Pairing is a commonly recommended practice used to build rapport and create positive therapeutic environments. However, there are limited evaluations of training procedures to teach pairing skills to direct-care staff. The purpose of the present study was to formalize and improve the efficiency of the training process for the initial stages of…

Originating in 1966-68, Microcounseling was the first video-based listening program and its purposes and methods overlap with the communications field. This article presents history, research, and present applications in multiple fields nationally and internationally. Recent neuroscience and neurobiology research is presented with the important…

This article reviews the groundbreaking work of Dr. Allen Ivey through a personal interview and conversations with Mary Bradford Ivey, including a number of colleagues and former students. Allen's enormous contribution to the counseling profession spans nearly four decades. Although best known for microcounseling skills, which is widely taught in…

Background: Mastering counselling communication skills is one of the requirements that lead to the diploma of a registered European psychologist. The microcounseling method proves to be effective in training these skills. Aim: Research into the effectiveness of the microcounseling method often reports overall effect sizes only. The aim of this…

This article describes a study on the effects of a self-instruction training programme in communication skills for psychology students at the Open University of the Netherlands in comparison to a fully supervised training. We expected both training programmes to increase students' knowledge and skills, as well as their self-efficacy and motivation…

This article describes the effects of self-instruction training (SIT) in microcounseling skills compared to those of a traditional trainer-guided program (TT) in a pretest-posttest comparison group design. A sample of 193 undergraduate psychology students participated in this study: 97 students followed SIT and 96 students followed TT. We used…

Microcounseling is an effective method of enhancing vocational instruction and language instruction while limited English proficient vocational students are developing interpersonal communication skills. Microcounseling is a humanistic approach that can help students develop language, culture, basic survival, and vocational competencies. (JOW)

The Counselling Interview Rating Form (CIRF) was developed to evaluate trainee counselors' use of microskills and other aspects of the counseling session. The CIRF provides a structured format for evaluation that enhances the teaching and learning of interviewing skills by supervisors and trainee counselors. Uses of the CIRF in educational and…

Interviews social activist Allen Ivey. Reflects the recent changes in his microcounseling model and the manifestation of his social consciousness in microcounseling's cross-cultural patina. (Author/ABB)

This paper focuses on three methods that have been and are being used to help teachers become more facilitative: interaction analysis, human relations training, and microcounseling. The application of the Flanders System of Interaction Analysis to the vocational-technical education setting is described. (CT)

Compared the effects of microskills practice (MS) and mental practice (MP) in 44 counseling students. Analysis of posttraining simulated counseling interviews indicated that both MS and MP were superior to controls on three of five qualitative dimensions and a proficiency measure. (JAC)

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.…

Assigned 26 counselor trainees to either brief microskills practice (MS) or mental practice (MP) and videotaped posttraining simulated counseling interviews. Data showed MS was superior to MP on attending skills, MP led to superior performance on responding skills, and neither led to significant differences in competence on qualitative dimensions.…

Reports the development and validation of a questionnaire designed to assess reflective skills, the Counselor Response Questionnaire (CRQ). CRQ, designed for measuring skills of beginning counselors, differentiates trainees with some reflective skills from those who have little. Internal consistency is good. Validity data are encouraging.…

Presents an interview with Allen E. Ivey in which he discusses the influences on his life and comments on his contributions to the counseling profession in the areas of microcounseling, developmental counseling and therapy, and multicultural counseling. Ivey also explores spirituality, social activism, and professional activities. (Author/GCP)