Examining the Practicum Experience to Increase Counseling Students’ Self-Efficacy

Counseling graduate students may begin practicum with low self-efficacy regarding their counseling abilities and skills. In the current study, we implemented a small-series (N = 11) single-case research design to assess the effectiveness of the practicum experience to increase counseling students�...

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Published in:The Professional Counselor (Greensboro, N.C.) N.C.), 2016-07, Vol.6 (2), p.161-173
Main Authors: Ikonomopoulos, James, Vela, Javier Cavazos, Smith, Wayne D, Dell'Aquila, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Capacity Building
College students
Counseling
Counselor Training
Counselors
Educational aspects
Graduate Students
Internships
Mexican Americans
Participant Satisfaction
Practicums
Program Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
Psychological aspects
Scores
Secondary school students
Self Concept Measures
Self Efficacy
Self-efficacy (Psychology)
Student Attitudes
Student Experience
Studies
Study and teaching
Supervision of
Supervisors
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Summary:Counseling graduate students may begin practicum with low self-efficacy regarding their counseling abilities and skills. In the current study, we implemented a small-series (N = 11) single-case research design to assess the effectiveness of the practicum experience to increase counseling students' self-efficacy. Analysis of participants' scores on the Counselor Activity Self-Efficacy Scale yielded treatment effects indicating that the practicum experience encompassing direct services, group supervision, and triadic supervision may be effective for increasing counselor self-efficacy. Given that the practicum experience with triadic supervision was a promising approach for improving counseling graduate students' self-efficacy, we provide implications for counselor educators to integrate triadic supervision and self-efficacy to the forefront of discussions.
ISSN:2164-3989
2164-3989
DOI:10.15241/ji.6.2.161