The Counseling Psychologist

This article is composed of a very pleasant reminiscence between Weston H. Morrill and James C. Hurst, two long-time friends and colleagues who worked together for several years during a very exciting and productive time at Colorado State University. They wrote of those experiences and described the powerful zeitgeist in a previous article. The current article is based on a transcript of a 2½-hour interview that took place in Washington, D.C., on November 18, 1997, with additional discussions in San Francisco on August 15, 1998, as well as e-mail consultations at various times. To meet space requirements and to enhance the flow of the written article, the interview has been edited and many parts have been omitted out of necessity.

In a long and varied career, Ursula Delworth has been the embodiment of the multidimensional counseling psychologist. In this interview, Ursula recounts her experiences as an educator, clinician, model builder, supervisor, consultant, editor, and administrator. The author examines her significant influences, personal development, and professional work, as Ursula offers her perspectives on the current as well as future directions of professional psychology. It is apparent that through her numerous contributions, Ursula Delworth has made a difference in the lives of her students, colleagues, and the field of professional psychology.

Don Zytowski, known to many as “Z,” is a leading counseling psychologist who has made numerous contributions to both science and practice and in the area of vocational psychology, in particular. In this interview, Don reflects on his life, his work, his many interests, and how he views the profession of counseling psychology.

This study examined the current state of affairs of training in the practice of supervision in doctoral programs and predoctoral internship sites accredited by the American Psychological Association. Results indicated that although a majority of programs and sites offered some type of opportunity for training in supervision, there were differences in the methods and extent of the training. In particular, statistically significant differences were found between the training offered in counseling psychology programs when compared to clinical psychology programs, and in university counseling center internship programs when compared to other types of internship sites. The more extensive training in supervision offered among counseling psychology programs and counseling center internship sites is discussed in terms of the identity of counseling psychology and the future of professional psychology in general. Recommendations for enhancing training in the conduct of supervision and directions for further research are also offered.