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Grief Counseling: An Investigation of Counselors' Training, Experience, and Competencies
Author(s) -
Ober Anne M.,
Granello Darcy Haag,
Wheaton Joe E.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-6676.2012.00020.x
Subject(s) - grief , competence (human resources) , psychology , exploratory research , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , social psychology , sociology , anthropology
Grief is prevalent in counseling, but little is known about the current status of counselors’ preparation and competencies to provide effective care. This exploratory study surveyed counselors ( N = 369) on grief training, personal and professional experiences with grief, and grief counseling competence. Multiple regression analyses found training and experience were statistically significant predictors of competence. The strong relationship between variables suggests these concepts may be understood as synonymous. Implications for training, practice, and research are discussed.