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Systematic Group Counselor Training: A Mastery Model
Author(s) -
LECHOWICZ JOSEPH S.,
GAZDA GEORGE M.
Publication year - 1976
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.1556-6978.1976.tb01722.x
Subject(s) - psychology , graduate students , experiential learning , medical education , counselor education , plan (archaeology) , exploratory research , cognition , higher education , mathematics education , pedagogy , medicine , archaeology , neuroscience , sociology , political science , anthropology , law , history
We had previously identified specific cognitive and experiential group counselor training objectives; this study represents a systematic attempt to plan, develop, and evaluate a training model using those objectives. The mastery learning model was identified as best suited for carrying out the training. At the beginning of the training (carried out as two concurrent graduate courses in group counseling), the students were presented with the objectives, a time plan, and evaluation criteria. The training model consisted of 15 graduate students, 11 at the doctoral and 4 at the master's level. Evaluations of course content and course objectives by experimental and comparison groups of trainees indicated the overall success of this exploratory study.