Psychometric instruments have been underutilized by counselor educators in performance assessment and program evaluation efforts. As such, we conducted a review of the literature that revealed 41 instruments fit for such efforts. We described and critiqued these instruments along four dimensions--"Target Domain," "Format,"…

Viva voce is the Latin expression traditionally used to refer to doctoral oral examinations. Viva voce, or simply viva, examinations are a standard requirement for doctoral candidacy and degree completion in many counselor education programs. Despite the prevalent use of vivas as an assessment and learning tool, the counselor education literature…

This quantitative study examined professional identity development and orientation for 489 counseling practitioners, educators, and trainees as predicted by participant-identified sex and engagement in professional activities. Differences between male and female participants regarding aspects of professional identity were evaluated. Discriminant…

Article describes the development and suggested application of a scale which writer developed for the evaluation of individual counseling interview competencies. The scale, called the Counselling Interview Proficiency Scale, can be used by the counselor himself or by an independent rater and can be applied to live or taped interviews. (Author)

Sexual bias, whether displayed knowingly or not, affects counselor performance. Several studies have supported this fact. Counselors reflect such bias through in-counseling behaviors and through some of the materials they use. This article discusses the relevant research surrounding this problem and proposes a model of training to help counselors…

Results of this study indicated that counselors consistently rated their training higher than did the superintendents. The biggest difference in ratings between counselors and superintendents was on personal social counseling. Counselors apparently feel that personal social counseling is an area of their preparation program where they received…

The data suggest that high level practicum instructors are usually able to offset the effects of low level individual supervisors. The study again indicates that only those counseling trainees who come in contact with individuals functioning at high levels of facilitative conditions will themselves grow on these dimensions. (Author)

Reviews the ethical and legal mandates relevant to developing and implementing a gatekeeping model. Presents a model endorsed by the Texas Association of Counselor Educators that uses a behaviorally specific student evaluation instrument developed in accordance with competencies outlined in the American Counseling Association (1995) "Code of…

Counselor education suffers from a lack of emphasis on evaluation of counselor training programs. In response to this problem, a systems analysis-based approach to evaluation is presented and discussed. The approach, which involves performance testing and system monitoring, has sufficient flexibility to be used in programs with divergent…

Results of investigating whether coached clients were more consistent with the ratings of counselor educators when evaluating the counseling effectiveness of counselor trainees indicated that the coached clients significantly agreed with the criterion, while the non-coached clients exhibited bias and subjectivity in their ratings. (Author)

This article describes an instrument, Recorded Counselee Narratives, used to collect counselor responses over the telephone and an instrument, Counselor Preference Survey, developed to evaluate such responses. Possible uses of the instruments in evaluation of applicants for graduate counselor education programs, lay counselors, and telephone…

An investigation was made to determine the interrater reliability and validity of peer evaluations in a practicum setting. The interrater reliability on the Rating Scale of Counselor Effectiveness was high. Differences in absolute scores between student and supervisor were significant with students consistently rating their peers higher. (Author)

This information analysis paper, based on a search of the ERIC data base, deals with methods of evaluating counselor effectiveness. A review of the literature summarizes research concerning counselors and counselor educators, and suggests implications for both groups. Issues and trends for practitioners include certification and licensing;…