Presents a revised conception of research and practice in counseling psychology that suggests that by broadening the range of acceptable explanations in psychological research and modifying slightly the evidence-collecting procedures in the practice of counseling, the gap between the two might be lessened to the benefit of both undertakings.…

This article describes several programs inspired by the discussions of New Directions in Counseling'' presented in recent issues of The Counseling Psychologist. The programs described here have implemented the HRD procedures and can serve as concrete examples of the efficacy of those procedures in academic settings. (Author)

In two recent issues of The Counseling Psychologist focusing on the theme of New Directions in Training, Robert Carkhuff and Steven Zifferblatt outlined their approaches to the preparation of counseling psychologists and other helpers. The purpose of this paper is to summarize, integrate and extend these models such that further paradigms and…

Principles drawn from contemporary developmental-contextualism are presented as a framework for guiding the design, implementation, and evaluation of school-linked prevention programs that are consistent with an emerging body of research specifying best practices in prevention. Two school-linked preventive interventions, the Gardner Extended…

Responds to review by Baker, Daniels, and Greeley of three major programs for systematic training of graduate-level counselors, with a focus on research and development of Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR). (TE)

All surveys of counseling psychology training programs conducted by the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs from 1975 through 1987 were reviewed. Statistics were analyzed, and trends reported, for the following program characteristics: student applications and admissions, matriculated students, financial aid, internship placements,…