The authors examined the career concerns of 152 counselor trainees in 7 master's-level programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Results indicate that counselor trainees expressed considerable professional development, adjustment, and academia concerns while reporting minimal job-search…

Few contemporary developments in psychology rival the impact of working alliance theory. This construct can predict psychotherapy outcomes to an extent unknown previously. Yet despite the importance of working alliance theory to effective psychotherapy, only a few articles on this topic have appeared in resources commonly read by professional…

A personal need to create a student-centered introduction to therapeutic counseling gave rise to this text. Emphasized throughout the text is the belief that counselor education and training should be integrative and pragmatic. Chapters are organized into four main parts: (1) The Professional Counselor; (2) Counseling Antecedents and Approaches;…

The discipline of philosophical counseling is a relatively young field. The nature of philosophical counseling, and the search for wisdom on which it is based, is explored here. Philosophical counseling is a process, based on philosophizing, in which the counselor aids the counselee in a personal journey directed at education and wisdom. Such a…

This article explains that the phenomenological approach in counseling began as a movement to counterbalance the influence of psychoanalysis in psychotherapy and counseling. Phenomenology is defined as the study of the world as we immediately experience it, pre-reflectively rather than as we conceptualize, categorize, or reflect on it. Through…

Discusses the relationship of boundaries to other measures of personality, to dreams and nightmares, to clients' occupations and interests, and to the conduct of psychotherapists and counselors. Explores how some boundary violators have thin boundaries and are unable to maintain clear distinctions between the client's needs and their own needs.…

Uses the concept of boundary to describe the ground rules, quality, and type of therapeutic relationships in a humanistic form of counseling--a form that blends Rogerian principles with ideas taken from psychodynamic practice. Discusses the work of Robert Langs, boundaries in person-centered work, and the limits of boundaries. (RJM)

Using stories, illustrates some universal points regarding counseling. Claims that stories can help counselors understand the process of discovering their own identities and that outside knowledge can create new possibilities that lead to change. Emphasizes the blending of self-understanding with relevant outside knowledge. (RJM)

Presents a rationale for using expressive art therapy with clients and outlines many of the forms and techniques that can be used. Discusses art and drawing, play, sand tray work, writing, and storytelling. Describes ways to interpret art activities and some training suggestions for art therapists. (RJM)

Extends Pate and High's study of Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and other Related Education Program (CACREP) accredited programs. Focusing on the attention given to religion and spirituality in programs accredited by several different counselor and therapist-training accrediting bodies, found that many programs do not address client…

Addresses the issue of the inevitability of dual relationships in pastoral counseling. Describes the profession of pastoral counseling, the views of dual relationships among pastoral counselors, ethical implications, and conflicts of interest. Identifies courses of action for handling dual relationships, such as foregoing one of the relationships.…

Investigates the cognitive development of a group of counselor education students (N=43) during their training and also assesses the relationship of cognitive development to actual counseling behavior. Results indicate small incremental gains in counselor cognitive functioning over the course of training. Findings suggest a need to emphasize…

Presents a theoretical framework for conceptualizing how supervisors may use their interactional power to assist women-in-training to assume power. Claims that empowering women requires attending to women's need for connection in interactions. Describes an interactional model for encouraging connected power in supervision. (RJM)

Presents the Grid for Processing Experiences and Events in Group Work so as to broaden the repertoire of group work leaders as they help members derive personal meaning from group experiences. Focuses on grid dimensions, levels of interaction, using the grid, application during a session, and eliciting sharing and discussion. (RJM)

Twenty-five distressed adult clients received 2 sessions each of dream and event interpretation using the Hill model during 12 sessions of successful therapy. No differences were found in depth, insight, and working alliance among dream interpretation, event interpretation, and unstructured sessions, suggesting that dream interpretation is as…