Motivational interviewing (MI) is an empirically based practice that provides counselors with methods for working with resistant and ambivalent clients. Whereas previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of training current clinicians in this evidenced-based practice, no research has investigated the efficacy of teaching MI to…

Reform in school counseling over the last decade has focused on how school counselors can contribute to the academic development of K-12 students. Consensus in this matter has yet to be achieved, and recommendations about how best to prepare preservice K-12 school counselors for this objective have been incomplete. The authors describe content and…

The Experiential Consultation Training Model (ECTM) provides students an opportunity to develop and practice consultation skills through real-life experiences in actual professional settings. The authors present the structure, process, and evaluation methods of the ECTM and discuss practical applications for counselor education. (Contains 1 table.)

The literature on counselor training has included attention to cognitive and interpersonal skill development and has reported on empirical findings regarding the relationship of training with client outcomes. This article reviews the literature on each of these topics and discusses empirical and theoretical underpinnings of recently developed…

Developmental predictors of students' ability to learn counseling skills would help counselor educators select candidates and assist admitted students in their learning. The present research examined the relationship between adult development, as measured by the Learning Environment Preferences test (W. S. Moore, 1989) and the Defining Issues…

Describes an exercise for counselor trainees that promotes counselor reflection on the counseling process. The exercise was introduced before, or concurrent with, skill development and required students to combine conversations and discourse analysis of their interaction with "clients." Methods of analysis are presented, along with specific…

Examines the effects of multimedia instruction on students' counseling skill development. The participants were 73 beginning-level counselor education students. The results found that there was no statistically significant difference among the levels of students' counseling skill development across the 3 (high-tech multimedia, low-tech multimedia,…

Studies the effectiveness of the skilled counselor training module (SCTM). Counseling students who completed the SCTM demonstrated greater gains in skills acquisition and counseling self-efficacy than students who did not receive the training. (Contains 21 references and 2 tables.) (GCP)

Presents an exploratory factor analysis of the scores of 248 counselors-in-training on the Counselor Skills Personal Development Rating Form (CSPD-RF). Authors of the test hypothesized that the CPSD-RF measured 2 factors, personal development and skills development. Factor analysis revealed 4 factors accounting for 58.4% of the total variance,…

Describes a study in which there was a strong relationship between personal awareness and multicultural counseling skills during group supervision. Suggests that during supervision, supervisors should help counselors-in-training to attain wisdom. This should be done by promoting personal awareness and may result in improvement in both…

Discusses feature films as an educational technique for the instruction and development of perceptual, conceptual, and executive counseling skills in marriage and family counselor education curricula. Outlines the advantages for using films in counselor education and presents various strategies for using them in the classroom. (Contains 18…

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.)…

Applies Bloom's "Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain" to the process of graduate-level writing in counselor education. Bloom's Taxonomy is provided as a mechanism to help students develop and demonstrate cognitive complexity when writing comprehensive literature reviews. Outlines tips to move students' writing to more…

Examines the relationship between basic counselor training skills and cognitive complexity levels using data obtained from graduate counseling trainees (N=72). The Role Category Questionnaire was used to measure cognitive complexity levels. Participants exposed to a basic skills training course showed significantly higher cognitive complexity…

Presents an empirically based discussion of methods for reconstructing the clinical training portion of counselor education to increase the effectiveness of training. The proposed reconstruction focuses on the topics of establishing a therapeutic relationship, increasing counselor skillfulness, and training in client matching. (Contains 101…