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An Exploration of Variables That Contribute to Counseling Students' Spiritual Competence Development: Implications for Counselor Education
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Lu, Junfei; Li, Chi; Potts, Courtney A.; Ufomadu, Joy – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2020
Spiritual competence is important for counselors-in-training (CIT) to appropriately and ethically address client issues relevant to spirituality and religion (S/R). This study examined the role of CIT's institutional religious affiliation, training level, counselor self-efficacy, multicultural counseling competence, and program S/R training…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Spiritual Development, Religious Factors, Self Efficacy
Counseling Self-Efficacy of International Counseling Students in the U.S.: The Impact of Foreign Language Anxiety and Acculturation
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Li, Chi; Lu, Junfei; Bernstein, Bianca; Bang, Na Mi – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2018
This study examined the influence of international counseling students' (ICSs) acculturation and foreign language anxiety on their counseling self-efficacy (CSE). Results indicated that foreign language anxiety significantly predicted ICSs' CSE, while acculturation needs further examination in this regard. Discussion and implications for counselor…
Descriptors: Counselors, Self Efficacy, Foreign Students, Acculturation
Students' Outcome Expectation on Spiritual and Religious Competency: A Hierarchical Regression Analysis
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Lu, Junfei; Woo, Hongryun – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2017
In this study, 74 master's-level counseling students from various programs completed a questionnaire inquiring about their perceived program environment in relation to the topics of spirituality and religion (S/R), program emphasis on nine specific S/R competencies, as well as their outcome expectations toward being S/R competent through training.…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Graduate Students, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes
Spiritual Competency Scale: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis
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Lu, Junfei; Woo, Hongryun; Huffman, Keith – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2018
This study used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to validate the 21-item Spiritual Competency Scale (SCS-R-II) with data from 176 participants. Moreover, this study examined correlations between the SCS-R-II and the Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale, and the descriptive characteristics of participants' scores on the SCS-R-II.
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Religious Factors, Spiritual Development, Competence
Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale: Re-Exploration and Refinement
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Lu, Junfei – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2017
This study refined the "Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale" (MCKAS; Ponterotto et al. "Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development," 30, 153-180, 2002) in response to concerns in the literature (e.g., Constantine et al. "Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology," 8(4), 334-345,…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Counseling, Cultural Differences, Knowledge Level