The Counseling Training Environment Scale: Initial Development and Validity of a Self-Report Measure to Assess the Counseling Training Environment

Abstract

The Counseling Training Environment Scale (CTES) was developed as a self-report measure that assesses the training environment of counseling and related programs. The authors describe the multiphase mixed-methods design used to create and psychometrically evaluate the CTES and present findings that support initial validation and usability of the CTES.

Keywords:

• Counseling training environment
• counseling training
• ecological model
• instrument development

Acknowledgments

We wish to thank Leila Roach and Phyllis Erdman for their assistance in the item development and validation process.

Notes on Contributors

Jared M. Lau is in the Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services, at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas.

Kok-Mun Ng is in the Counselor Education Program at Oregon State University.

David B. Vallett is in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas.