Technology has been increasingly used in counseling education and professional practice in the past two decades. To ensure technology is appropriately used to produce expected quality of counseling work, design of technology integration in counseling becomes a key point. The first part of this article presents a critical literature review and…

This article centres on the specific elaboration of the concept of 'narrative' in the philosophy and therapeutic techniques of Michael White, and on their application in narrative career therapy. The narrative career therapy model, developed by the author, aims to assist clients in their career deliberations through the life cycle. Various…

Studies from allied professions suggest that intentional nondisclosure in clinical supervision is common; however, the types of intentional nondisclosure and reasons for nondisclosure have yet to be examined in an adequate sample of counselors-in-training (CITs). The current study examined intentional nondisclosure by CITs during their onsite…

Colorism is discrimination based on skin tone. Skin color influences clinicians' diagnostic impressions. The degree to which colorism influences counseling students' clinical decision making is unknown. This study examined colorism's effect on counselor education master's students' (N = 154) clinical decisions. Analysis of covariance failed to…

This conceptual article presents an application of the integrative developmental model (IDM) as a framework for supervising Asian international counseling students in the United States. Asian international supervisees' characteristics and needs on four developmental levels and corresponding supervision interventions are discussed. Implications for…

International counseling students' (ICS) perceptions regarding ethical counseling practice and education in the United States were examined using an online survey. The research sample consisted of ICSs who were enrolled in counseling programs throughout the United States. Findings indicated that even though ICSs came from different cultures with…

Mentoring is an important practice to prepare doctoral students for future graduate teaching, yet little is known about the teaching mentorship styles used by counselor educators. This study identifies the teaching mentorship styles of counselor educators with at least one year of experience as teaching mentors (N = 25). Q methodology was used to…

The purpose of this study was to examine changes in counsellor trainees' ways of responding to clients' messages after four weeks of Peer Group Consultation (PGC) training [Soini, Jämsä, & Kuusisto, 2006. Scaffolding and consultation of skilled performance. In K. Thompson J. Liukkonen, & T. Jaakkola (Eds.), "Promotion of motor skills…

The purpose of our study was to describe research attitudes of undergraduate social work students and to identify individual characteristics associated with positive research attitudes. Our data were collected in the spring semester of 2016 through an online survey at a midsize state university with 170 study participants. Research attitudes were…

The study used focus group interviews at three administrative offices (provinces) that house trainee/educational psychologists in order to explore their experiences on how they learn about their support roles and responsibilities regarding the implementation of inclusive education. 13 trainee/educational psychologists from these provinces…

A growing trend in counselor education in the United States is to accommodate current technological change by including more online academic opportunities. Slow to emerge in the counselor education literature is information that highlights how instructors have negotiated the move from land-based teaching to online teaching. A lack of knowledge…

The purpose of the current study was to replicate and expand upon the findings of Lara et al. (2011) relative to graduate counseling student perceptions of career coursework, and to explore the impact of peer-interactive, constructivist-informed assignments on the interest, engagement, and perceptions of graduate students toward their required…

A comprehensive package of counseling credentialism comprises certification, registration, and licensing. Counseling in Hong Kong adheres to certification for which diverse counseling master's programs exist. In addition, counselors can register as members of professional counseling organizations such as the Hong Kong Professional Counseling…

Increasing student safety is an important part of Title IX compliance for colleges and universities. Sexual harassment is an all too common experience for college students, although little is known about incidences in social work field placements. The extent of training and preparation received by students from social work program and field…

It is imperative that counselors understand how to critically evaluate assessments before using them to make clinical decisions. This evaluation can be conducted through integrating the 5 sources of validity. Each source of validity is discussed, along with methods to appraise psychometric quality, throughout this special issue.