The dialogue in the field of mentoring has changed over time. In the early days mentoring was a straightforward and pragmatic means to an end: developing others. Then thorny issues started to be encountered, both in theory and in practice. Case studies are used here to illustrate the mixed fortunes experienced in contemporary times in three…

An education professor-turned-principal muses on the advantages and disadvantages of both positions. Professors can remain distanced from public scrutiny and see the "big picture" more clearly from the tower. However, principals can bring creative ideas from the tower to the trenches and test them in the crucible of reality. Includes two…

Discusses problems with current definitions and uses of eclecticism in counseling practice and importance for mental health counselors of learning to apply theory even if they wish to be eclectic. Proposes a hierarchy of eclectic practices. Claims mental health counselors need to make use of theoretical knowledge of counseling profession to offer…

Responding to Blumberg's and Bolin's articles, this article claims that a viable scholarship of practice for supervision has already emerged. The key to present-day theorizing is figuring out how the reflection-in-action process unfolds and how to inform it. Recent research suggests that the heart of professional practice is knowing in action.…

Suggests that collaboration between nursing education and nursing service recognizes the expertise of both educator and clinician. Examines methods of promoting collaboration and explores the advantages and disadvantages. (JOW)

Responds to 1993 Lazarus and Beutler article "On Technical Eclecticism." States that eclectic counseling is not nondescript disorganized, nonsystematic modality. Suggests that counselor eclecticism is valuable skill that must be developed to be utilized appropriately. Outlines six-step systematic, eclectic intervention model. (CRR)

Application--to put a thing into practical contact with another--has been overtaken in adult education by technical rationality. Adult educators can reclaim application by connecting means to intent and by acknowledging that knowledge creation occurs throughout the process, individual action interacts with context, and control yields to…

Notes that, although preventive counseling has been purported to be defining characteristic of mental health counseling throughout its history, literature review suggests that prevention rarely has been emphasized in training process or mental health counseling practice. Suggests some explanations and remedies for disparity between preventive…

Provides selected review of two lines of recent research on career exploration (identifying antecedents of exploratory activity and application of information processes biases to career exploration), with specific focus on applications for counseling practice. Describes relevant counseling interventions and concludes with summary of six goals to…

Exposes misperceptions of the nature and usefulness of theory and explains benefits for practice of generalizability and testability. Guides practitioners through application of theory to each stage of intervention or program development. (SK)

Raises issues about research into the teaching of reading. Encourages readers to use the journal as a forum to pool their experiences and discoveries on this topic. (MG)

Presents a model of case conceptualization that can be used with any theoretical approach to counseling. Discusses issues surrounding the use of this model. Describes use of the model in doctoral theories of counseling courses and contends that the case conceptualization model guides counseling students in all steps of the application process.…

Presents selective review based upon counselor practice and highlights discrepancies between what counselors do and topical coverage in career literature. Surveyed 69 career counseling professionals to determine practitioner practice and reviewed literature. Determined what was done in practice did not reflect advances in field of vocational…

Asserts that counseling psychologists' aversion to theory-driven science and their enthusiasm for naive empiricism impede scientific progress. Identifies "received view" of science as theory-driven science, points out symptoms and consequences of the failure to apply this view, and argues that greater scientific progress will result from moving…

Claims multimodal therapy has proven successful with problems that are generally considered "difficult" and when the prognosis is often guarded. Reviews research on multimodal therapy; concludes additional research is underway. (ABL)