Skill Acquisition and Perception Change of Counselor Candidates During Practicum

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ID5151745
AutoresDaniel J Delaney (0000-0001-6302-2934), Thomas J Long (0000-0002-7515-8756), Michael J Masucci, Harold A Moses
Año1969
Volumen8
Número4
Páginas273-282
Fecha de publicación1969-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCounselor Education and Supervision (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0011-0035 • E-ISSN: 1556-6978
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/j.1556-6978.1969.tb01341.x
OpenAlexW1996158393
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas8

The practicum is designed to provide supervised experience in the development of well trained counselors. A study at the University of Illinois using 10 post-master's degree students enrolled in a one semester supervised practicum investigated the relationship between the practicum and: (1) the development of counselor skills of empathy. warmth and genuineness and: (2) change in the counselor candidates' perception of affective word meanings on a semantic differential. Data were provided by tape-recorded counseling sessions. Results indicated: (1) that the sixteen week training period led to successive increases in the counselor skills of empathy. warmth and skill, resulting in improved counseior-client relations. and (2) that the sixteen week courst:. did not lead to any significant changes in counselors ' perceptions of word meanings. except as they _ ylewed.the word 'ProfessionaVAS)

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