Counselor Education and Supervision: 2019 Annual Review

Abstract

A total of 139 articles on counselor education and supervision published in professional counseling journals during 2019 were reviewed. A variety of methods were used, providing perspectives on current supervision issues, the training of counselors, curriculum developments, and associated professional issues. Implications include a need for continued research on online teaching and school counselor supervision and exploration of inclusion and advocacy efforts.

Students’ Perception of Using ChatGPT in Counseling and Mental Health Education: The Benefits and Challenges

“…With this indicating a rising trend to adopt distance education in higher education counseling, CACREP imposed standards for the digital delivery of substantive change to ensure the quality of education. Whereas the findings of a recent research review conducted by [37] that comprised 139 articles published in professional counseling journals during 2019 emphasized the need to perform additional research on online teaching and school counselor supervision; however, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) highlighted the benefits of employing technology for learning and set standards for students, educators, and leaders based on their abilities to create high-impact, sustainable, scalable, and equitable learning experiences for all learners [38]. Therefore, HEI has been generally mandated to utilize innovative technology and pedagogy to enhance student learning outcomes [2], as scholars prove this ability for technology [39][40][41][42].…”

Voices of Australian Mature-Age Bachelor of Counselling Students: Telling Stories of Learning and Teaching Transitions

“…Given the bulk of counselling research focuses on counselling effectiveness, outcomes and clients’ experiences, counselling education research remains limited. The latest annual review of counsellor education and supervision reviewed 139 research articles in this area and outlined that despite a notable increase in research that focuses on counselling education, and online teaching and supervision, a focus on counselling students’ experiences of learning and supervision requires further attention (La Guardia, 2021 ). Counsellor educators and researchers need to reflect on the possibilities and limitations that surround the changing context of counselling education and remain sensitive to future generation of counsellors’ needs and priorities.…”

Predictors of counselor trainees’ satisfaction with online learning during COVID‐19

“…Same with online education, students’ satisfaction is often a significant predictor of their learning outcomes (e.g., Eom et al., 2006 ). Nevertheless, counselor trainees’ satisfaction with online learning was relatively understudied, which was a natural consequence of the overall paucity of literature aimed at online teaching and learning in counselor education (Barrio Minton & Hightower, 2020 ; La Guardia, 2021 ; Li & Su, 2021 ). And it was not uncommon to see the construct of satisfaction examined by self‐constructed measures (e.g., Furlonger & Gencic, 2014 ).…”