A Follow‐Up Study of School Counseling Graduates Specializing in Work with Hearing Impaired Clients

Abstract

This study evaluated the adequacy of training provided to more than 80 graduates of a school counseling program for specialists with hearing impaired individuals according to employment demands and continuing education needs. Results indicated that almost all graduates were employed in settings consistent with their training. Continuing education needs in the areas of consultation skills, networking strategies, and administrative and management training were similar to results obtained in studies of generic counselor education programs.

Follow‐Up Surveys for Counselor Preparation Program Graduates and Their Employers

“…we found only one instrument that allowed for comprehensive coun-selor preparation program follow-up (Engels & Wilborn, 1984), although another has since been presented in the literature (Osborne & House, 1995). Other surveys we located related to specific programs (e.g., Sullivan, 1982) or program emphases (e.g., Korinek & Prillaman, 1992;Wax & Danek, 1984). We developed initial lists of potential items from those reviewed.…”