TRAINING AND ASSESSING TRAUMA-FOCUSED COUNSELOR COMPETENCY: A MULTI-CASE PILOT STUDY

counseling;child maltreatment;abuse and neglect;trauma treatment;training;counselor competency;competency assessment;not listed

Rectanus, AprilNowak, Donald E. (Don) ;

Johns Hopkins University

关键词: counseling;    child maltreatment;    abuse and neglect;    trauma treatment;    training;    counselor competency;    competency assessment;    not listed;   

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瑞士|英语

来源: JOHNS HOPKINS DSpace Repository

【 摘 要 】

Child maltreatment has devastating effects that can be minimized with trauma-focused evidence-based treatment (TF-EBT). Many children who experience maltreatment are unable to gain access to the appropriate services due to client traits, limited resources, counselor traits, and education of counselors. The focus of this paper is on counselor education related to providing TF-EBTs. The results of a needs assessment on the courses and knowledge masters level psychology students obtain related to treatment of child victims of maltreatment clarified that most graduate psychology students do not take child therapy or trauma courses. Also, students demonstrated limited knowledge of TF-EBTs. The results of a literature review on training counselors in TF-EBTs were then used to inform a training program for graduate students in psychology. A multi-case pilot study was conducted to explore the impact of the intern-training program to improve counselor competency to treat victims of child maltreatment and to pilot a trauma-focused counselor competency assessment measure. Trainee and supervisor feedback was very positive for both the training programs and the assessment measure. Results from the assessment measure showed that trainees demonstrated significant improvement in their competencies from pre to mid assessment. The scores then decreased slightly at the final assessment. Implications and possible reasons for the results are examined.