Preparation, Practices, and Perceptions of Licensed Professional Counselors with Respect to Counseling Children

This study investigated the preparation, practices, and perceptions of Licensed Professional Counselors with respect to counseling children. The purpose was to determine: a) their graduate coursework, continuing education, and post-degree supervision with respect to counseling children; b) their current caseload, preferred counseling method, and professional development with respect to counseling children; and c) their perceptions regarding their formal education, application of skills, efficacy, and credentialing. The participants in this study were 300 Licensed Professional Counselors. The target population consisted of all Licensed Professional Counselors within the United States. A research-developed, on-line survey, the Counselor Training and Practice Inventory, was used to assess the preparation, practices, and perceptions of the participants in this study. In order for educational standards and training requirements to be established for counselors who counsel children, data must be collected regarding the current views and trends of practitioners, both those who counsel children and those who do not. The study may contribute to a better understanding of practitioners within the counseling profession and the population they serve. In addition, findings could be used to aid credentialing boards in determining standards for practitioners and to assess the education and training of practitioners who counsel children.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations

Year

2009

Author dc:creator

• Daboval, Karen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Herlihy, Barbara
• Paradise, Louis
• Rosenbaum, William

• Children
• Counseling
• Counseling Children
• Counselor Training
• Play
• Play Therapy

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1017

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1998