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Counselor Training and Ethical Issues with Older Clients.
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Agresti, Albert A. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1992
Asserts that working with older adults requires specialized preparation in professional ethics. Presents rationale for including specialized ethics training in counseling programs preparing mental health professional to work with older adults, and discusses one way in which this training might be accomplished. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counselor Training, Ethics, Gerontology
Preparing Counselors for Work with Older People.
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Myers, Jane E.; Blake, Richard H. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1986
Identifies various approaches to providing preparation for counselors working with older adults, including the integrated, separate course, concentration, and interdisciplinary models. Discusses advantages and disadvantages of each model of gerontological counseling. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training, Counselors
A Master's Degree Specialization in Gerontological Counseling.
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Cavallaro, Marion L. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1992
Describes master's level specialization in gerontological counseling. Discusses development of the program, curriculum, and program evaluation. Describes program characteristics, including development of the specialization, features of specialization (coursework, practicum and internship, certificate program), and student recruitment and…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Gerontology, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Competencies, Credentialing, and Standards for Gerontological Counselors: Implications for Counselor Education.
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Myers, Jane E. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1992
Reviews current status of gerontological counseling specialty within counselor education. Notes that nationally endorsed competencies, certification process, and standards for specialty training in gerontological counseling have been developed and approved. Considers implementation of gerontological counseling specialty in counselor education.…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Competence, Counselor Qualifications, Counselor Training
Trends in Gerontological Counselor Preparation.
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Myers, Jane E.; And Others – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1991
Surveyed 237 counselor preparation program departments. Identified current trends in preparation of counselors to work with older persons. Examined specialty course work in gerontological counseling and the extent to which gerontological counseling content and issues were incorporated into existing required and elective counselor preparation…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Counselor Training, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Bridging the Gap Between Counselor Educators and the Administrators of Programs for the Elderly.
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Johnson, Richard P.; Stripling, Robert O. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1984
Surveyed 41 gerontological counseling educators and 253 directors of Area Agencies on Aging to compare their ratings of goals and roles of gerontological counselors. Results showed a wide gap between educators and administrators, but the administrators indicated that counseling can be incorporated into existing aging service networks. (JAC)
Descriptors: Counseling Objectives, Counseling Services, Counselor Educators, Counselor Role
Professional Development in Counseling Older Persons.
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Sinick, Daniel – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1979
Counselors concerned with older persons seem to require initial professional development rather than renewal, i.e., enhancement of both knowledge and attitudes. Programs and courses presently available are indicated and future prospects proposed, toward improvement of professional development in counseling older persons. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Counselors, Developmental Stages, Gerontology