Correctional Officers' Perceptions of the Competency-Based Counseling Training Program in Taiwan A Preliminary Qualitative Research

The purposes of this exploratory study are to present a model of the competency-based counseling training program with correctional officers in Taiwan and highlight findings from a qualitative exploration. Grounded theory procedures are used to explore 23 correctional officers' perceptions of t...

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Published inInternational journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 523 - 540
Main Authors Der Pan, Peter Jen, Chang, Shih-Hua, Lin, Chi-Wei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2007
Subjects
Adult
Attitude
Competency-Based Education
Counseling - education
Curriculum
Feedback, Psychological
Female
Humans
Inservice Training
Male
Prisoners - psychology
Taiwan
Taiwan
positive effects of feedback
observational learning
competency-based counseling training program
correctional officer
grounded theory
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Summary:The purposes of this exploratory study are to present a model of the competency-based counseling training program with correctional officers in Taiwan and highlight findings from a qualitative exploration. Grounded theory procedures are used to explore 23 correctional officers' perceptions of the training program. This training program results in positive feelings about the significant learning experience, greater theoretical knowledge, and a greater understanding of the counseling work. In addition, eight themes emerging from the data pertain to the significant experiences of the training process. These themes are outlined and discussed. Implications for correctional officers' counseling training program and research questions for future study are also suggested.
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ISSN:0306-624X
1552-6933
DOI:10.1177/0306624X06294134