T HE Brown report, which was completed over two years ago, pointed out the need for a different type of preparation for the professional nurse. It indicated clearly that the teachers who are responsible for assisting nursing students to grow toward professional status must themselves possess knowledge, skills, and attitudes quite different from those held in the past. The qualities now expected of both graduate and student nurses are described in the Brown report as discriminative judgment, alert self-direction, and skill in directing word and action on the basis of understanding of human behavior and human relationships. These qualities are more likely to be achieved by applying the principles of nondirective counseling in the group learning situation than by using the directive method of teaching. The principles underlying nondirective counseling may be summarized as follows: