Title
Active Listening and Counselor Self-Efficacy: Emphasis on one Microskill in Beginning Counselor Training
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2002
Abstract
By emphasizing active listening over the other microskills, it is hypothesized that beginning counselors will feel more efficacious and better able to hear clients, thus performing better in skill areas. In this pilot study with five Master's-level counselor trainees in their first counseling practicum, an emphasis on active listening in instruction and individual supervision resulted in increases in active listening and self-efficacy ratings, as well as performance in three skill areas (reflection of feelings, challenging, and immediacy). These results suggest the importance of attending to counselors' strengths and reducing anxiety in the first counseling experience.
DOI
10.1300/J001v20n02_09
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
Levitt, Dana, "Active Listening and Counselor Self-Efficacy: Emphasis on one Microskill in Beginning Counselor Training" (2002). Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works. 7.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/counseling-facpubs/7