A Comparison of Empathy and Sympathy between Counselors-in-Training and Their Non-Counseling Academic Peers
| Title: | A Comparison of Empathy and Sympathy between Counselors-in-Training and Their Non-Counseling Academic Peers |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bloom, Zachary D., McNeil, Victoria A., Flasch, Paulina, Sanders, Faith |
| Source: | Professional Counselor. 2018 8(4):341-354. |
| Availability: | National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates. 3 Terrace Way, Greensboro, NC 27403. Tel: 336-547-0607; Fax: 336-547-0017; e-mail: TCPjournal@nbcc.org; Web site: http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Empathy, Counselor Training, College Students, Intellectual Disciplines, Job Skills, Skill Development, Peer Relationship, Counselor Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Affective Behavior |
| ISSN: | 2164-3989 |
| Abstract: | Empathy plays an integral role in the facilitation of therapeutic relationships and promotion of positive client outcomes. Researchers and scholars agree that some components of empathy might be dispositional in nature and that empathy can be developed through empathy training. However, although empathy is an essential part of the counseling process, literature reviewing the development of counseling students' empathy is limited. Thus, we examined empathy and sympathy scores in counselors-in-training (CITs) in comparison to students from other academic disciplines (N = 868) to determine if CITs possess greater levels of empathy than their non-counseling academic peers. We conducted a MANOVA and failed to identify differences in levels of empathy or sympathy across participants regardless of academic discipline, potentially indicating that counselor education programs might be missing opportunities to further develop empathy in their CITs. We call for counselor education training programs to promote empathy development in their CITs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1208112 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 2164-3989 |
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| Published in: | Professional Counselor |
| Language: | English |