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Design and Evaluation of a Short‐Term Paraprofessional‐Training Program
Author(s) -
STOKES JOSEPH POWELL,
KEYS CHRISTOPHER B.
Publication year - 1978
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.1556-6978.1978.tb01084.x
Subject(s) - interview , psychology , training (meteorology) , medical education , term (time) , motivational interviewing , applied psychology , medicine , intervention (counseling) , physics , meteorology , political science , law , quantum mechanics , psychiatry
A training program to teach counseling and interviewing skills to paraprofessionals is described. The content of the training includes Five areas thought to be important to counseling: conveying an open invitation to talk, reflective responding, problem solving, giving feedback, and setting goals. The training model includes five stages: A skill is defined and introduced; trainers model effective and ineffective use of the skill; trainees discriminate exemplars and nonexemplars of the skill; trainees practice the skill in a structured exercise; and trainees practice the skill in a role‐played interview. Evaluation data indicate that the training program was well received and that the trainees increased their ability to use the skills. Four factors that probably contributed to the effectiveness of training are discussed.