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Concerns of Beginning Counselor Trainees
Author(s) -
LITTRELL JOHN M.
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.tb01097.x
Subject(s) - psychology , counselor education , applied psychology , medical education , clinical psychology , higher education , medicine , political science , law
The concerns of beginning counselor trainees were factor analyzed. The analysis yielded five distinct variables about which trainees expressed concerns: whether clients liked the counselor, counselor adequacy, counselor role, counseling techniques, and client needs. The relative importance of the concern variables, the specific items that trainees rated of greatest concern, and the implications of these findings for counselor educators are presented.