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Simulated Consulting Experiences in Counselor Preparation
Author(s) -
PANTHER EDWARD E.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.1971.tb01476.x
Subject(s) - psychology , counselor education , action (physics) , medical education , higher education , applied psychology , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , law
Simulation, using role‐playing and commercially available materials, was used to provide counselor‐teacher consultation experience for counselor trainees. Students in a master's level guidance program worked with teachers in a consultative situation on a series of problems. Representative situations in which a teacher might consult with a counselor about possible courses of action in solving a problem were presented via simulation. Experienced teachers rated the adequacy of counselor recommendations concerning the problem situation. The trained counselors' recommendations were rated as superior ( p < .01 level) to those of untrained counselors. These results support the use of simulation as a technique for counselor education. Implications for counselor education programs are discussed.