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Relationship of Rehabilitation Counselor Characteristics to Supervisors' Ratings
Author(s) -
RICHARDSON BILL K.,
OBERMANN C. ESCO
Publication year - 1973
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.1556-6978.1973.tb01592.x
Subject(s) - psychology , rehabilitation , sample (material) , regression analysis , stepwise regression , linear regression , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , rating scale , regression , applied psychology , social psychology , statistics , developmental psychology , mathematics , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , psychoanalysis
A stepwise multiple regression procedure was employed to develop a series of equations composed of subsets of predictor variables which indicated the highest prediction accuracy for each of six counselor job performance criteria developed on a sample of 216 employed rehabilitation counselors and a subsequent randomly selected developmental sample of 166. Using cross‐validation procedures, assessment was made of the predictive effectiveness of the regression equations when applied to a randomly selected independent sample derived from the same experience pool. Highest prediction accuracy in both developmental groups was demonstrated for the criterion self‐initiative in increasing professional knowledge and skill. Significant predictors associated with this criterion for the total sample included: educational level, knowledge of professional subject matter in rehabilitation counseling, Personal Adjustment and Social Service scales of the Adjective Check List, and the Ability Utilization Scale of the Minnesota Importance Questionnaire. Significant multiple correlation coefficients obtained for the other five criteria ranged from .38 to .28. Results of cross‐validation showed that two criteria exhibited little shrinkage, with a substantial increase in prediction accuracy observed for a third criterion, self‐initiative in increasing professional knowledge and skill.