehabilitation research course. Educators agreed that primary goal of rehabilitation research education is to teach students to become…

Reports that textbooks and counseling approaches studied by prospective counselors largely omit information on biological foundations of human behavior, although biological factors often affect human behavior profoundly. Uses case study examples to show importance of biological factors. Recommends that counselor educators understand biological…

Suggests methods of how counselor educators may conceptually present life style and career development components to counselor education students with some examples of experiential activities. Summarizes a discussion by a counselor education faculty that reflects their viewpoints and perceptions of the life-style and career development standard.…

Conducted survey of actual counselor education position changes between 1971 and 1986. Found high turnover but decreasing volatility. Estimates for 1987 through 1992 suggest both less turnover and volatility. Trends for women and other trends were also examined. (Author/NB)

Discusses various approaches to multicultural counseling training currently being used in counselor education programs. Outlines a developmental framework that describes the types of training thought to be available to counseling students at this time. (Author)

Examined screening and dismissal procedures currently being used in counselor training programs. Survey questionnaire, Screening and Terminating Procedures, was completed by 133 master's level counselor education programs. Findings showed that, although counselor educators had developed and used formal initial screening procedures, they were less…

Presents interview with C.H. Patterson, renowned scholar and contributor to the profession of counseling. Patterson discusses the evolution of his interest in school counseling and considers the future of school counseling and the school counselor's role. (NB)

Contends that the development of consultation skills lags far behind the development of counseling skills in most counselor education programs. Examines some of the reasons why consultation training is not emphasized and suggests some remedies. A set of competencies of the consultant is appended. (Author/NB)

This book focuses on the essential elements of leading effective groups in group counseling. Chapter 1 concentrates on the rationale behind using groups and their myths, advantages, and limitations. Chapter 2 discusses different types of groups, especially those that are therapeutic and task-oriented, and their theory and ethics. Chapter 3 delves…

This document discusses all aspects of credentialing from both a past and present perspective, considers the future of counselor credentialing, and provides a synopsis of the credentialing movement in counseling. Seven chapters are included: (1) "Counselor Credentialing: Purpose and Origin" (Thomas J. Sweeney); (2) "Counselor Certification"…

The traditional system of direct instruction focuses on students' acquiring a body of knowledge and developing related skills. It has been recognized for some time now that direct instruction needs to be combined with more humanistic methods of education, which invite students to be more actively involved in the learning process and are focused on…

This paper asserts that the computer has become an integral part of communication within the world culture and that it has tremendous utility for the counseling profession. Counselor educators are encouraged to incorporate computer competence into their curriculum. This report is divided into four parts. First, there is a brief discussion of the…

Rehabilitation facility personnel are those persons who design programs and facilities for the occupational or educational rehabilitation of persons with physical disabilities. New directions in the training of rehabilitation facility personnel should stress innovative or experimental approaches of a variety of types at the undergraduate level.…

In this article, the future of the counseling profession is viewed from the perspective of students who are currently enrolled in a particular training program. Descriptive characteristics are reported for these students. In some cases, comparative data from other programs are provided and possible trends discussed. (Author)

Counseling performances of undergraduates given nine weeks of systematic training in either human relations training or microcounseling and of subjects receiving, prior to posttest, brief specific instructions on how to counsel, were compared to the performance of a no-training control group. (Author)