Counseling experience, counselor academic qualification and counselor developmental level as predictors of perceived counselor activity self-efficacy

Date of Publication

2005

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Counseling

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Jose Alberto S. Reyes

Defense Panel Chair

Leo J. Capeding

Defense Panel Member

Nancy C. Rayos
John Addy S. Garcia

Abstract/Summary

This mixed methods sequential explanatory (QUAN --> qual) study was conducted to determine if counseling experience, counselor academic qualifications and counselor developmental level are significant predictors of counselor activity self-efficacy. A total of 86 respondents with varying counseling experience and academic qualifications were selected from the grade school, high school and college settings in Metro Manila using the purposive sampling method. They were asked to complete instruments comprising the Individual Personal Information Sheet, Counselor Activity Self-Efficacy Scale (CASES) and Supervisee Levels Questionnaire - Revised (SLQ-R). Descriptive as well as inferential statistics (e.g. Pearson r and hierarchical regression) were used for data analysis. Fifteen respondents with highest CASES scores, five each from the grade school, high school and college settings respectively, were identified for the qualitative component. These 15 respondents were interviewed. Integration of the quantitative and qualitative data reveal that counseling experience, counselor academic qualification and self-other awareness are significant predictors of counselor activity self-efficacy and its sub-domains. In particular, counseling experience and self-other awareness emerged as the best predictors of counselor activity self-efficacy and its sub-domains. Based on these findings, several recommendations for counselor education programs and future research are forwarded.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG004027

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in.

Keywords

Counseling; Self-efficacy; Counselors; Psychology; Applied

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