2002 12-4 An Empirical Study on Consultation Competency and Measurement
The purpose of this study was two-folded: to analyze the content of consultation competency and thereby, to develop Consultation Competency Inventory to verify its validity, reliability, and feasibility. Data were collected in two stages by two methods. During the first stage, data were collected from 12 participants through interviews, and during the second stage, data were collected from 458 elementary school teachers and teachers college students through questionnaires. Finally, comparison between pre- and post-test from 14 seniors in consultation practicum was made.
For the first research pu中ose, analysis from Grounded Theory and Consensus Qualitative Research indicated six consultation competency dimensions, including“competency in understanding problem and problem context,”“competency in communication and coordination,”“competency in intervening of preventive and developmental work,”“competency demonstrated in consultation ethics,” and “competency showed on overall.”
For the second research purpose， examinations on the psychometrical quality of the Consultation Competency Inventory were from Cronbachαand confirmatory factor analysis. All of these revealed positive evidence. Further, t-test from novice school consultants showed significant improvement on the most of the scales.
Discussion and suggestions for consultation competency practice, training, and future research were provided based on the findings of this study.
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