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To investigate the predictive value of the counselor's personal characteristics which are associated with a counselor's initial and terminal competency 28 counselor trainees were rated on 2 counseling interviews at the beginning and 2 at the end of training on the following dimensions: Self-congruence, Unconditional Positive Regard, Accurate Empathy, and Total Competency. Their personal characteristics were measured at the beginning of training with the following: the Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values, the Social Service Group of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank for Men, the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, the Dogmatism Scale D, the National Defense Education Act Examination in Guidance and Counseling, teaching experience, counseling experience, and age of counselors. The four best combinations of personal predictors were determined through multiple-regression analysis. It was concluded that this population of counselor trainees demonstrated no preferred characteristics in relation to competency factors.

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Multiple-Regression Analysis of Counselor Characteristics and Competencies

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