Adolescent Perceptions of Help-Intended Acts of Peer Helpers.

McDowell, Christina Anne

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ERIC Number: EJ297717

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Publication Date: 1983

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Adolescent Perceptions of Help-Intended Acts of Peer Helpers.

McDowell, Christina Anne

Canadian Counsellor, v18 n1 p21-30 Oct 1983

Examined adolescent perceptions of the counselor effectiveness of peer helpers by studying perceptions of videotaped simulated interviews. The subjects were 143 grade eleven students. The effects of training and role label were tested. Data indicated that adolescents perceive trained peer helpers as more facilitative than untrained helpers. (JAC)

Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Training, Foreign Countries, Helping Relationship, High School Students, High Schools, Outcomes of Education, Peer Counseling, Student Attitudes

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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