This article describes the counselor educator as a model who can combine positive reinforcement techniques, imitative learning, and microcounseling skills to share studnet-counselor development. Pertinent research and theory are reviewed. (Author)

A program designed to prepare students for their role as counselors for black students is outlined. It has much potential for promoting the personal and professional growth of counselors - in - training. (Author/BY)

Comments on article by Ray E. Hosford, in same issue. Stresses his feeling that Hosford's total presentation was imbalanced in direction of overemphasis on modeling. (Author/CJ)

The practicing counselor must be evaluated through a special approach which takes into consideration all relevant elements such as the professional service aspect, the academic criteria, and the financial criteria emphasized by industry. (Author)

Describes use of the Tavistock model for studying group relations to teach alcoholism counselors group process. Counselors (N=32) participated in weekend study groups. An informal follow-up evaluation consisted of a reaction paper, oral discussions, and a questionnaire. Counselors' evaluations were predominantly positive. (RC)

Describes the Directed Individual Response-Educational Consulting Technique (DIRECT) which delineates seven steps in the consulting process and further specifies four levels of appropriate consultant "leads" to facilitate the development of each step. The DIRECT model is specifically designed to promote development of consulting interview skills.…

Research investigating training in family therapy is scant. This paper describes existing models of training in marriage and family therapy, major issues pertinent to the evaluation of the effectiveness of such training, and suggests a methodology for such evaluation. (Author)

This article describes and evaluates the development of a rehabilitation training model (RTM) that has been used in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling at Boston University for the past three years. (Author)

Article examines the diagnosis and assessment of self-injurious behaviors. A classification model for conceptualizing self-injury is discussed, and the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" diagnoses associated with self-injury are addressed. Assessment questions and issues to consider when assessing clients who…

Examines the extent to which three self-report multicultural scales were measuring the predominant three-factor conceptualization of multicultural counseling competence. Results of a confirmatory factor analysis reveal that the three-factor model was not fully supported. Implications of the findings for clinical practice, training, and research…

Examines the Triad Training Model for training counselors to better articulate a client's internal dialog during simulated counseling interviews. The theoretical basis for the model is discussed, positive and negative feedback is considered, and supporting research is presented. (Contains 20 references.) (LRW)

Three of the most significant types of counselor training programs to emerge in the 1960s are Microcounseling, Interpersonal Process Recall, and Human Relations Development. This paper reviews the research on these three programs and offers conclusions as to their effectiveness as well as suggestions for future directions in counselor training.…

Reviews and evaluates 1993 text integrating theory, research, and application. Describes book as useful for researchers and practitioners as well as for instructors who emphasize how family research and theory inform family practice. Outlines text by three sections: model description, creation and maintenance of healthy families, and critique of…

Investigated effect of Structured Group Supervision (SGS) model on master's-level counseling students' (n=194) personal and skill development. Collected data during participants' enrollment in practicum courses taught over seven-year period. SGS model of group supervision seemed superior in comparison with "control" group model.…