Correlates of empathic understanding among neophyte trainees in psychotherapy.
Results are summarized of an empirical study testing the associations among various academic, demographic, and personal characteristics and rated empathic understanding among 93 neophyte psychotherapy trainees from six universities. Multiple regression analyses suggested that completion of a graduate group counseling course with a specific personal growth component was the only characteristic significantly correlated with ratings of empathic understanding.
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D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D004500:Education, Graduate; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires