Nonprofessional counselors

Revisiting selection and impact issues

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11054565
AutoresChristina M Mitchell (University of Virginia, autor de correspondencia), William S Davidson (0000-0002-3002-3225, Michigan State University Michigan USA), Robin Redner (Michigan State University Michigan USA), Craig Blakely (Michigan State University Michigan USA), James G Emshoff (Georgia State University Georgia USA)
Año1985
Volumen13
Número2
Páginas203-220
Fecha de publicación1985-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1007/bf00905729
PMID3984955
OpenAlexW1996066706
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas29

Conclusion In summary, the present study suggests that selection of university undergraduate nonprofessional counselors using paper‐and‐pencil measures had little incremental validity over self‐selection and potential treatment effects. In addition, the results suggest that the training and supervision experience of nonprofessionals clearly can have different impacts on attitudes and satisfaction. In fact, students in the least intensive condition felt quite dissatisfied with their experience and themselves. There is one caveat which should be kept in mind when examining the findings of this study. First, although four of the six conditions had reasonable numbers of students ( n ≤ 24), two of the conditions were comparatively small ( n = 12). Often, effects were carried by the larger conditions even when the smaller conditions evidenced opposite trends. Finally, results suggest that the setting of the experience can produce different impacts. This study suggests the importance of training intensity, content, and setting — elements which have often been neglected by previous research

Context (archaeology) · Locus of control · Personality · Social environment · Applied Psychology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology