Self‐Compassion: A Mentorship Framework for Counselor Educator Mothers

Counselor educators experience high levels of stress. Mothers in academia face an additional set of emotional stressors. The authors offer a self‐compassion framework for mentors to increase emotional resilience of mothers in counselor education.     

Integrating Religion and Spirituality Into Counselor Education: Barriers and Strategies

Despite a professionally recognized need for training in religion/spirituality, literature indicates that religious and spirituality issues continue to be inconsistently addressed in counselor education. Ten experts were asked to identify potential barriers to integrating religion and spirituality into counselor education and indicate strategies for overcoming these obstacles. Barriers included a lack of information and a lack of personal interest or relevance, and strategies included continuing education, heightened awareness of self and others, and curriculum‐specific recommendations. Implications for counselor training and recommendations for future research are discussed.     

Counselor educator workload and burnout in the era of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought disruption to teaching and other aspects of workload in higher education. The current study sampled 126 counselor educators about workload, compassion satisfaction, burnout, and job satisfaction. Results indicated that faculty workload and administrative responsibilities increased for counselor educators during the pandemic without adequate compensation or support.     

Building cultural empathy and deconstructing Whiteness in counselor education

Counselor training that does not attend to dynamics of cultural differences and oppression can run the risk of promoting false empathy that serves the voyeuristic purpose of the counselor rather than achieving accurate empathy for the client. In this article, we discuss the differences between true and false empathy and how Whiteness, racial identity and culture, and classroom dynamics can impact the ability to engage in cultural empathy development. We present a model for cultural empathy training that attends to each of these dynamics.     

Utilizing Improvisation to Teach Empathy Skills in Counselor Education

Empathy development is foundational to counselor training, yet there is scant research on techniques for teaching empathy aside from traditional microskills models. The authors discuss empathy as a skill set, highlight how improvisation (improv) can be used to enhance training, and describe how to incorporate improv activities within the classroom.     

Anxiety and Empathy in a Counseling and Guidance Institute

This article investigates the relationship between anxiety and the development of empathy in counselor trainees during a full-year counseling and guidance institute. Anxiety was assessed three times during the program and empathy twice. It was found that anxiety decreased significantly during the course of the institute. No significant relationship was found between anxiety and empathy changes. It appears that such changes in trainees may be related to length of training. It is suggested that research concerning effects of training be longitudinal and focus on trainee change throughout the training period.     

对新时期高职院校辅导员的探讨

新时期高职院校辅导员应不断提高自身素质、创新工作方法、对学生具有爱心、细心、耐心、恒心、宽容心、责任心,这样才能将工作做好。     

The Lived Experiences of Men in a Master's Counseling Program

Using phenomenological methodology, the authors explored the experiences of 11 men in a master's‐level counseling program. Participants described the challenges and advantages of being a minority in number, being in a relational environment, and having an awareness of a patriarchal system. These findings suggest the importance of counselor educator awareness of the unique barriers male students face.     

Predicting Ratings of Counselor Trainee Empathy With Self-Report Anxiety Measures and Skin Conductance

This study sought to determine the degree of relationship between clients' and judges' ratings of counselor trainee empathy and self-report anxiety and skin conductance measures.     

A Phenomenological Investigation of Wellness Within Counselor Education Programs

In this phenomenological investigation, the authors explored doctoral‐level counselor trainees’ (N = 12) perceptions of wellness promotion in programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Using semistructured interviews, the research team identified 3 structural themes (components of wellness, program culture, and recommendations) and 13 textural themes. Findings highlight the need for training regarding boundaries and self‐awareness.     

关于对“80后辅导员群体”的教育与管理的思考

随着"80后辅导员群体"逐渐成为我国高校辅导员队伍建设的主体力量,基于"80后群体"的整体特征,高校管理者应密切关注"80后辅导员群体"的教育与管理问题。在转换角色意识、加强心理辅导、增强责任意识、明确工作职责、强化考核制度、建立激励机制、提升创新意识、增强工作主动性等方面下功夫,为建设一支"政治强、业务精、纪律严、作风正"的以"80后辅导员群体"为主体的大学生思想政治工作队伍做出贡献。     

From School Counselor to Counselor Educator: A Phenomenological Study

Through a phenomenological study, the experiences of 8 early‐career school counselor educators who entered academia directly from positions as P–12 school counselors were examined. Results revealed that the participants experienced numerous challenges and supports related to their transition. Recommendations for counselor educators, doctoral students, and new faculty are provided.     

Qualitative Outcomes of a Homestay Immersion With Critical Reflection

The authors explore the impact of a 3‐week homestay cultural immersion on 10 counselor trainees by analyzing their 210 structured journals using consensual qualitative research. Findings suggest that establishing meaningful relationships and engaging in critical reflection are central to increasing multicultural awareness. Implications for multicultural counseling training and research are provided.     

Counselor Education and Supervision: 2017 Inaugural Review

This article includes a review of 100 peer‐reviewed journal articles regarding counselor education and supervision published in 2017. Areas reviewed include supervision, understanding stakeholders, teaching and training, and professional issues. Publications featured a blend of research methodologies, attention to complexity in supervision and teaching, and incorporation of student experiences.     

共情理论在新时代辅导员工作中的运用研究

近百年前,人本主义创始人罗杰斯提出“共情”这一概念,指的是体验他人内心世界的能力,等同于“同感、同理心、投情”的意思。当前,高校辅导员工作在构建和谐校园的进程中发挥着越来越重要的作用。在辅导员工作中适当引入共情,实现辅导员与学生的心理换位,搭建师生情感交流的平台,引导学生改善认知结构,实现教育内容的真正内化,达到教育工作的目标效应,发挥共情在高校辅导员工作中打破交流屏障、平复逆反情绪、消除心理障碍等作用。同时,高校辅导员工作应遵循一定的方式、方法,将共情的理念、方法、原则、功能等融入高校辅导员工作,切实做到以换位求理解、以入情求入心、以指引求启发、以目标求效果。     

Wanting to be ‘known’: Redefining self‐awareness through an understanding of self‐narration processes in educational transitions

The aim of this article is to initiate discussion about the pursuit of self‐awareness—a concept embedded in recent policy—as an educational goal. The authors argue that complex theoretical questions need to be addressed if improvements in policy and practice relating to personal, social and emotional education are to ensue. Such questions relate to possible interpretations of ‘self‐awareness’, a term that may be linked to outdated theories, implying a ‘self’ to be discovered and the possibility that people can sustain a ‘sense of self’ across time and place. From this perspective, self‐awareness may seem overly individualistic, obscuring more pro‐social goals (e.g. empathy, compassion, citizenship). Drawing on sociological and social psychological literature, as well as data from an empirical study of identity construction, it is hoped to contribute to the provision of firm foundations for personal, social and emotional education through a stronger theoretical exposition of ‘self‐awareness’. The authors' reconceptualised version highlights the importance of an expanded and flexible story of self, which they view as an invaluable tool for learning, fostering an openness to change.     

Gatekeeping During Admissions: A Survey of Counselor Education Programs

Within counselor preparation, gatekeeping begins during the admission process. This article focuses on the prevalence of screening procedures used in master's‐ and doctoral‐level counselor educator programs (N = 79) accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Additionally, programs' selection and matriculation processes are discussed along with implications for counselor education and supervision.     

The Flipped Classroom in Counselor Education

The flipped classroom is proposed as an effective instructional approach in counselor education. An overview of the flipped‐classroom approach, including advantages and disadvantages, is provided. A case example illustrates how the flipped classroom can be applied in counselor education. Recommendations for implementing or researching flipped classrooms are shared.     

论高校辅导员的专业化建设

目前高校辅导员专业化建设存在管理体制、职业认可或地位认同等方面的问题。高校辅导员专业化建设需要从思想认识、管理制度、职业意识、职业发展渠道、学科建设和考评体系等方面加以改革。     

An Investigation of Counselor Educators' Attitudes Toward Evidence‐Based Practices

Evidence‐based practices (EBPs) receive little attention in counselor education curricula despite the ethical obligation for counselor educators to teach EBPs to counseling students. This study investigates counselor educators’ attitudes toward EBPs along with perceived barriers to the inclusion of EBPs in counselor education curricula.