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Three Counselor Training Models: A Comparative Study
Author(s) -
CORMIER L. SHERILYN,
HACKNEY HAROLD,
SEGRIST ALLEN
Publication year - 1974
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.1556-6978.1974.tb00850.x
Subject(s) - psychology , counselor education , checklist , applied psychology , clinical psychology , factorial analysis , medical education , higher education , medicine , statistics , mathematics , political science , law , cognitive psychology
This study investigated the effects of three prepracticum counselor training approaches on counselor performance: T group, behavioral skills, and discussion control. Pre‐ and postmeasures consisting of 30‐minute video‐recorded counseling interviews were administered to all subjects. Counselor performance was evaluated by client completion of the Counseling Evaluation Inventory (CEI) and by three trained judges' ratings of four five‐minute interview segments using the Counseling Strategies Checklist (CSC). Data from each instrument were subjected to a 3 × 2 factorial analysis of variance. A significant group × time interaction occurred for the CEI. Significant time effects occurred on four of the seven dependent variables of the CSC. The results of the study have implications for both the length and type of training approach used in effective counselor education practices.