INSTITUTIONS OFFERING COUNSELOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS RESPONDED TO A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE. THE DATA OBTAINED IS PRESENTED IN TABLES ORGANIZED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS--(1) UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, (2) PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE, (3) FIELD EXPERIENCE, (4) NUMBER OF MASTER'S AND DOCTORATE DEGREES CONFERRED, (5) NUMBER OF SPECIALIST CERTIFICATES…

This manual was created to serve as an instructional aid in the training of counseling supervisors. Various problematic issues germane to the supervisory process are simulated on videotape. Chapter 1 provides a detailed outline of the structure and format of a class for the effective use of simulated vignettes. Chapter 2 presents a brief summary…

This report includes papers reviewing new technology and methodology currently being used in counselor education. It is the result of a survey of innovations in counselor education programs in all geographic regions. An overview of computer information systems as they relate to guidance and counseling is presented by Dr. William F. Moorhouse. Dr.…

This study examined evaluations of various aspects of research training held by directors of and graduate students in counseling psychology training programs, both APA approved programs and a sample of non-approved ones. While nearly all respondents felt it desirable to require full courses in both counseling research methodology and content, only…

This report describes the initial planning, participant selection, and participant evaluation of 5 1970 American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) Research Training Sessions. All were designed specifically to improve the quality of research skills and competencies of trained counselor educators. The 5 sessions, each 5 days long, were…

This resource manual presents an overview of the Manpower and Community College Training Program (MCCCP) developed in cooperation with Oregon State University and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Described are the processes related to the development of competency statements and evaluative criteria, program operation (instruction),…

Presents an evaluation model to assess the nutrition counseling skills of dental students completing a nutrition counseling program. Strategies include observer and student response forms and videotape feedback. Sample forms are given. (MA)

The first article argues that using behavioral objectives for training rehabilitation counselors is an inadequate educational strategy for several reasons. It is followed by a response from several writers, and finally a reply by the original authors. (Author/BP)

The purpose of this study was to provide a framework for identifying personality differences between novice and experienced counselors utilizing the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992a). Two groups of counselors (N = 69) were compared in terms of their personality profile. One group, consisting of 48% of the participants,…

This chapter proposes a new approach to counselor education as a means of preparing school counselors to work in twenty-first century schools. It is proposed that it is critical that school counselors move beyond their current roles as helper-responders in order to become proactive leaders and advocates for the success of all students in schools.…

Preparation programs in counseling have undergone many changes during the profession's significant growth over the past 25 years. To help educators, students, employers, and administrators of programs stay abreast of program changes, details of counseling programs across the United States are provided in this text. It is part of a longitudinal…

The relevancy of research and the subsequent development of research skills in counselor education training has been the subject of considerable debate. To assess the status of research in graduate programs, research productivity was reviewed among 78 Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) offering…

To help educators, students, employers, and administrators of programs stay abreast of program changes, details of counseling programs across the United States are provided in this text. It is part of a longitudinal study in which a snapshot is taken every three years of counselor preparation programs. The nine preceding studies on counselor…

Experimentation with short contact marriage counseling and some of the results are described. The author is convinced that the new approaches are more effective than those they replaced. (Editor)

Systems analysis offers a useful approach for the redirection of counselor education. The formulation of training objectives stated in terms of what the counselor candidate will be doing as a result of instruction is an intrinsic part of the systems approach. (Author)