In this exploratory study of 95 counseling program master's students at a large southwestern public university, students' scores on an admissions Group Interview Sociometric Rating did not correlate with their GRE Analytic Writing (GRE-AW) scores nor their basic skills course instructors' end-of-course assessment of students' counseling-related personality traits (Personality) or mastery of basic counseling skills (Mastery). However, Mastery was predicted by both Personality, with a large effect size, and GRE-AW, with a medium effect size. This study provides promising preliminary evidence that counselor educators may use Counselor Personality Assessment Ratings and GRE-AW scores to screen master's applicants by predicting students' abilities to master basic counseling skills early in their counselor preparation. Limitations of the study and recommendations for future research are discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc11038 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Halinski, Katherine Hupfeld |
| Contributors | Holden, Janice Miner, Minton, Casey Barrio, Bratton, Sue C. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Halinski, Katherine Hupfeld, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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