Teenage parenthood is a major societal concern requiring collaborative, professional interventions. Both independent and collaborative roles for counselor educators and school counselors are needed to address the many needs of teenage parents. Issues, problems, considerations, and roles are discussed. Author asserts counseling specialties can use…

The practice of reflection can facilitate self-understanding and enhance counselor performance by creating new opportunities for learning. Counselor educators can facilitate reflective thinking in students through the practices of Socratic questioning, journal writing, interpersonal Process Recall, and reflecting teams. The pedagogical methods are…

Fourteen counselor educators identified strategies for research, teaching, and service activities. Responses were analyzed for themes, which were presented as recommendations for counselor educators. Additional strategies for balancing time, overcoming obstacles, and coping with multiple life roles are also presented. (Contains 11 references.)…

Presents a review of literature related to the process of accreditation by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and identifies several areas of concern to counseling programs seeking accreditation. Presents a departmental case that describes how one program at a mid-size university addressed these…

Despite calls for collaboration between counselor educators and school counselors, little is known about how collaboratives develop and what, if any, benefits are derived by the participants. Describes an 8-year collaboration between a group of university-based counselor educators and school counselors in a partnership community. Interviews reveal…

The multiplicity of approaches in the field of counseling, together with a growing interest in eclecticism and integration amongst practitioners, present a challenge for counselor trainers. This challenge is being met by the development of training programs that purport to be integrative. Since sophisticated integration is rare, article explores…

Reviews the ethical and legal mandates relevant to developing and implementing a gatekeeping model. Presents a model endorsed by the Texas Association of Counselor Educators that uses a behaviorally specific student evaluation instrument developed in accordance with competencies outlined in the American Counseling Association (1995) "Code of…

The American School Counselor Association has endorsed group work as an important component of school counseling programs, and research has demonstrated the effectiveness of group work in schools. Yet there is still considerable variation in practice of group work in schools. The type of group training preservice school counselors receive is an…

The feature film "12 Angry Men" focuses on an organizational task group that demonstrates the dynamics of a working group. The film is discussed as an effective tool for illuminating group process. The authors describe their experiences using the movie as a teaching tool and provide examples of how it can be used to depict critical incidents, the…

Recently, spirituality has received increased attention in the counseling field, and both spirituality and religion have been acknowledged as important aspects of multiculturalism. The role of spiritual and religious beliefs is mentioned throughout the Standards of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs…

This study was conducted to determine school counselors' perceptions of their roles and identity and to assess how the guidelines of the American School Counseling Association National Model and the Alabama PEPE are being implemented. The results indicated significant differences on three dimensions of the School Counselor Activity Rating Scale.…

A 50-item questionnaire designed to assess information on attitudes about women and work was mailed to a sample of ACES members. It was found that, in general, ACES members are well informed and express positive attitudes. (Author)

This article, expressing the views of three collaborating graduate students, examines the role of the counselor and concludes that the basic priority for all school counselors is to break down the existing dichotomy between teachers and counselors by removing the mystique surrounding what counselors "do." (Author/HMV)

Discusses teachers as important adjuncts to counselors and suggests ways in which counselor educators can create teams of helping professionals in the schools by working with teachers as well as counselors. (CJ)

This is a catalogue of videotapes for counselor training produced by the Guidance Laboratory of The City University of New York system. Although some tapes deal with counseling situations, the issues raised are relevant to all levels of education and interpersonal relationships. The tapes are designed to invite and provoke individual and group…