Cyberlearning provides opportunities to many individuals who may not be able to participate in traditional campus-based counselor preparation programs. However, these opportunities will only be fruitful for the students if the online learning experience is of the highest quality. Thus, planning is an essential component of developing a high…

Discusses the relationship between teacher and counselor roles. Defines the role of the human services educator and the expanding focus of teacher education. Discusses how the human service educator model incorporates the mutual professional interests of counselors and teachers. (Author/RC)

Surveyed directors (N=109) of clinical psychology programs to assess their opinions regarding proposed personality evaluation of doctoral applicants. Results showed that 75.3 percent opposed the evaluation based on the applicant's right to privacy and the inadequacies of assessment alternatives. (Author/JAC)

Discusses peer supervision as a vehicle for increasing student responsibility for self-assessment and peer assessment, and increasing independence and interdependence among students for professional and personal growth. The article also explains a model of a master's degree program in counseling and includes rationale, definition, implementation,…

Interviewed faculty members responsible for the preparation of counselors. Information was obtained on the experiential background of counselor educators, the theoretical orientations employed, the programs, career development courses, standardized tests used in career development, and the important components of counselor education in career…

Results indicate that an inverse relationship exists between trainee levels of self-acceptance and client's ratings of counseling satisfaction. Supervisor's ratings of trainee performance and progress in supervision are also inversely related to trainee levels of self-acceptance. Supervisor's ratings of trainee performance and client satisfaction…

Graduate training programs could help counselors become aware of their biases. Coursework on sex fairness is available in some institutions and is open to practicing professionals. Counselor educators must be aware of their roles in expanding options for all students. (JAC)

Results of this study indicate reliable identification of different nonverbal behaviors of counselor educators. Eye contact and gestural activity of the head, arms, hands, and legs and feet suggest needed consideration, and practical applications of these variables in the supervisory process. A methodological model for investigators of nonverbal…

Describes a course designed to explore spiritual issues that occur in counseling. Using a multicultural framework, discusses topics such as understanding spirituality, assessing clients' spiritual needs, and identifying spiritual issues in counseling. Looks at course rationale and objectives, counselor self-awareness, the class process, and…

Used a content analysis of audiotapes of clinical supervisory sessions to examine the effect of supervisee gender (N=20) on the influence strategies used in the clinical supervisory dyad. Results indicate male supervisees were asked for their opinions more than twice as often as female supervisees. Discusses implications for supervisors. (RJM)

Assessed the selection criteria of internship training directors (N=342) when choosing internship candidates. Also investigated the relative importance of application tasks, professional practice experiences, and academic course work by total sample of agency type. Results indicate that expectations vary by agency; implications for intern…

Counselor trainee ratings of supervisor expertness and competence were obtained from 86 counselor education graduate students. Ratings of expertness and competence did not differ as a function of either supervisor or trainee gender. Higher level ascribed expertness and competence were more favorably rated by students. (Author/NB)

Discusses revision of Supervisor Emphasis Rating Form (SERF) into ipsative instrument and suggests future research that could profitably be done with new instrument. Explains rationale for choosing ipsative format and presents findings of study conducted to establish instrument reliability. SERF-Revised is appended. (Author/NB)

Discusses how cultural and gender biases in definitions of mental and emotional health and illness create critical issues for counseling research. Suggests that future research in counselor education and supervision cannot afford to uncritically accept these definitions and challenges researchers to develop more inclusive definitions. (Author/NB)

Explores issues for counselor education programs raised by federal legislation requiring services for children from birth if they are at risk or have disabilities. Sees need for educational services to help parents understand these children's needs. Explores counselor preparation issues using Dimensions of Counselor Functioning model, focusing on…