Self-efficacy beliefs and counseling competencies of career counselors providing services in big enterprises and counseling companies
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Oct 15, 2020
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Self-efficacy beliefs Career counseling competencies Counselor training
Abstract
Career counselors and human resources executives’ role in businesses is
becoming more and more complex and demanding. Thus, in order to be effective in their work it is essential that they constantly gain specialized knowledge and competencies and maintain an appropriate self-efficacy level, as well. This survey examined the relationship between training in career counseling and self-efficacy beliefs in a sample of career specialists. Significant positive correlations occurred between the self-efficacy scales with each other, as well as among the previous scales and competency sub-scales. Although counselors reported relatively high levels of career counseling self-efficacy beliefs, results showed that they would need additional training almost in all competencies. The article concludes with implications for the development of a career counselor training model.
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Καλίρης Α., Σιδηροπούλου - Δημακάκου Δ., Αργυροπούλου Κ., & Φακιόλας Ν. (2020). Self-efficacy beliefs and counseling competencies of career counselors providing services in big enterprises and counseling companies. Psychology: The Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, 20(2), 230–246. https://doi.org/10.12681/psy_hps.23539
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