Discusses complex and ambiguous process of counseling and range of skills needed by counselors. Notes that the training of counselors is also a complex task and describes the work of Viviane Robinson and Jan Halliday, who are examining counselor training from an information-processing perspective. (NB)

Compared skill-based and conceptual-based training method by measuring graduate level counselor trainees' (N=48) skill application in actual client interviews and client outcomes. Although groups did not differ in responding skills at pretest, skill-based group exhibited greater skill application in client interviews and superior client outcome…