Advisor
Clemens, Elysia
Advisor
Helm, Heather
Committee Member
Hess, Robyn
Department
Applied Psychology and Counselor Education
Institution
University of Northern Colorado
Type of Resources
Text
Place of Publication
Greeley (Colo.)
Publisher
University of Northern Colorado
Date Created
10-15-2015
Genre
Thesis
Extent
313 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Abstract
Child maltreatment is a widespread epidemic that has relevance to the work of counselors. The counseling profession has not yet established a set of standards that provide comprehensive guidance on how to prepare counselors to work with clients impacted by child maltreatment. The purpose of this dissertation study was to discover the domains and competencies necessary to prepare master’s-level counselors to assess and manage the risk of child maltreatment with clients. Twenty counseling and five non-counseling experts participated in this multi-round Delphi study. These expert expert- participants provided their opinions through a series of three structured surveys. Expert- participants created and reached consensus on a list of 45 competencies across four domains that detailed the necessary knowledge and skills required of counselors to assess the risk and manage the impact of child maltreatment in their clients. Counseling training programs can begin to incorporate these competencies into their programs as a way to address the current lack of training on child maltreatment.
Degree type
PhD
Degree Name
Doctoral
Language
English
Local Identifiers
Parra_unco_0161D_10430
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
