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Empathy and Stereotype Accuracy of Rehabilitation Counselors as Related to Education and Experience.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Vogelson, Andrew R. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Abstract | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION $ WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OF OPINIONS STATED DD NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. Empathy and stereotype accuracy of rehabilitation counselors attempting to predict client responses on a problem inventory were studied. Results showed that all subject groups, pre-counselor through experienced counselor, with and without master's degrees, were able to make empathic and stereotype predictions at a level significantly better than chance, although relative accuracy was not demonstrated to increase significantly and directly as a function of either education or experience. Graduate counseling students were more accurate than either nom-graduate students or novice counselors. As counselors became more experienced, their understanding of problems typically experienced by clients with certain disabilities improved, but their ability to be sensitive to the problems reported by specific clients decreased, As counselors gained experience, they tended increasingly to perceive their clients as some stereotyped "typical" client. Presented at the 1975 American Personnel and Guidance Association Convention, New York, N. Y. Based on a dissertation submitted to the Department of Psychology, Temple University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. The investigation was supported by a Predoctoral Rehabilitation Research Fellowship from the Social and Rehabilitation Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED112315.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |