“…has been to compare microtraining to alternative models of skill training and notraining (e.g., Toukmanian & Rennie, 1975;Evans, Uhlemann, & Hearn, 1978). A second concern has been to examine the effect of conventional microtraining, modified microtraining, and no-training on the acqusition of counseling skills (Elsenrath, Coker, & Martinson, 1972;Perkins & Atkinson, 1973;Authier & Gustafson, 1976). Elsenrath et al (1972) examined the timing of practice sessions; Perkins and Atkinson (1973) investigated the importance of discussion, modeling, and practice; and Authier and Gustafson (1976) studied the importance of supervision in the microtraining model.…”