The recent emphasis on career education coupled with Canada's growing unemployment rate has made it necessary for counselor educators to reexamine their programs, especially as they relate to vocational guidance and counseling. The author presents his suggestions as to how these professional training programs can be improved. (Author/HMV)

The effect of supervision on the learning of interviewing skills within the microcounseling format was studied. Subjects were randomly assigned to a supervised, nonsupervised, or no-training control condition. Analyses revealed a significant main effect indicating significant improvement in only the supervised group's combined use of opposite and…

This study begins a systematic description of contemporary graduate training in counseling and clinical psychology, first by seeking major dimensions of training, then by comparing the two specialties on those dimensions. A second aim was to generate a set of objectives and competencies as a step toward standardization of evaluation. (Author/JEL)

Summarizes results of the 1985 survey of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs. The survey requested information about five major areas: admissions and financial assistance, practice and internships, job placements, program faculty and administration, and issues affecting training. (Author/ABB)

Surveyed 41 gerontological counseling educators and 253 directors of Area Agencies on Aging to compare their ratings of goals and roles of gerontological counselors. Results showed a wide gap between educators and administrators, but the administrators indicated that counseling can be incorporated into existing aging service networks. (JAC)

Urges black counselor educators to make peer counseling a part of the counselor education curriculum. (Author)

This paper identifies philosophical, theoretical, and research foundations of counselor education and drawing parallels between the art of counseling and the art of counselor education. It is argued that counselors have many skills that are transferable to the classroom and that an exceptional learning environment is created when counselor…

Presents three empirical studies as the major foundation to form the self awareness training program in counselor education. These empirical studies were done sequentially to: (1) define what self-awareness is; (2) explore how the self-awareness training strategy can be conducted along with existing courses; and (3) evaluate the effects of the…

With the increase in violence over the past few decades, academic and human development practitioners have tried to better understand the dynamics of conflict and develop effective intervention and prevention strategies. There is an ever-deepening appreciation for the mediation process. The mediation process is a powerful problem-solving and…

Camp Tyler, a comprehensive educational facility, serves the public schools during the school year and other organizations dedicated to children during the summer months. During their stay at the facility, students have an opportunity to become involved with and better understand their environment and their peers. (Author/JN)

Questions role of organized counselor educators, suggesting that such role not be limited to school counseling but be widened to open new career patterns for poor by providing opportunity for them to use intuitive skills in helping professions. Speech at ACES luncheon, APGA Convention, Las Vegas, 1969. (CJ)

Discusses need for improving and increasing doctoral programs. Only 21 universities offer program. Suggestions are: (1) better prepared counselor educators; (2) interdisciplinary approach; (3) internships; (4) financial assistance; (5) use of practitioners and school setting for training; and (6) more research. (Author/EK)

Reviews the 21-year history of "Counselor Education and Supervision." CES has appeared 87 times and has had seven editors. A total of 1,103 articles has appeared authored by 997 people. Topical changes are analyzed along with changes in authorship and related trends. Comparisons are made with other journals. (Author/JAC)

A relationship is suggested between the national image of the American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) and its membership requirements of graduate counseling programs. Proposes that counselor educators initiate the integration of APGA membership criteria with accreditation of graduate programs. (Author)

Experimental disability offers rehabilitation counselor educators and trainers a vehicle for developing student-counselor awareness and sensitivity to psychosocial problems of disability. Gestalt counseling techniques, which emphasize the bipolarities of the disability experience, are used to explore the feelings, behaviors, and attitudes…