Structured Group Supervision (SGS): A Pilot Study

The article reports the pilot study results of a Structured Group Supervision (SGS) model. The structured model of group supervision seemed superior in comparison with “control” group supervision.     

Relationship between Standardized Admissions Variables and Certain Interpersonal Skills

Most research on admissions criteria has shown that academic admissions variables are generally not related to counseling skills before, during, or after training. On the other hand, substantial research has demonstrated a good predictive relationship between some nonintellective variables and counseling skills and performance. An admissions model was developed in the Department of Counselor Education at Boston University that included standardized intellective and nonintellective variables. The admissions “scores” of three groups of subjects were tested against levels of performance on a tape-test of three counseling skills. It was found that linear combinations of grade point average, quality of undergraduate college, major area of study, and recommendations and work experience were generally unrelated to pre- or posttraining ratings of empathy, respect, and genuineness. New variables based on Carkhuff's Counseling Simulation Inventory were added to the admissions equation and significantly raised the predictive power of the admissions score. Implications and further research are discussed.     

'Structure' in Educational Theory

(The author takes up the point reached in Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 15–3 1, in which he considered A: How Philosophy of Curriculum Construes The Structure of inquiry, and went on to discuss certain aspects of B: The Problem of Selecting from the Structure of the Disciplines for Creating the School Curriculum. Now the author completes his discussion of B, and proceeds to C: How This Selection is Structured for Purposes of Teaching and Learning. -Ed.)     

ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE OF CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES

Several item-types which may be used to test for the acquisition of subject-matter concepts and principles are described. Each item-type is discussed in terms of its ability to tap more than reproductive capabilities. Research hypotheses deducible from the item-types are presented and discussed.     

Counselor Education and the Psychology of More

Counselor educators have called for more and more training in a variety of areas. Taken individually, most of these areas are important and legitimate training domains. The implicit assumption, however, seems to be that academic programs represent an ever-expanding economy of time and resources.     

Counselor Education Abroad: Selected Programs

This article discusses the current status of counselor education programs being operated for the benefit of military personnel and military dependents abroad. A major issue examined is the apparent inaccuracy of the stereotype of the professional military man as an individual unable to learn or present facilitative dimensions.