Counselor Pre-practicum: The Impact of Training in School Counselor Communication Skills

Measured the effects of communications skills training for 31 graduate prepracticum school counseling students. Ss\u27 communication skills were measured with the Interpersonal Communication Inventory, which was administered in a pretest/treatment/posttest format. Treatment consisted of a semester long prepracticum counseling skills development course emphasizing the development of communication skills and the development of processes and skills in the helping relationship