Título: Competency-based indicators of counsellor development : an examination of changes in cognitive skills of counsellors-in-training
Autores: MacKinnon, Marjorie M.
Fecha: 1995
Publicador: McGill University - MCGILL
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Tipo: Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Tema: Counselors -- Training of
Descripción: The purpose of this study was to strengthen our understanding of counsellor development by examining changes in trainees' knowledge and thinking during master's training in counselling psychology. Forty-two volunteers (21 practicum and 21 internship students) critiqued a 20-minute segment of a counselling videotape before and after one academic year.
Qualitative analysis of pretest-posttest responses revealed substantial improvement in students' understanding of the counselling process and adjustment to the counsellor role. Greater self-confidence was also conveyed by a significant increase in trainees' use of clinical terminology. However, students' ability to observe and conceptualize the client, to establish therapeutic goals, and their overall counselling effectiveness did not differ over the academic year. Given that changes were related to training emphasis, results call attention to the need for more systematic training in a wider range of cognitive competencies.
Idioma: en