Implementing the Training Values Statement Addressing Diversity in University Counseling Center Internships

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 721-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Illfelder-Kaye ◽  
Karen Lese-Fowler ◽  
Kevin Bursley ◽  
Elizabeth Reyes ◽  
Kathleen J. Bieschke
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Counseling Center ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Counseling Centers ◽  
University Counseling Center ◽  
University Counseling ◽  
Training Directors ◽  
Predoctoral Internship ◽  
Model Training ◽  
Internship Training

This article examines the potential contribution of the Counseling Psychology Model Training Values Statement Addressing Diversity (henceforth the “Values Statement”) to predoctoral internship training programs housed in university counseling centers. The purpose of this article is to present recommendations for how to best implement the Values Statement in counseling center internship training programs. The authors begin by summarizing the commitment to diversity-related training and values espoused by the major training organizations relevant to internship training. They then describe issues internship training directors must consider when implementing the Values Statement into their training sites and provide recommendations for how to most effectively implement the Values Statement.

Evaluation of a Brief Measure of Depressive Mood for Use in a University Counseling Center

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Lubin ◽  
Rodney Van Whitlock ◽  
Dennis R. Schemmel ◽  
Sheila E. Swearngin
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Counseling Center ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
The State ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Counseling Centers ◽  
University Counseling Center ◽  
University Counseling ◽  
Alternate Form

To study the reliability of Set 1 (A, B, C, D) and Set 2 (E, F, G) of the state and trait forms of the Depression Adjective Check Lists in university counseling centers, four independent studies were conducted. Reliability (internal consistency, split-half, and alternate form) and validity (convergent and discriminant) for both sets and both forms were sufficiently high to warrant use for research and clinical purposes. Additional research needs were mentioned.

Assessing Knowledge and Predicting Grief Counseling Skills Among University Counseling Center Therapists

2021 ◽  
pp. 001100002098352
Author(s):  
Greta Jankauskaite ◽  
Karen M. O’Brien ◽  
NaYeon Yang
Keyword(s):  
Counseling Center ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Case Vignette ◽  
Grief Counseling ◽  
Counseling Skills ◽  
University Counseling Center ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
University Counseling ◽  
Training Research ◽  
Qualitative Responses

This mixed-method study advances knowledge regarding the practice of grief counseling in a sample of 171 university counseling center therapists. First, several components of therapists’ self-reported work with grieving clients was assessed (e.g., training level, initial responses to a grieving client, principles applied in counseling, therapist comfort, and potential therapist issues related to counseling grieving clients). Second, grounded in the death competence model (Gamino & Ritter, 2012), predictors of perceived grief counseling skills were examined. Cognitive competence and emotional competence predicted perceived grief counseling skills, with training/experience being the most robust predictor. Notably, the participants in this study rarely received education regarding death, dying, and grieving in their graduate programs, and they indicated that their knowledge about grief counseling was insufficient. Moreover, the therapists’ qualitative responses to a case vignette were lacking in many grief-specific domains. Future directions for training, research, and clinical work are discussed.

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