Beginning with a brief review of the literature related to the importance of religion/spirituality (R/S) in counseling clients with substance use disorders and addictions, this article provides classroom exercises that educators can use in the addiction curriculum to foster student insight and awareness, leading to increased R/S competency.

In this study, we explored variation in religious value conflict navigation through a Q-sort procedure of strategies for reaching an affirming stance toward counseling lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) clients. Factor analysis of the correlation matrix revealed a five-factor solution accounting for 63% of the variance. We…

The present study explored the use of counseling among counselor trainees and the characteristics of consumers and nonconsumers. Approximately 61% of those surveyed (n = 85) reported that they had received counseling, with the majority being mental health counseling trainees. Nonconsumers (n = 54) indicated that they coped with problems in other…

Asserts that working with older adults requires specialized preparation in professional ethics. Presents rationale for including specialized ethics training in counseling programs preparing mental health professional to work with older adults, and discusses one way in which this training might be accomplished. (Author/NB)

Describes a successful model for offering counselor training to paraprofessionals. Shows this external degree program with a competency base to be a viable educational alternative for training human service workers without removing them from their work, their families, and their communities. (Author/BP)

Practitioners responses to a questionnaire survey indicate that they perceive the internship aspects of their counselor education process as at least somewhat helpful to their functioning on the job. (CJ)

Identifies various approaches to providing preparation for counselors working with older adults, including the integrated, separate course, concentration, and interdisciplinary models. Discusses advantages and disadvantages of each model of gerontological counseling. (Author/ABB)

Surveyed 205 counseling clients to examine a client-counselor matching model. Predicted four preference patterns. Results did not confirm the hypothesized four-way model. Clients who preferred directive counselors were more abstract learners. Clients preferring nondirective counselors were more concrete learners. Overall, clients preferred the…

The emergent consciousness and political activism emanating from the transgender community have important implications for counselor education. Treatment issues include exploring alternative gender identifications and options. Counselor educators and supervisors need to model for their students a "trans-positive" approach to counseling…

Discusses problems with broad view of multicultural counseling, advocating instead narrow, focused, and thorough view that focuses on both individual characteristics and unique cultural group membership characteristics. Encourages counseling profession to recognize racial/ethnic groups as cultural groups and address needs of both individuals and…

Reviews empirical literature in terms of three components of counseling, including existing counselor and client factors, counseling process, and outcomes of client change. Review supports contention that there are common factors exhibited by skilled therapists that are empirically related to positive client change. (Author/NB)

Compares two models of attribution to assess counselors' reactions to clients' initial attributional presentations. Results reveal that counselors reacted most positively when they disagreed with the client's internal attribution and most negatively when they disagreed with the client's external attribution. (Contains 22 references.) (GCP)

Takes universal approach to multicultural counseling. Discusses definitions of culture and multicultural counseling; examines cultural bias of western-style counseling and current trends in field of multicultural counseling; presents common themes within "minority" groups; presents examples of transcultural models for multicultural…

Reviews current status of gerontological counseling specialty within counselor education. Notes that nationally endorsed competencies, certification process, and standards for specialty training in gerontological counseling have been developed and approved. Considers implementation of gerontological counseling specialty in counselor education.…

Describes a national directory of 65 bachelor's, 246 master's, and 163 doctoral internships for human service agencies, such as community mental health, mental retardation, corrections, and rehabilitation. Lists number of positions available, availability of stipends, intern roles and functions emphasized and time spent in each, length of…