The skilled helper for Christians : an outcome study on empathy
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Ducklow, Carole Anne
issued: 2010-10-29T20:33:03Z
issued: 1990
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This study was conducted to research any increase in empathic discrimination resulting from an empathy training program for paraprofessional Christian counsellors entitled, The Skilled Helper for Christians. There were 13 male and 23 female subjects with a mean age of 38.9 years in the Experimental Group. The two control groups used were similar to the Experimental Group in mean age, gender and Christian faith. The first Control Group, those students enrolled in a course entitled Building Strong Marriages in the Local Church, was made up of 8 male and 8 female students, with a mean age of 38.9 years. The second Control Group consisted of graduate theological students who attended Introduction to Christian Counselling. There were 22 male and 11 female subjects with a mean age of 33.4 years. A pretest-posttest design was used, adapting two instruments based on the Truax Accurate Empathy Scale. The dependent variable was the empathy score attained on each measure. Four null hyotheses were advanced. Both instruments, the Questionnaire in Helpful Responding and the Exercises in Caring and Understanding, were initially analyzed using dependent t-tests. An analysis of covariance and a Tukey multiple comparison were also used. The findings indicated that a significant increase in empathic discrimination resulted from the Skilled Helper for Christians, as measured by the Questionnaire in Helpful Responding. Each Control Group also indicated an increase as measured by the Questionnaire in Helpful Responding, however at a less significant level. The second measure, the Exercises in Caring and Understanding, resulted in no significant increase for any of the groups. Thus, the Skilled Helper for Christians produced a significant gain in empathic discrimination. Other findings suggested that modeling empathy may have had a positive effect on all of the groups.
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note: THE SKILLED HELPER FOR CHRISTIANS: AN OUTCOME STUDY ON EMPATHY by CAROLE ANNE DUCKLOW B.A., Simon F r a s e r U n i v e r s i t y , 1972 THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS i n THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Department of C o u n s e l l i n g Psychology) We accept t h i s t h e s i s as conforming to the r e q u i r e d standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA September, 1990 © C a r o l e Anne Ducklow, 1990 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada DE-6 (2/88) ABSTRACT T h i s study was conducted to r e s e a r c h any i n c r e a s e i n empathic d i s c r i m i n a t i o n r e s u l t i n g from an empathy t r a i n i n g program f o r p a r a p r o f e s s i o n a l C h r i s t i a n c o u n s e l l o r s e n t i t l e d , The S k i l l e d Helper f o r C h r i s t i a n s . There were 13 male and 23 female s u b j e c t s with a mean age of 38.9 years i n the Experimental Group. The two c o n t r o l groups used were s i m i l a r to the Experimental Group i n mean age, gender and C h r i s t i a n f a i t h . The f i r s t C o n t r o l Group, those students e n r o l l e d i n a course e n t i t l e d B u i l d i n g Strong Marriages i n the L o c a l Church, was made up of 8 male and 8 female students, with a mean age of 38.9 ye a r s . The second C o n t r o l Group c o n s i s t e d of graduate t h e o l o g i c a l students who attended I n t r o d u c t i o n to C h r i s…
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is shown at: 10.14288/1.0053656
language: eng
degree discipline: Counselling Psychology
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29669