Reviews and examines the professionalization, deprofessionalization, and reprofessionalization of rehabilitation counseling according to selected descriptors of professionalism. Presents recommendations designed to facilitate the continuation of rehabilitation counseling's professional development. (Author)

Examined therapist-counselor development by conducting in-depth, semistructured interviews with 100 participants. Twenty themes of therapist-counselor development fell within categories of primary characteristic themes, process descriptor themes, source of influence themes, and secondary characteristics themes. Professional development topics…

Presents interview with Rollo May, a prominent existential psychologist and therapist, who discusses his personal and professional development, his perspective on the state of the counseling profession, and his concerns about current societal issues. (Author/ABL)

Presents interview conducted with Beatrice A. Wright, a prominent rehabilitation psychologist. Discusses various aspects of Wright's personal life, her scholarly contributions, professional development, and the field of rehabilitation psychology and counseling in general. (Author)

Presents interview with Alexander Astin of University of California at Los Angeles, calling him probably most prolific and influential researcher in U.S. higher education today. Astin talks about his development as a professional in the field, his mentors, his professional contributions, his personal development, his family, dual career issues,…

Noting that peer supervision groups are advocated for counselors at all experience levels, this article describes and illustrates a structured peer group format that encourages skill development, conceptual growth, participation, instructive feedback, and self-monitoring. Discusses emphasis on developing cognitive counseling skills and describes…

Presents interview with Alexander Lowen, prominent psychotherapist, who discusses his personal and professional development, as well as the evolution of bioenergetic analysis. Includes a list of suggested readings by Lowen. (Author/NB)

Examines significant events that have influenced the personal and professional development of pioneers in the counseling field who have been interviewed in the "Journal of Counseling and Development." Presents some of the pioneers' observations and reflections about counselor training. (ABL)

Reviews articles in special journal issue dealing with critical incidents, or direct experiences which have impacted the counselors who experienced them. Examines what critical incidents mean to the persons they affect and discusses the powerfulness of mistakes, of personal crises, and of empathy. (NB)

Addresses the concept of mentoring as a career enhancement strategy for women. Discusses networking-mentoring, characterized by a series of contacts between people in which each plays the role of mentor and protege at different times and to different degrees; and grooming-mentoring, the special assistance provided by a more experienced…

Responds to 58 articles in special journal issue dealing with critical incidents, or direct experiences which have impacted the counselors who experienced them. See critical incidents as examples of Jung's concept of synchronicity, two simultaneous events that occur coincidentally and, although not causally related, result in a meaningful…