This manual was created for the practicing counselor as a supplement to whatever formal counselor training he or she may have received. It contains information regarding some of the most critical competency areas as well as a variety of other resources upon which the counselor may draw for further study or assistance. The manual is divided into 12 sections which represent the following major competency areas: individual counseling techniques, group counseling techniques, the counseling of culturally diverse clients, drug and alcohol counseling, interviewing skills, psychological assessment, career development, economic self-sufficiency planning, referral strategy, accountability methods and information resources. Each section contains a statement(s) of learning objective(s) followed by a pre-test covering the information in that section. This manual is a resource for increasing counselor awareness while providing a quick information source. (Author)