Consistency of Clinical Skills Assessment Among Supervisors

Abstract

Student counselors frequently practice counseling skills using role-play scenarios. The feedback they receive on these role-plays significantly influences their development of basic counseling skills. The purpose of this study was to explore how consistent various supervisors and teachers were when rating the skills demonstrated on a recorded role-play practice session. Twenty-one counselor educators and supervisors rated an 8-minute role-play recording of a student counselor. The results of the ratings were fairly consistent among supervisors although extreme outlying ratings were shown in both directions.

Key Words:

• Training
• supervision
• feedback
• evaluation