Three brief instructional programs for beginning counselors are described for the purpose of inducing entry-level social skills that support effective counseling interaction. Implications for a competency-based counselor education format are discussed. (Author)

The results indicated that the counselors receiving interaction analysis training tended to talk less and use indirect influence techniques more often than the counselor trainees in the control group. Clients in the experimental group tended to talk more often. (Author)

Little research has focused on the actual supervision session and its relationship to trainee functioning. Supervision dyads (N=19) were selected to study this relationship. There was no significant relationship between supervisors' empathy level in supervision and trainees' empathy level in therapy. (Author)

Compares the effectiveness of facilitator-directed (FD) to self-directed (SD) sensitivity training group experiences in a counselor education training program on the development of interpersonal perceptions of congruency and disclosure. (Author)

Indicates that assertive training is effective in reducing counselor discomfort and anxiety. Such training has no significant effect upon client or supervisor ratings of counselor effectiveness. (Author)

This study investigated similarities and differences of response by male and female counselors-in-training to clients of their own and opposite sex. The Counseling Response Instrument (CRI) was administered to 127 participants. Although different response patterns were found, results were not in the direction of traditional sex-role stereotyping.…

To ascertain effects of supervised counselor experience on measures of dominance, graduate students (N=32) were given the dominance and self-acceptance scales of the California Psychological Inventory and the California Fascism Scale. Results implied a supervised counseling practicum effected more of an increase in participants' feelings of…

The data reported by Avery and his colleagues do not support their challenge to the construct validity of empathic understanding ratings. It is argued here that empathic understanding ratings should demonstrate "correspondence" and independence. (Author)

This study was conducted on the Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale (CERS). Ratings on 404 students from approximately 35 different supervisors were factor-analyzed using an oblique solution with rotation to simple loadings. It was concluded that the CERS has generally achieved the purposes intended by its authors. (Author)

The "set-up" exercise is a structured experience enabling counselors and other helping professionals to examine in detail one aspect of the counseling process, "response-ability." Counselors must clearly define their role in a helping interaction and identify how they and the client may sabotage growth to achieve desired results. (Author)

This article discusses the use of a "group helper" to minimize anxiety about audio-taping and role-playing experiences for counselor trainees. Results of this training technique are presented. (Author/HLM)

Counseling interviews (N=19) were rated on the Counselor Rating Form in terms of perceived counselor expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness. Results indicated all three sources of perceptions were similar, although counselors rated their own behavior as significantly less expert than their clients. (Author)

This study investigated the influence of differences in ambiguity tolerance and the effects of exposure to a videotape model on the interview behavior of counselor trainees. The potential of creating a variety of learning strategies, such as video modeling, to override the detrimental effects of certain personality characteristics is discussed.…

This article discusses the development of audiotaped client statements for use in the selection and training of counselors. If an audiotape of client statements is to be used as a measure of counselor effectiveness, it must receive the same scrutiny that other instruments receive regarding validity, reliability, and item analysis. (Author)

An analysis of the counseling process and the various clients a counselor might serve has yielded a structural model for identifying the knowledge and skills required of the counselor. The model specifies skill domain, targets of skill, and attained skill level. (Author)