ERIC Number: ED248426
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984-Apr-27
Pages: 21
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A Computer Program to Assist Counseling Trainees in Understanding Interpersonal Influence Processes in Their Counseling.
Lichtenberg, James W.
This paper describes a computer program based on the premise that successful counseling can be viewed as an interpersonal influence process composed of three basic features: sequentiality, flexibility, and constraint. An introduction to the INTERACT program explains how the program analyzes counselor/client and client/counselor transitions or response contingencies. Data entry is explained and six program outputs are discussed: (1) counselor and client response frequency counts; (2) matrix of counselor-client contingency frequencies; (3) matrix of counselor-client transition probabilities; (4) counselor-counselor and client-client transition matrix; (5) information/association measures; and (6) relative influence. The benefits of the program to counseling students are discussed and technical notes are provided which describe needed hardware and availability. A series of figures presenting sample printouts for each of the program areas concludes the paper. (JAC)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Counselors; Practitioners
Language: English
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