Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends, Madrid, İspanya, 26 - 28 Nisan 2013, ss.121-124, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Objectives: The aim of this study is to construct and to enhance the group leadership characteristics of counselor trainees. Design and Methods: This study was held by survey model. The study was conducted with the graduates who studied in Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey during 2011-2012 academic year. The sample of this study consists of 18 3rd level volunteer undergraduates. Before group counseling session, debriefing about rationale theories and process of group counseling was given. First, the researcher practiced a sample group counseling session in which the trainees were group members to teach how to manage the group. Afterwards, each trainee has practiced group leadership and managed group session once a week. After all of the trainees completed and experienced group management and leadership, an open-ended questionnaire was applied by the researcher and interviews were made individually. The data were collected from students were analyzed by qualitative analysis techniques. The effects of these experiences were determined. Findings: According to the results of the study, group counseling experiences provided following gains to the trainees. Self-confidence to conduct group counseling sessions was developed. Self awareness both to their competencies and to the inabilities or inadequacies of their effectiveness in theory and application was developed. Conclusion: As a consequence, group counseling experiences have contributed positively to the group leadership characteristics of counselor trainees.