Rehabilitation and Generic Graduate Student Self Reports Of Client/Counselor Interviews
Students (N = 20) were drawn from the graduate student population of a counselor education department containing programs in rehabilitation counseling, community agency counseling, college student development, and school counseling. The Counseling Interview Report was used to gather data on a number of issues arising from the counselor/client interview. Conclusions drawn from the data support that (a) topics discussed by the client and goals for the interviews related to practicum setting and a desire to establish a client/counselor relationship; (b) there is no apparent change in students' perceptions of their performance between first and later interviews; and (c) students may have been so concerned with establishing a positive relationship that the importance of setting goals and developing interventions was overlooked.