This study contends that phenomenography offers both a useful research method and practical tools for developing education and training for career practitioners. After introducing the basic principles of phenomenography, the study reviews previous research on its potential in developing pedagogical practices. It explores how the phenomenographic…

A gap exists in the counseling profession between research and practice. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is one approach that could reduce this gap. The CBPR framework can serve as an additional tool for translating research findings into practical interventions for communities and counseling practitioners. Stronger community…

Located within a context of intercultural counselling research, this paper highlights the pertinence of the researcher's reflexivity and cultural awareness in relation to research relationships. It draws on an excerpt between a white European interviewer and an Asian trainee counsellor discussing the latter's experience of intercultural…

Claims the field of counseling currently lacks an integrative approach on issues of sexual orientations in training and research. Discusses some of the challenges and difficulties involved in integrating sexual orientations into counselor training curricula and research. Presents suggestions to help professionals gain a better understanding of…

Presents interview conducted with Rex Stockton, former president of the Association for Specialists in Group Work (1982-83). In the interview, Stockton discusses his involvement in group counseling, research interests and contributions, training of group leaders, and the future of group work. (Author/NB)

Identifies and describes "clinification syndrome," process where art therapists gradually cease making art as clinical skills become primary career focus. Sees priorities of training programs and policies of American Art Therapy Association as contributing to this trend. Offers suggestions to anchor art therapy students and beginning professionals…

Examines the merits of two models of counselor training, scientist-practitioner and practitioner-scholar. The first position argues for inclusion of the practitioner-scholar model as an alternative for training in counseling psychology. The second position reviews concerns with the two competing models. Concludes that the scientist-practitioner…

Describes practice-oriented approach to research supervision emphasizing application of clinical thinking and practice-oriented methods to inquiry and involving learning by doing. Reports research interests, orientation, and learning response of practicum students. Concludes that research practicum of this nature can engage interest of…

Claims Claiborn and Lichtenberg in "Interactional Counseling" (1989) have achieved their goal of providing integration and coherence to the theory, practice, and research of the previously nonintegrated counseling domain with distinction. Recommends a new training paradigm is needed to achieve the goal of self-modification of counselors'…

This reaction to S. C. Whiston and K. J. Coker (2000) discusses the research-training gap in counselor education and proposes an evidence-based model of clinical training. Asserts the importance of clinical training and education to the profession of counseling and argues that counselor educators may be inadvertently contributing to the gap…

Included herein is the conference proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology: Ideas and Innovations, sponsored by the Psychology Department of the State University of New York at Farmingdale. The conference theme for 2013 was: The Science of Learning. The Conference featured a keynote address by Victor Benassi, Ph.D.…

Synthesizes developments concerning research training in graduate counselor education and presents a systematic approach for training master's and doctoral students in mental health counseling to assimilate, use, and perform research. Suggests diversity of research training strategies for implementation in counselor preparation programs.…

This Digest states that the integration of research into counseling through an evidence-based approach actually brings the best elements of practice, clinical experience, and reliable treatment protocols together to serve the task of helping clients with the complex problems they bring to counseling. It gives several broad implications for the…

Previous surveys revealed gaps between psychotherapy training, research, and practice. Conducted selective review of research on child therapy and therapy training to address questions concerning who, what, how, and when to train child therapists. Found substantial, as well as some promising leads, gaps in current empirical knowledge about child…

Argues that the context of counseling factors can make a difference in the counselor/client relationship and the process and outcome of counseling. Suggests that context has been ignored in counseling theory, research, and practice and that attention to context can contribute to more responsive and effective counseling services. (Author/MKA)