Isolating factors related to paraprofessional effectiveness

In a precollege counseling program, 7 paraprofessionals (graduate students) received higher ratings than the 20 full-time professional counselors. A total of 1,769 entering freshmen participated in the program. It is hypothesized that the common bond of being students helped the paraprofessionals in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of counseling psychology 1979-05, Vol.26 (3), p.259-262
Hauptverfasser:	Creaser, James W, Carsello, Carmen J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Counselor Attitudes Counselor Characteristics Counselors Educational Counseling Human Interpersonal Compatibility Paraprofessional Personnel
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Zusammenfassung:	In a precollege counseling program, 7 paraprofessionals (graduate students) received higher ratings than the 20 full-time professional counselors. A total of 1,769 entering freshmen participated in the program. It is hypothesized that the common bond of being students helped the paraprofessionals in counseling these students. There was inconclusive evidence concerning the contribution of naive enthusiasm to paraprofessional effectiveness. (9 ref)
ISSN:	0022-0167 1939-2168
DOI:	10.1037/0022-0167.26.3.259