The Counselor Feedback Training Model: Teaching Counseling Students Feedback Skills

Effectiveness of the Counselor Feedback Training Model

“…The CFTM and the training components are discussed in detail by Swank and McCarthy (2013), while a brief overview is provided here. Within the CFTM, the facilitators integrated an experiential learning approach by offering students opportunities to engage in experiential activities (i.e., engage in role plays and then practice giving and receiving verbal and written feedback) and discussions (i.e., beliefs and values about feedback).…”

“…Offering feedback training early in the training program provides an opportunity for students to begin developing skill in giving and receiving feedback that they can use throughout the program. Feedback skills are especially important within experiential and clinical experiences courses (Swank & McCarthy, 2013). In addition, feedback training early in the preparation program is important when counseling skills are taught early in the curriculum because peer feedback and self-evaluation is crucial in developing counseling skills (Hayman, 1981).…”

Preplanning for Feedback in Clinical Supervision: Enhancing Readiness for Feedback Exchange

“…In their 1994 article Hulse-Killacky and Page defined corrective feedback as feedback intended to encourage thoughtful self-examination and/or to express the feedback giver's perception of the need for change on the part of the receiver (Hulse-Killacky & Page, 1994). This definition is similar to Swank and McCarthy's (2013) Bernard and Goodyear's (2014) definition of the supervisory relationship, then how does a supervisor begin to address potential roadblocks that make it hard for supervisees to accept and use feedback to full advantage in supervision?…”

“…In order to provide effective feedback, openness to feedback is essential. Openness to feedback is assessed in admissions decisions (Duba, Paez, & Kindsvatter, 2010) and encouraged throughout the counselor training process (Swank & McCarthy, 2013). Historically, others have noted the importance of the working alliance between the supervisor and the supervisee (Bernard & Goodyear;Ladany, Ellis & Friedlander, 1999;Mueller & Kell, 1972).…”

The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision Volume 6 Issue 2 Fall 2014

“…In order to provide effective feedback, openness to feedback is essential. Openness to feedback is assessed in admissions decisions (Duba, Paez, & Kindsvatter, 2010) and encouraged throughout the counselor training process (Swank & McCarthy, 2013). Historically, others have noted the importance of the working alliance between the supervisor and the supervisee Ladany, Ellis & Friedlander, 1999;Mueller & Kell, 1972).…”