In a replicated study involving 54 randomly assigned counselor trainees, three cumulative methods of teaching decision-making counseling were compared (a traditional method, a method incorporating a filmed instructional model, and a method featuring several microcounseling components). The latter method was found to be significantly more effective…

The present study evaluates the effectiveness of diverse ways of teaching an interpersonal inquiry technique. When subjects were exposed to delayed feedback plus perceptual cues, they learned at a significantly higher level than when receiving immediate feedback. (Author)

This study assessed the effect of type of counselor training program on 92 counselor students' verbal behavior change. A lecture presentation, lecture and reading, and lecture, reading and modeling programs were compared. Results show that lecture presentation and lecture plus reading produced significant increases of verbal behavior compared to…

Two studies investigated the effects of learning modules and classroom lecture on the acquisition of three counseling strategies. In the first study, results indicate that the self-paced module group performed significantly better than the classroom lecture group. In the second study, no significant differences were found. (Author)