The author contends that the counselor should move into the school and the community to teach others the various skills of counseling and interpersonal communication. He believes that conducting systematic training programs in such skills as microcounseling should become an important role for counselors. (Author)

This article shares the authors' adaptation of the microcounseling paradigm so that it is useful with different groups. The authors also illustrate how a new role for the professional counselor--that of a teacher of helping skills--is rapidly evolving. (Author/EJT)

Describes a training method that provides a systematic, experiential way of teaching both core conditions and their appropriate use according to dynamic phases of the counseling relationship. The model is part of the Master's curriculum in counseling at New Mexico State University, and has been shown to be effective. (Author/JAC)