A Cognitive‐Skills Model for Counselor Training and Supervision

This article describes a model for training counselors in cognitive skills that can be used to supplement any systematic training approach to behavioral skills. The four phases of the training model are designed to teach counselor trainees cognitive skills and self‐instructional strategies related to (a) attending to and seeking information, (b) forming hypotheses and conceptual models, and (c) intervention planning and self‐instruction. Instructional techniques and exercises are described for each training phase.