Empathy training for adolescent peer counselling
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: Pachal, Doreen Mae
issued: 2010-04-19T22:25:38Z
issued: 1982
related degree: Doctor of Education - EdD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This study sought to test the feasibility of training sixth-grade girls to assist in the counselling process. In particular, their ability to learn and demonstrate the skill of empathic responding was assessed. The research study involved 24 volunteer girls who were randomly assigned to three groups, those who; (a) received training in paraphrasing and reflection of feeling, (b) received training which included paraphrasing, reflection of feeling and positive self-instruction, and (c) formed a control group. Because of the possibility that empathy may often be inhibited by self-concern, positive self-instruction was included to discover whether reminders to concentrate on another person would reduce anxiety in trainees and facilitate their expressions of empathy. Subjects' skills were assessed by: (a) girls in the same grade at a different school, (b) expert adult judges relying upon audiotapes, and (c) an expert adult judge who also acted as client. Experts used the Carkhuff (1969) Scale of Empathic Understanding in Interpersonal Processes, and the peers used a modified Carkhuff scale constructed for the study. The findings were as follows: (a) significant increases in empathy for the trained groups, when compared to the control group, on the basis of expert ratings, (b) no significant difference in empathy among groups when rated by peers acting as clients, (c) no significant correlation between ratings of peer clients and experts, (d) no significant difference in empathy between the two trained groups. Thus, training produced significant increases in empathy, as measured by experts; however, other findings suggested that sixth-grade girls wanted good advice along with empathy from their peers. Training at this developmental stage should probably include problem-solving skills in addition to empathy.
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note: EMPATHY TRAINING FOR ADOLESCENT PEER COUNSELLING by Doreen Mae Pachal B.A., Brandon College, University of Manitoba M.Ed., Univ e r s i t y of B r i t i s h Columbia, 1972 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES Department of Counselling Psychology Faculty of Education We accept t h i s d i s s e r t a t i o n as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA i n March, 1982 In presenting t h i s thesis i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of B r i t i s h Columbia, I agree that the Library s h a l l make i t f r e e l y available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of t h i s thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. I t i s understood that copying or publication of t h i s thesis for f i n a n c i a l gain s h a l l not be allowed without my written permission. The University of B r i t i s h Columbia 1956 Main Mall Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Y3 DE-6 (3/81) i i S u p e r v i s o r : Dr. Myrne B. Nevison. A b s t r a c t T h i s s t u d y sought t o t e s t the f e a s i b i l i t y o f t r a i n i n g s i x t h -grade g i r l s t o a s s i s t i n the c o u n s e l l i n g p r o c e s s . I n p a r t i -c u l a r , t h e i r a b i l i t y t o l e a r n and demonstrate the s k i l l o f empathic r e s p o n d i n g was a s s e s s e d . The r e s e a r c h s t u d y i n v o l v e d 24 v o l u n t e e r g i r l s who were randomly a s s i g n e d t o t h r e e groups, those who; (a) r e c e i v e d t r a i n i n g i n p a r a p h r a s i n g and r e f l e c -t i o n o f f e e l i n g , (b) r e c e i v e d t r a i n i n g w h i c h i n c l u d e d p a r a -p h r a s i n g , r e f l e c t i o n o f f e e l i n g and p o s i t i v e s e l f - i n s t r u c t i o n , and (c) formed a…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0054219
language: eng
degree discipline: Counselling Psychology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/23861