Larry C Loesch
Biographic Data
| ID | 1380950 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Larry C Loesch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Larry C |
| FAMILY NAME | Loesch |
| SIGNATURE | LOESCH L C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida Department of Education |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A Tribute to Nicholas A. Vacc
A Tribute to Nicholas A. Vacc." Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 35(4), pp. 210–211
Follow-Up Surveys for Counselor Preparation Program Graduates and Their Employers
Ratings were obtained for item-inclusion importance for counselor preparation program follow-up surveys for program graduates and their employers. Survey elements are suggested
Vocational Aspirations and Perceived Self-Efficacy of Doctoral Students in the Counseling Professions
A national survey was conducted to assess the preferred settings, work activities, and perceived levels of competency of doctoral students in CACREP- and APA-accredited programs
Roses, Ducks, and Doctoral Degrees in Counselor Education
Points of agreement and disagreement with Randolph's article on changing the non-psychology doctorate in counselor education are presented
Computer-Assisted Assessment
Professional Preparation Guidelines
All major professional credentialing activities, such as those endorsed by the AACD, require effective preparation in measurement and evaluation of persons. Substantive standardized guidelines for this area, however, do not exist. This article presents proposed basic criteria for professional preparation in measurement and evaluation of persons
Research as an Instrument for Professional Change
Our profession is experiencing profound changes—national accreditation of counselor training programs, national certification of helping professionals, and efforts within states for professional licensure. The narrow perspective of training graduates to be of direct service to clients must be expanded to include intensive training in research methods (i.e., the counselors of tomorrow must be not only “people helpers” but scientific researchers as…
Leisure Counseling With Youth
Competency Counselor Training for Paraprofessionals
The increasing use of paraprofessionals in the counseling profession acknowledges the many contributions such individuals provide in direct client service and in assistance to professional counselors. To educate competent paraprofessional counselors, however, their training programs must be adapted to their particular needs and circumstances. This article describes a current program that was designed specifically to prepare paraprofessional couns…
A Scale for Assessing Counseling-Orientation Preferences
This article discusses the development, field test, and uses of the counseling-orientation scale (COS), a scale for assessing relative preferences for seven major counseling orientations. The procedures used to develop and validate the COS are presented. The COS field test and technical information such as reliability and normative data are then described. Finally, the field test results and uses of the COS are discussed
Counselor Trainee Effectiveness
This study continues the search for meaningful relationships between counselor trainee characteristics and effectiveness. Self-disclosure, dogmatism, locus of control, Machiavellianism, academic aptitude, and sex of counselor trainees were investigated for their relationships to effectiveness during practicum or internship. The nature of these relationships as well as their implications for the counseling profession are discussed
A Factor Analysis of the Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale
This study was conducted in order to add to the empirical data available on the Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale (CERS). Ratings on 404 students from approximately 35 different supervisors were factor-analyzed using an oblique solution with rotation to simple loadings. Six primary factors were found: general counseling performance (I), professional attitude (II), counseling behavior (III), counseling knowledge (IV), supervision attitude (V), and…
Perceived and Measured Needs Levels of Counselor Education Students
Because the counseling profession places high value on counselors possessing accurate self-awareness, this study investigated the differences and relationships between counselor education students' self-perceived and measured needs levels. A sample of 107 counselor students estimated their needs levels and then completed the Personality Research Form (PRF). Significant differences between their perceived and measured needs levels were found for 1…
Nonverbalized Feelings and Perceptions of the Counseling Relationship
The relationships between nonverbalized feelings and perceptions of the counseling relationship were investigated through the use of inprocess instrumentation. Fifteen clients used pushbutton handsets to record nonverbalized feelings of negativeness, positiveness, anxiousness, and frustration. Fifteen counselors used similar handsets to record perceptions of client responses in those categories. The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory was used…
Roses, Ducks, and Doctoral Degrees in Counselor Education
Points of agreement and disagreement with Randolph's article on changing the non-psychology doctorate in counselor education are presented
A Factor Analysis of the Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale
This study was conducted in order to add to the empirical data available on the Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale (CERS). Ratings on 404 students from approximately 35 different supervisors were factor-analyzed using an oblique solution with rotation to simple loadings. Six primary factors were found: general counseling performance (I), professional attitude (II), counseling behavior (III), counseling knowledge (IV), supervision attitude (V), and…
Vocational Aspirations and Perceived Self-Efficacy of Doctoral Students in the Counseling Professions
A national survey was conducted to assess the preferred settings, work activities, and perceived levels of competency of doctoral students in CACREP- and APA-accredited programs
Counselor Trainee Effectiveness
This study continues the search for meaningful relationships between counselor trainee characteristics and effectiveness. Self-disclosure, dogmatism, locus of control, Machiavellianism, academic aptitude, and sex of counselor trainees were investigated for their relationships to effectiveness during practicum or internship. The nature of these relationships as well as their implications for the counseling profession are discussed
A Scale for Assessing Counseling-Orientation Preferences
This article discusses the development, field test, and uses of the counseling-orientation scale (COS), a scale for assessing relative preferences for seven major counseling orientations. The procedures used to develop and validate the COS are presented. The COS field test and technical information such as reliability and normative data are then described. Finally, the field test results and uses of the COS are discussed
Professional Preparation Guidelines
All major professional credentialing activities, such as those endorsed by the AACD, require effective preparation in measurement and evaluation of persons. Substantive standardized guidelines for this area, however, do not exist. This article presents proposed basic criteria for professional preparation in measurement and evaluation of persons
Follow-Up Surveys for Counselor Preparation Program Graduates and Their Employers
Ratings were obtained for item-inclusion importance for counselor preparation program follow-up surveys for program graduates and their employers. Survey elements are suggested
Computer-Assisted Assessment
Leisure Counseling With Youth
Nonverbalized Feelings and Perceptions of the Counseling Relationship
The relationships between nonverbalized feelings and perceptions of the counseling relationship were investigated through the use of inprocess instrumentation. Fifteen clients used pushbutton handsets to record nonverbalized feelings of negativeness, positiveness, anxiousness, and frustration. Fifteen counselors used similar handsets to record perceptions of client responses in those categories. The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory was used…
Perceived and Measured Needs Levels of Counselor Education Students
Because the counseling profession places high value on counselors possessing accurate self-awareness, this study investigated the differences and relationships between counselor education students' self-perceived and measured needs levels. A sample of 107 counselor students estimated their needs levels and then completed the Personality Research Form (PRF). Significant differences between their perceived and measured needs levels were found for 1…
A Factor Analysis of the Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale
This study was conducted in order to add to the empirical data available on the Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale (CERS). Ratings on 404 students from approximately 35 different supervisors were factor-analyzed using an oblique solution with rotation to simple loadings. Six primary factors were found: general counseling performance (I), professional attitude (II), counseling behavior (III), counseling knowledge (IV), supervision attitude (V), and…
A Scale for Assessing Counseling-Orientation Preferences
This article discusses the development, field test, and uses of the counseling-orientation scale (COS), a scale for assessing relative preferences for seven major counseling orientations. The procedures used to develop and validate the COS are presented. The COS field test and technical information such as reliability and normative data are then described. Finally, the field test results and uses of the COS are discussed
Counselor Trainee Effectiveness
This study continues the search for meaningful relationships between counselor trainee characteristics and effectiveness. Self-disclosure, dogmatism, locus of control, Machiavellianism, academic aptitude, and sex of counselor trainees were investigated for their relationships to effectiveness during practicum or internship. The nature of these relationships as well as their implications for the counseling profession are discussed
Competency Counselor Training for Paraprofessionals
The increasing use of paraprofessionals in the counseling profession acknowledges the many contributions such individuals provide in direct client service and in assistance to professional counselors. To educate competent paraprofessional counselors, however, their training programs must be adapted to their particular needs and circumstances. This article describes a current program that was designed specifically to prepare paraprofessional couns…
Leisure Counseling With Youth
Professional Preparation Guidelines
All major professional credentialing activities, such as those endorsed by the AACD, require effective preparation in measurement and evaluation of persons. Substantive standardized guidelines for this area, however, do not exist. This article presents proposed basic criteria for professional preparation in measurement and evaluation of persons
Research as an Instrument for Professional Change
Our profession is experiencing profound changes—national accreditation of counselor training programs, national certification of helping professionals, and efforts within states for professional licensure. The narrow perspective of training graduates to be of direct service to clients must be expanded to include intensive training in research methods (i.e., the counselors of tomorrow must be not only “people helpers” but scientific researchers as…
Computer-Assisted Assessment
Roses, Ducks, and Doctoral Degrees in Counselor Education
Points of agreement and disagreement with Randolph's article on changing the non-psychology doctorate in counselor education are presented
Vocational Aspirations and Perceived Self-Efficacy of Doctoral Students in the Counseling Professions
A national survey was conducted to assess the preferred settings, work activities, and perceived levels of competency of doctoral students in CACREP- and APA-accredited programs
Follow-Up Surveys for Counselor Preparation Program Graduates and Their Employers
Ratings were obtained for item-inclusion importance for counselor preparation program follow-up surveys for program graduates and their employers. Survey elements are suggested
A Tribute to Nicholas A. Vacc
A Tribute to Nicholas A. Vacc." Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 35(4), pp. 210–211
Psychology (14 works) · Applied Psychology (9 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (8 works) · Medical education (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Counselor education (6 works) · Higher education (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works)