Counseling Skills Pre-Practicum Training at Guidance and Counseling Undergraduate Programs: A Qualitative Investigation

Autor/in	Aladag, Mine
Titel	Counseling Skills Pre-Practicum Training at Guidance and Counseling Undergraduate Programs: A Qualitative Investigation
Quelle	In: Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 13 (2013) 1, S.72-79 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-0485
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Counselor Training; Undergraduate Study; Skills; Counseling Techniques; School Surveys; Course Content; Course Descriptions; Textbooks; Student Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Class Size; Qualitative Research; Practicums; Content Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Grundstudium; Skill; Fertigkeit; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Kursprogramm; Kursstrukturplan; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Klassengröße; Qualitative Forschung; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Inhaltsanalyse; Türkei
Abstract	This study was aimed to describe counseling skills pre-practicum training at guidance and counseling undergraduate programs in Turkey. A descriptive study was conducted based upon qualitative data. The research group of this study consisted of 11 guidance and counseling undergraduate programs voluntarily participate into study. The Survey Form developed by the researcher and consisted of 10 open-ended questions was used. A content analysis was carried out. The results showed that undergraduate programs mostly aimed to teach therapeutic conditions and reflection of content/feeling skills in the course; did not use a counseling skills training program as a base and mostly used instruction method to teach counseling skills; and implemented paper-pencil tests to assess counseling skills. Teaching basic counseling skills and developing professional identity and self-efficacy were mostly emphasized as an importance of course for counselor education. One of the main problems of undergraduate programs regarding pre-practicum counseling skills training course was excessive number of students. In the light of results, it could be stated that the counseling skills pre-practicum training was not conducted in a qualitative manner within the scope of counselor education in Turkey. The results were discussed regarding counseling skills training and counselor education and suggestions were provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10