title: Evaluation of clinical practice: forms of communication by which counselors receive self-evaluation information.
abstract: In a world with increasing demands for competent evaluation of counseling services, professional counselors are challenged to study and understand all facets of their unique methods of self-evaluation. This research report specifically discusses the type of communicated information used by counselors (N = 45) and suggests some improvements in self-evaluation based on the research results. The author discusses the use of behavioral, verbal cognitive and written communication because these types of information are used differentially to assess input or outcome of treatment. The sources of each form of information also are identified because this impacts the validity and reliability of self-evaluative decisions.
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003376:Counseling; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011361:Professional Competence; D012106:Research