Discusses six forces that have affected the content and process of counseling psychology training and will continue to do so: market forces; practitioner-educator dialogues; expectations and directives from within the profession; social and political forces; technological innovations; and the cultural context of counseling psychology. Briefly…

Presents a response to the six articles on training in counseling psychology in this issue of "The Counseling Psychologist" (2000). Emphasizes the importance of good teaching and connecting education with research and practice, and identifies guidelines for curricular change. (Contains 17 references.) (GCP)

In the last decade, the use of medication to treat psychological disorders has greatly expanded. In order to work effectively in school and community settings, counselors will need a sophisticated knowledge of psychopharmacology. This article describes the curriculum, structure, resources, and teaching methods suggested for effective instruction…

Developing a personal theory of counseling is essential for beginning counselors. Current approaches de-emphasize life experiences before graduate training and fail to incorporate counselor developmental stages. This article presents a framework for strengthening development of a personal theory of counseling by integrating life experiences and…

Describes the development of a practice-based methodology for researching "career" in constructive and critical terms. Suggests that career theories continue to be confounded by the dualism of human agency and social structure. Provides a detailed exposition of metaphor as a paradigm for practice-based research based on a synthesis of…

A study of mature Irish students returning to university finds that access for nontraditional students includes accessibility in terms of dealing with conflict between learners'"common-sense" knowledge and academic knowledge. Habermas' theory of communicative action provides a framework for collaborative, democratic discourse about what…

Argues that while the special June 1999 issue of "The Career Development Quarterly" that dealt with school-to-work transitions was an admirable attempt to link theory to practice, both the theories used and practices suggested failed to take into account the special concerns of cultural minorities. Provides suggestions for improving theory and…

Authors respond to Duane Brown's (2000) claims about the deficiencies of various theories as templates for studying and promoting the work transition of racial/ethnic minority students. Suggests that the degree to which theories are generalizable across cultures is an empirical question, and counsels against the assumption that cultures exert…

Presents a response to the issues raised by Werth and Holdwick, and Westefeld et al. (2000, [this issue]). Focuses on augmenting the implications of these two articles for training in counseling psychology. Draws on the author's experience as an educator in suicide intervention, as well as his collaborative research on the development and…

Looks at foreign language classroom talk as a special type of interaction that has two complementary modes: the natural and the pedagogical. The reason for adopting such a perspective is that it seems to create a bridge between theory-driven investigations of classroom interaction and actual pedagogical practice in the foreign language classroom.…

Presents a comprehensive view of benchmarking, including best-practice approaches to organizational assessment and improvement in higher education (the Malcolm Baldrige and "balanced scorecard" frameworks) and lessons that can be gleaned from the benchmarking process. (EV)

Many contemporary Chicana/o scholars have contributed to Chicano studies by focusing their research on social sciences applied to Mexican Americans. Strands of important research that intersect with Chicano studies are reviewed in the areas of psychology, political science, economics, sociology, public health, and education. Communications between…

Describes a critical care nursing program based on Benner's novice-to-expert model, Schon's theory of reflective practice, and Cranton's transformative learning theory. Core components are orientation and continuing education that facilitate acquisition of knowledge, practice skills, attitudes, and critical thinking. (Contains 22 references.) (SK)

This article uses a case vignette to illustrate the application of multicultural counseling competency to work with children and adolescents. A five-step model is proposed to guide counselors in considering multicultural issues in conceptualization and the development of appropriate treatment interventions. (Author)

Proposes a theoretical frame for technical communication pedagogy based on six layered literacies: basic, rhetorical, social, technological, ethical, and critical. Suggests how the frame can be applied to a program of study or individual course in order to establish teaching objectives; develop course and lesson activities; and assess pedagogical…