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Ober, Anne M.; Granello, Darcy Haag; Wheaton, Joe E. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2012
Grief is prevalent in counseling, but little is known about the current status of counselors' preparation and competencies to provide effective care. This exploratory study surveyed counselors (N = 369) on grief training, personal and professional experiences with grief, and grief counseling competence. Multiple regression analyses found training…
Descriptors: Grief, Minimum Competencies, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Training
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Brodeur, Cheri Winton; Higgins, Cynthia; Galindo-Gonzalez, Sebastian; Craig, Diane D.; Haile, Tyann – Journal of Extension, 2011
Voluntary county personnel turnover occurs for a multitude of reasons, including the lack of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job embeddedness and lack of proper training. Loss of personnel can be costly both economically and in terms of human capital. Retention of Extension professionals can be improved through proper training or…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Human Capital, Job Satisfaction, Extension Agents
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Kilgos, Ellen; Valentine, Thomas – Adult Basic Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Adult Literacy Educational Planning, 2006
The purpose of this study was to measure and compare the extent to which three groups of stakeholders in the welfare-to-work process judge a selected list of workplace topics as important for inclusion in the curriculum. Topics were derived from the 1991 report of the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS). A 45-item survey…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Curriculum, Minimum Competencies, Statistical Analysis