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237 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 10,518 Counseling Practices and Supervision papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • Given the impor- tance of self-efficacy as a predictor, future research should investigate factors that influence psychologists’ use of cog- nitive strategies in self-care. Future studies could examine the underlying factor associated with age that makes older psy- chologists perceive themselves as more efficacious.

    Self-Care and Personal Therapy in the Development of Clinical Psychologists’ Self-Efficacy · 2026 · DOI

  • This paper conceptualizes how Adlerian theory can be applied to FGCS, provides a framework for utilizing Adlerian group counseling to increase Gemeinschaftsgefühl, addresses limitations to the use of Adlerian group counseling, and recommends further study into the use of Adlerian group counseling as an intervention for FGCS success.

    An Adlerian Approach to Working with First-Generation College Students: Encouraging Student Success Through Social Interest · 2025 · DOI

  • The implementation of integrated primary and behavioral healthcare (IPBH) practices represents one viable approach to leverage existing resources and maximize the potential for client outcomes; however, best practices for counselors within an IPBH paradigm remain unclear.

    A Mixed Methods Evaluation of an Integrated Primary and Behavioral Health Training Program for Counseling Students · 2022 · DOI

  • This paper aims to contribute to this gap in the knowledge base by analysing the conscious and unconscious processes at play in two cohorts of systemic group supervision held in UK children’s services, and how such processes, alongside the leadership styles of the supervisors, impacted on the nature of supervision practice.

    Learning from experience – anxiety, defence and leadership in group supervision: the implications for supervision and reflective practice · 2022 · DOI

  • Much research has been conducted on multicultural competence (MCC) over the past four decades, though there is still a need to conduct further research into the role of MCC within actual counseling relationships and in relation to additional variables.

    Multicultural Competence as a Common Factor in the Process and Outcome of Counseling · 2022 · DOI

  • The findings suggest that doctoral OT students possessed limited knowledge and low self-efficacy in potentially assisting trafficked persons in the rehabilitation process.

    Human Trafficking: An Evaluation of Doctoral Occupational Therapy Students’ Awareness, Knowledge, Self-efficacy, and Future Training · 2021 · DOI

  • Key PointsWhat is already known about this topic: (1)Little is known about trainee psychologists’ experiences of countertransference although there is evidence that trainees experience difficulties understanding and managing their countertransference reactions.

    “Thinking it through”: toward a model of reflective practice for trainee psychologists’ countertransference reactions · 2021 · DOI

  • Career counselors’ proficiency improved in some of the indicators (percentages of MI-consistent behaviors and reflections-to-questions ratio) and worsened in others (percentages of complex reflections [% REC] and open questions).

    Effects of Motivational Interviewing Training in Career Counseling: A Pilot Study · 2017 · DOI

  • Research has indicated that families affected by Human Immunodeficieny Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome benefit from family counseling services; however, little is known about the perceptions that future counselors have about Human Immunodeficieny Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and its effect on counselors and the families they serve.

    Counseling students’ perceived challenges for self and families with members living with HIV/AIDS · 2017 · DOI

  • While advocacy was essential to establishing the field of marriage and family therapy, at present a social and political advocacy skill set is lacking for the typical marriage and family therapist (MFT).

    From Private Practice to Academia: Integrating social and political advocacy into every <scp>MFT</scp> Identity · 2017 · DOI

  • Despite the fact that counselors have more tools than ever to help them develop advocacy and social justice competence, such as the ACA Advocacy Competencies (Lewis, Arnold, House, & Toporek, 2002) and the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (Ratts, Singh, Nassar-McMillan, Butler, & McCullough, 2015), little is known about practitioners' perspectives on the use of advocacy interventions.

    An Exploration of Career Counselors’ Perspectives on Advocacy · 2016 · DOI

  • This lack of consensus is aggravated in the field of clinical neuropsychology supervision due to the dearth of literature available, which has an impact not only in the supervisory activities and the training of new professionals, but also ultimately in the quality of service provided to people that in many cases could be considered to be a vulnerable population.

    Supervision in clinical neuropsychology: standards and practices · 2016 · DOI

  • However, how supervisors develop competencies in psychotherapy remains an understudied area (Barker & Hunsley, 2013; Belleville & Viau-Quesnel, 2014; Watkins, 2012b).

    Setting the stage for an evidence-based model of psychotherapy supervisor development in clinical psychology. · 2015 · DOI

  • Given the importance of counseling services and the scarce research related to community college students and community college counseling services, this study explored how 26 first-generation, low-income, Latino community college students perceived, negotiated, and developed a relationship with their community college counselor.

    Applying Cultura in the Community College Counseling Practice · 2014 · DOI

  • Despite the increasing emphasis on competencies in professional psychology graduate training, little is known, other than from anecdotal reports, about faculty behaviors in doctoral training programs when addressing trainees with problems of professional competence (TPPC).

    Training directors' perceptions of faculty behaviors when dealing with trainee competence problems: A mixed method pilot study. · 2013 · DOI

  • Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is widely applicable across a variety of mental health settings, but little is known about the theoretical underpinnings of mental health providers who employ this technique.

    Emergent Theory and Model of Practice in Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling · 2013 · DOI

  • Professional counselors are responsible for providing crisis assessment, referral, and intervention ( Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, 2009 ); however, little is known about their preparation and experiences in these areas.

    Crisis in the Curriculum? New Counselors' Crisis Preparation, Experiences, and Self‐Efficacy · 2012 · DOI

  • How can we compare such diverse rural communities and come up with a suitable definition of rural practice? Can there really be engaged discussion on professional ethics in such a poorly defined context? Although the issues identified for small communities are not exclusive to rural communities, this paper focus on the needs, practice considerations, and sensitivities specific to rural Canadian communities as these impact professional practice.

    Professional practice out of the urban context: Defining Canadian rural psychology. · 2011 · DOI

  • This article is a detailing of the limited information available regarding the personal life of Frank Parsons, who is credited with founding the career counseling specialization of modern day professional counseling as well as all professional counseling and the related fields of vocational psychology and counseling psychology in the early 1900s.

    Frank, We Hardly Knew Ye: The Very Personal Side of Frank Parsons · 2005 · DOI

  • If the 2001 Houston Conference has correctly forecast a (re)establishment of social action as a mainstay of counseling psychology, then an in-depth exploration of how we train students, conduct research, and engage in practice is warranted.

    A Social Justice Agenda · 2004 · DOI

  • Counselor self-efficacy has been the subject of numerous investigations (Larson, 1998; Larson & Daniels, 1998); surprisingly, however, no studies have been reported that investigated the relationship between career counseling self-efficacy and process and outcome measures with real clients in naturally occurring counseling settings.

    The relationship of trainee self-efficacy to the process and outcome of career counseling. · 1998 · DOI

  • While skills-based approaches to basic counselling training dominate the field, they have been criticised on four counts: (a) lack of evidence as to effectiveness in improving interview performance, (b) lack of evidence of skills retention and transfer, (c) failure to take into account trainees' individual differences in counselling aptitude, and (d) failure to take into account trainees' underlying cognitive structures and processes.

    The skills-based model of counselling training: A review of the evidence · 1994 · DOI

  • As a counterexample, PROGRAM FORMAT Myrick and Dixon (1985) reported that short term group counseling (six sessions) yielded Over the course of 3 years, the counselors only mixed results with their students.

    Multistage Group Guidance and Counseling for Low-Achieving Students. · 1991

  • Experience similarity and attitude similarity both appear to be directly related to counseling process, but the effect on counseling outcome of the former has not been assessed and/or the latter is equivocal Differences between social and counseling psychology research and limitations of the counseling psychology research to date are discussed.

    Similarity in Counseling · 1986 · DOI

  • Results for the major research questions were (1) recalled research attitudes upon entrance to training did not differ among the 10 programs; (2) on the whole, self-reported research attitudes became slightly more favorable during training; (3) training programs varied widely in both impact on research attitudes and research training environment; and (4) the most impactful programs differed from the remaining ones on several research training environment ingredients, but not on others.

    The Environment and the Student in Counseling Psychology · 1986 · DOI

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