Reviews the historical antecedents to the human science movement in counseling and describes human science methods and recent counseling applications. Includes ways to evaluate human science methods and identifies several virtues that human science offers the counseling profession, such as healing the science-practice schism and affirming…

A counseling student describes her experience as a target of long-term, systematic harassment in the form of sexual seduction by her practicum supervisor. The author recounts the effects of experiencing the harassment, confronting her harasser, and enduring an investigation. Claims events of case demonstrate sexualization of professor-student…

Defines challenges faced by counselor educators who teach family therapy courses in academic counselor training program as productive paradox. Stresses importance of acknowledging coexistence of seemingly contradictory treatment approaches when teaching marriage and family therapy to future mental health counselors. Offers framework for…

Summarizes and compares accreditation standards in marriage and family counseling/therapy by two accreditation bodies, the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). Concludes that CACREP and COAMFTE standards are well…

Examines integration of on-line technology into graduate counseling course and student reactions. No student indicated that computer experiences had negative effects on motivation. Challenges include a better understanding of how behavior is affected when mediated by technology, understanding of how human interaction is affected by on-line…

Reports the results of a sexual curricula questionnaire sent to all United States counselor education programs (N=506). Data based on 243 responses indicate that educators believe that there is a need for sexual curricula in counselor education programs. However, many educators are not systematically including such information in their training.…

Presents a response to the issues raised by Werth and Holdwick, and Westefeld et al. (2000, [this issue]). Focuses on augmenting the implications of these two articles for training in counseling psychology. Draws on the author's experience as an educator in suicide intervention, as well as his collaborative research on the development and…

Study investigated the extent to which the National Standards for School Counseling Programs were being used by counselor educators in the preparation of school counselors. It also sought to determine how departments were using the Standards in teaching courses as part of school counselor education programs. Based on the results, implications for…

In a national survey of entry-level school counselor preparation programs, counselor educators were asked about the extent to which they addressed concepts defined by The Education Trust literature and the extent to which these concepts were important in preparing school counselors. Discusses the relationship between existing programs and The…

Strategies and techniques based on the Multicultural Counseling Competencies must be grounded in principles that establish counselor training programs as learning environments and that reframe curricula through competency-based objectives. Outlines a framework for infusing multiculturalism into curricula through the application of specific…

A procedure was developed to help counseling students define their beliefs about people and their behavior and thus help them to identify their personal counseling theory. Class discussion concerning congruency between personal and professional beliefs is the result of using this procedure. Practicum students are expected to be familiar with a…

This study was conducted to test Bordin's (1983) proposition that, in supervision, counselor trainees' perceptions of the supervisory working alliance (goals, tasks, and an emotional bond) are predictive of supervisory outcomes (trainee self-efficacy and trainee satisfaction with supervision) over time. Beginning practicum to intern level…

This handbook contains a compilation of human sexuality course syllabi and audio-visual materials. It was developed to enable sex educators to identify and contact one another, to compile Human Sexuality Course Syllabi from across the country, and to bring to attention audio-visual materials which are available for teaching Human Sexuality…

Women in academic appointments have published less frequently than men. Since this difference is only partially explainable on the basis of fewer years in higher education, a study was conducted to determine men's and women's perceptions and experiences of writing for publication in the field of counselor education. A sample of 82 counselor…

Within counselor education, attention to computer-assisted instruction, and to the use of microcomputers is just beginning. To collect information about counselor educators' use of microcomputers and to solicit opinions about the possible influence of this technology on counselor education curriculum and programming, a questionnaire was sent to…