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Reliability and Validity of the Professional Counseling Performance Evaluation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

J. Brad Shepherd ,
Paula J. Britton  and
Victoria E. Kress
J. Brad Shepherd*
Affiliation:
Kent State University, Stark Campus, United States of America. [email protected]
Paula J. Britton
Affiliation:
John Carroll University, United States of America.
Victoria E. Kress
Affiliation:
Youngstown State University, United States of America.
*
*Address for Correspondence: J. Brad Shepherd, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, 6000 Frank Avenue, North Canton, OH, USA, 44720.
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Abstract

The definition and measurement of counsellor trainee competency is an issue that has received increased attention yet lacks quantitative study. This research evaluates item responses, scale reliability and intercorrelations, interrater agreement, and criterion-related validity of the Professional Performance Fitness Evaluation/Professional Counseling Performance Evaluation, a measure used by counsellor educators to evaluate professional fitness. The results identified several scale items that were insensitive to substandard skill levels and indicated that university and site supervisors' trainee ratings did not agree. Both site and university supervisors did identify a majority of students demonstrating substandard skills, and when the site and university supervisors' ratings were combined, the supervisors identified 79% of the noncompetent trainees.

Keywords

counsellor traineescompetenceevaluationProfessional Counseling Performance Evaluation
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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , December 2008 , pp. 219 - 232
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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