| Abstract: | Examined changes in counseling skills by comparing pre- and postsemester counseling interviews of 13 trained graduate student counselors and 13 graduate students in a no-treatment control condition. Dependent measures included the Counselor and Client Verbal Response Category Systems, the therapist intentions list by C. E. Hill and K. E. O'Grady (see record 1985-15615-001), the client reactions system by Hill et al (see record 1989-18876-001), and the session evaluation questionnaire by W. B. Stiles and J. S. Snow (see record 1984-15583-001). When compared to the graduate students in the no-treatment control condition, the trained graduate student counselors decreased their use of the assessment intention and the question response mode and increased their use of the explore intention and the minimal encouragers response mode. The student clients seen by the trained graduate student counselors showed parallel changes in response modes and session evaluation. I conclude that these changes reflected those expected from training in interpersonal-dynamic therapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
