The authors examined the relative importance of 4 attributes of decision making for student evaluation of teaching effectiveness: perceived knowledge base of the professor, professor's delivery style, course organization, and course workload. Participants were 234 counseling graduate students from 6 midwestern universities in the United States.…

This article examines the evaluations of nine pre-service school counselors who completed a practicum in an inner-city or urban, predominately African American school. A content analysis of the pre-service counselors' narrative evaluations was studied and six themes emerged: (a) Relationships and Interactions with Urban Students and Educators, (b)…

There is a well-documented, growing shortage of rehabilitation counseling professionals in the public sector. Using microeconomics principles, a theoretical model is offered to account for the personnel shortage and propose potential solutions to recruit and retain rehabilitation counselors in the public sector. Suggestions for rehabilitation…

A hallmark of any profession is the degree to which it has advanced, through research, that body of knowledge which constitutes the core learnings and skills of the discipline. Counselor educators must first ascertain where they have been and what empirical evidence has influenced and provided the foundations for professional actions. A review of…

A form of consultation called staff development or in-service training is the clearest definition of counselor consultation with the judiciary. The role of the counselor educator is uniquely appropriate to meet the needs of judges. The ability to effectively utilize a variety of media is most appealing to judges. The knowledge base of counseling…

This handbook is one of four handbooks developed for preservice and inservice counselor preparation and professional development. It was developed as a practical guide which will provide resources for counselor educators to use with students in practicum and internship settings in their training programs. It is also appropriate for use by…

This manual assists counselor education staff members to plan and conduct program self-studies. The self-study approach involves members of the counselor education staff collecting and studying materials related to their respective programs. In this procedure, the staff members use the "Standards" to define the areas for review, to outline the…

Do counselor educators identify with particular counseling theories, and, if so, with which ones most frequently? Sampled counselor educators (N=596) described their theoretical orientations in their own words, revealing tremendous variety. Four categories emerged as the most frequent responses: eclectic, client-centered, humanistic, and…

Faculty members in Council of Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)-accreditated institutions were surveyed on program characteristics, accreditation influences, effectiveness of the Standards as criteria, and fairness and adequacy of the accreditation process. Faculties had mixed reactions, however, satisfaction…

In this study, comparisons of measured philosophical beliefs, philosophical positions related in an interview, and counseling behavior were made for 22 counselor trainees at the University of Maine at Orono. Many trainees were unable to explain or understand their philosophical belief or show its implications in counseling behavior. (Author)

The helping profession is in crisis as it considers its effectiveness and strength in meeting the appeals and demands placed upon it (Carkhuff and Berenson, 1967). Carkhuff has responded to this crisis and many others have written responses to his hard work. This paper considers these professional responses. (Author)

The author contends that counselor training and school realities are not insurmountable obstacles. School counselors are desperate for help and guidance in these times of upheaval and confusion and feel the resources to retrain, renew, and revitalize the profession rest with counselor educators and university personnel. Chris D. Kehas comments on…

This article proposes a series of linkages which can be created between counselor educators and local schools by on-site supervision. Methods and issues relating to such a possibility are discussed. (Author)

Examines phenomenon of expertise and how unqualified expertise retards guidance profession, and offers suggestions for amelioration of condition. (Author)