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This study explored the reliability and validity of a counsellor self-efficacy scale (the COSE) with an Israeli sample of candidates seeking entry into a university graduate program in school counselling. The COSE measures were compared to measures of self-monitoring and evaluation of adaptability to counselling studies that were determined before admission to the program. Findings question the reliability of the COSE for Israeli counselling students, suggesting that the construct of counsellor self-efficacy might be culturally dependent. This has major implications for counsellor education and the measurement of counsellor efficacy.
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Israelashvili, M., Socher, P. An Examination of a Counsellor Self-Efficacy Scale (COSE) using an Israeli Sample. Int J Adv Counselling 29, 1–9 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-006-9019-0
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