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Counsellor roles and perceptions of training

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2016

Adrian F. Ashman ,
Robyn Gillies  and
Sam Beavers
Adrian F. Ashman*
Affiliation:
Department of Education, The University of Queensland
Robyn Gillies
Affiliation:
Department of Education, The University of Queensland
Sam Beavers
Affiliation:
Department of Education, The University of Queensland
*
Fred and Eleanor Schonell Special Education Research Centre, The University of QueenslandQ 4072
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This paper reports the findings of a study that involved 236 primary and secondary school counsellors employed by the Queensland Department of Education. The study was undertaken as a formative evaluation process prior to the redevelopment of the counsellor education program offered by the Department of Education at The University of Queensland. The survey questionnaire asked informants to evaluate the importance of various practices and skills and the degree to which these were developed during training. Another section of the questionnaire asked counsellors to identify the relevance of several conceptual or knowledge bases to their day-to-day counselling practice and, again, how well these were covered during counsellor training. The results have provided an understanding of the identity of counsellors in primary and secondary settings based upon their perceptions, and indicated areas in which counsellor education can be augmented.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 3 , November 1993 , pp. 1 - 14
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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