Explores how beginning graduate counseling students can gain valuable in vivo counseling experience by working with actors who are trained to serve as clients. The method reduces risk, eliminates many ethical concerns and provides realistic training experiences. Provides useful information to students as they refine counseling techniques and…

The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs and the Association for Specialists in Group Work standards of practice require programs to provide both experiential and didactic training in group leadership skills. This article discusses methods traditionally used to meet these standards and the practical and ethical…