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| Wiggins, James D. | 4 |
| Mickle-Askin, Kathleen | 1 |
| Moody, Anne | 1 |
| Moody, Anne H. | 1 |
| Weslander, Darrell L. | 1 |
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| Reports - Research | 4 |
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Peer reviewedWiggins, James D.; Mickle-Askin, Kathleen – School Counselor, 1980
A study of counselors in four states showed correlations between personality characteristics and job performance. Counselors rated effective emphasized individual counseling and career work and said they closely follow a theory. They also spent more time on follow-up and consultation than ineffective counselors. (JAC)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Counselor Evaluation
Effectiveness Related to Personality and Demographic Characteristics of Secondary School Counselors.
Peer reviewedWiggins, James D.; Weslander, Darrell L. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1986
Studied 123 secondary school counselors and found significant correlations among tested personality characteristics and supervisor-rated job performance. Counselors rated as effective by supervisors expressed higher job satisfaction, tested higher in tolerance for ambiguity and in self-esteem, and had more congruent personality-environment Holland…
Descriptors: Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Performance, Demography, Job Performance
Wiggins, James D.; Moody, Anne – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1983
Compared client ratings of counselor effectiveness with tested personality characteristics, personal-professional demographic variables, and supervisor ratings. Findings included a high correlation between supervisor and client ratings of counselor effectiveness and a significant difference between high- and low-effective counselors for job…
Descriptors: Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Performance
Peer reviewedWiggins, James D.; Moody, Anne H. – School Counselor, 1987
Evaluated school counseling programs in seven junior high and four senior high schools by focusing on student perceptions of various parts of the counseling program and then relating these evaluations to reported time-task emphasis of counselors. Counselors who spent the most time in direct delivery of services through individual and group…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Evaluation, High School Students, Junior High School Students
