Presents interview with Ralph Bedell, professor emeritus of educational and counseling psychology in order to gain insight into the influence of the National Defense Counseling and Guidance Institutes on the history of counseling and to learn about the man who was responsible for the National Defense Education Act program. (Author/ABL)

Presents interview with Ralph Bedell, professor emeritus of educational and counseling psychology in order to gain insight into the influence of the National Defense Counseling and Guidance Institutes on the history of counseling and to learn about the man who was responsible for the National Defense Education Act program. (Author/ABL)

Describes the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Makes recommendations to modify CACREP's standards and system of governance with the intention of increasing CACREP's influence and making it accountable to the constituents it serves. (Author/ABL)

Responds to previous article in which Thomas analyzes current status of counseling psychology from Freudian, drive-structure perspective. Discusses the accreditation process and suggests that way to work for rapprochement between counseling psychologists and counselor educators is to look for characteristics the two professions have in common and…

The effects of adult attachment on emotional empathy were investigated using a sample of master's-degree level counseling students. Through structural equation modeling, the authors found that the latent attachment dimensions of avoidance and anxiety work in tandem in their effects on empathy. Lower avoidance and higher anxiety were associated…

Discusses various approaches to multicultural counseling training currently being used in counselor education programs. Outlines a developmental framework that describes the types of training thought to be available to counseling students at this time. (Author)

Contends that the development of consultation skills lags far behind the development of counseling skills in most counselor education programs. Examines some of the reasons why consultation training is not emphasized and suggests some remedies. A set of competencies of the consultant is appended. (Author/NB)

Teenage parenthood is a major societal concern requiring collaborative, professional interventions. Both independent and collaborative roles for counselor educators and school counselors are needed to address the many needs of teenage parents. Issues, problems, considerations, and roles are discussed. Author asserts counseling specialties can use…

Notes that counselor educators, supervisors, and practitioners who communicate to students and trainees the importance of being caring, respectful, warm, flexible, honest, and personally competent, sometimes act in ways that contradict these significant beliefs and values. Discusses issues related to counselor educator's, supervisor's, and…

Examined extent to which 1988 Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) standards were judged by counselor educators (n=102) as relevant to counselor preparation. Respondents judged CACREP standards to be crucial or important to accreditation. Judgments of relevance differed significantly by numerical size…

A counseling student describes her experience as a target of long-term, systematic harassment in the form of sexual seduction by her practicum supervisor. The author recounts the effects of experiencing the harassment, confronting her harasser, and enduring an investigation. Claims events of case demonstrate sexualization of professor-student…

Delineates specific steps necessary to successfully recruit and retain American Indians in counselor training programs, proposes a curriculum for training counselors to effectively provide services to American Indians with disabilities, and discusses the responsibility of counselor educators to concern themselves with the "job placement" of their…