ABSTRACT
If a hale and hearty preventive counseling is to exist, it will emerge from the professional academic preparation programs of tomorrow. In reviewing the subject of prevention training in depth, Zolik (1983) cast the following long shadow:
As the knowledge required for prevention is not always the same as that required for treatment, the need for modification in training programs is a paramount concern if training is to be improved…. New training formats must be explored; interdisciplinary dimensions must be introduced; current guidelines for accreditation must be challenged. Otherwise training obtained at the predoctoral level will by necessity have to be completed at the post-doctoral level into the indefinite future. (p. 287)
Zolik’s words will be drawn upon to generally shape the directions of this final chapter. Therefore, education and training (E & T) in preventive counseling will be examined in terms of (1) required basic knowledge and skills, (2) interdisciplinary contributions, (3) training formats needed, and (4) external and internal forces. A Preventive Counseling Skills Checklist also will be presented and used to guide much of the discussion on training.
