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Enhancing the Training of Counselling Professionals: A Process Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2016

John Barletta  and
Thomas P. Vecchione
John Barletta*
Affiliation:
Australian Catholic University, Australia
Thomas P. Vecchione
Affiliation:
Ohio Wesleyan University, United States of America
*
Australian Catholic University, 1100 Nudgee Road, Banyo, Queensland 4014, Australia. E-mail: j.barletta@mcauley.acu.edu.au
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Abstract

This article reflects on the issues associated with how a trainee counsellor develops as a result of their training and highlights the need for training programs to organise a formal process to establish or integrate policies and practices for the selection, induction, training, supervision and evaluation of postgraduate students. It considers issues relevant to program development and proposes a model that addresses issues for counsellor education. A comprehensive model for the components of counsellor training to become more systematic and integrated is outlined.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , December 2004 , pp. 187 - 194
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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