Terminal Master's-Level Training in Counseling Psychology: Skills, Competencies, and Student Interests

We surveyed directors of terminal master's-level counseling psychology programs to determine perceptions about (a) the skills and competencies in which their students received training and (b) the interest and commitment of their students to different areas of training and practice. The data were also compared with the survey data of Schneider, Watkins, and Gelso (1988) in an effort to examine similarities and differences between master's-level and doctoral-level training in counseling psychology. Discussion about master's-level programs' training emphases and the master's vs. doctoral training issue is provided.