title: Age, Gender, and Ethnicity of Counsellor Trainees and Corresponding Counselling Self-Efficacy: Research Findings and Implications for Counsellor Educators.
abstract: This study explored the counselling self-efficacy of students in a counsellor education programme, in regard to age, gender, and ethnicity characteristics. To assess counselling self-efficacy, the Counselling Self-Estimate Inventory (COSE) of Larsonet al.(Counsellor Education & Supervision 41: 120-130, 1992) was administered at the end of a semester to counselling students engaged in different stages of a counsellor training program. No significant differences were found in regard to gender and age-group categories, but significant differences were found among ethnic groups. It was found that Asian and White students generally had similar and also lower counselling self-efficacy means than the other ethnic groups in the sample in regard to several counselling-specific categories. Implications for counsellor educators in training counselling students of diverse characteristics are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counsellor Education and Rehabilitation, California State University, Fresno, 5005 North Maple Avenue, M/S ED 3, Fresno, CA USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tracz
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lucey
keywords: Age; Counselling self-efficacy; Counsellor education; Counsellor trainees; Diversity status; Ethnicity; Gender; Multicultural counselling
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