The needs of counselors: A component analysis

An obverse component analysis was computed for the EPPS scores of 37 counselors of varying degrees of experience. 5 apparently nonrandom components were determined and the scores on each were correlated with the raw EPPS need scores. A list of the counselors scoring significantly high and significantly low on each component was furnished 3 independent judges familiar with the sample; the judges were able to agree on the common characteristics of the counselors in the 1st 4 components. The 1st 4 components, thus named, were a general "Social Service Component." a component related to the counselor's sex, 1 related to the counselor's position on a directive/nondirective continuum, and 1 related to "false aggression." The EPPS need correlates of each component were discussed.