Gerard Lawson

Developmental Characteristics of Home-Based Counselors: A Key to Serving At-Risk Families

Home-based counseling is an incredibly demanding intervention, yet little is known about the counselors providing this important service. This study sought to profile ego development, conceptual complexity, and supervision satisfaction for 120 home-based counselors. Counselors scored at moderate levels on measures of both ego development and conceptual level. Most counselors (74.2%) reported dissatisfaction with supervision because they are “undersupervised.” Implications for using a cognitive developmental framework for training and supervising home-based counselors are discussed.

Special Considerations for the Supervision of Home-Based Counselors.

Home-based counseling is often the most effective intervention for families that have a child at risk for removal from the home. Whereas the process of home-based counseling has received a fair amount of attention in the literature, there has been little attention paid to the supervision of the counselors who provide the services. This article presents some of the unique challenges inherent in providing home-based counseling and specific supervision considerations designed to support home-based counselors and the families they serve.

On Being a Profession: A Historical Perspective on Counselor Licensure and Accreditation

ABSTRACT State regulatory boards and counseling professional organizations are adopting positions that require a degree from a CACREP-accredited program as a prerequisite for licensure as a professional counselor. This article highlights some of the history of counseling licensure and accreditation for counseling programs and situates the objections of those who oppose CACREP accreditation in the context of the counseling profession’s history and development as a unique profession with a distinct identity.