Cyber counseling is a new and growing medium for offering mental health services to children and youth. However, there is a lack of identification of the core competencies required to provide effective online counseling. A school of social work, in partnership with a national service agency providing online counseling to children and youth,…

Examines idea of psychological skills training. Raises questions concerning the conceptual validity and generalizability of programs that attempt psychological skills training as a means of "giving psychology away." Draws specific references and illustrations from recent research in applied psychology and literature in counseling and…

Although a focus on counsellor-client alliance is prominent within counsellor education, specific skills that compose this aspect of the helping process remain nebulous. As such, faculty and students have relied on general guidelines and suggestions regarding the engagement process. Research conducted by Bedi, Davis, and Arvay (2005), however,…

Examines growing trend of special issues training sessions for peer counselors. Describes number of training guidelines developed as result of secondary school's training program and formal evaluation. Suggested guidelines include training in listening and helping skills, extended practice of these skills, mutual decision-making, peer counselor…

This manual was developed to facilitate the initial training of a group of pre-retirement peer counselors and to introduce them to the basics of helping for clients facing pre-retirement issues. An introduction explains the use of the manual and urges users to complete suggested exercises when reading the manual. The next section lists learning…

Commonly those who entered the field of employment counseling indicated interest in "helping people" and human psychology. Once counselors began working in the field, most of their specialized learning about the field occurred on the job. During this training period the staff employment counselor carried a regular case load but would…

Presents a brief outline of a program developed by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission (CEIC) for certifying employment counselors to use tests in Canada Employment Centres (CECs). To ensure that psychometric tests meet acceptable standards, this program provides comprehensive training for counselors and requires demonstrated…

The hypothesized relationship between counseling skill and cognitive functioning has immense implications for counselor education. This study was conducted to develop and field test a procedure for depicting change in cognitive structure across time and to investigate the relationship between changes in cognitive structure and counseling skill.…

Describes a model which combines peer counseling principles for use with computer-assisted career counseling program. This student orientated model outlines a two-phase training program and provides practical guidelines for implementation. The student peer counselors are trained in communication skills, values clarification and decision making.…