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Reconstructing Clinical Training: Implications From Research
Author(s) -
WHISTON SUSAN C.,
COKER J. KELLY
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2000.tb01235.x
Subject(s) - psychology , training (meteorology) , matching (statistics) , applied psychology , counselor education , medical education , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , higher education , medicine , physics , meteorology , pathology , political science , law
The methods used to train counselors need to be reexamined because research has consistently shown that trained clinicians are not more effective than untrained individuals. This article presents an empirically based discussion of methods for reconstructing the clinical training portion of counselor education to increase the effectiveness of training. The proposed reconstruction focuses on the topics of establishing a therapeutic relationship, increasing counselor skillfulness, and training in client matching.