Although researchers have indicated that counselors' clinical experience positively predicts increased cognitive complexity, most research on the topic has not addressed how counselors' own experiences shape their cognitive complexity. Completed research on counselors' cognitive complexity has been primarily quantitative, included European…

Presents a model for training group counselors in a master's level program which incorporates recommendations in the current literature on group counselor education. (Author)

This book offers suggestions for transforming the specific courses in the counselor education curriculum. Each chapter includes an introduction--using anecdotes or student quotes; an overview of the impact of constructivism on the course content; an outline of the course structure, assignments, and activities, with the accompanying constructivist…

This paper describes one approach to the study of group therapy by graduate and undergraduate psychology students, i.e., student participation in an experiential therapy group. The problems and benefits of this method are explored in terms of issues such as confidentiality, content definition, limit-setting, assignment of grades, effect on…

Presents the results of a survey of counselor preparation programs in the U.S. over a 10-year period, concerning courses, program emphases, philosophical orientations, and experiential components. Found expanding number of courses, number of degrees, and program emphases with increasing stress on specialization. Discusses implications for the…