Development and Disequilibration: Predicting Counselor Trainee Gain and Loss Scores on the Supervisee Levels Questionnaire

Author: Lovell C.W.

Source: Journal of Adult Development, Volume 9, Number 3, July 2002 , pp. 235-240(6)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

Relative importance of adult cognitive development (according to Perry), education, and experience in predicting longitudinal gain and loss scores on a measure of counselor supervisee development (Supervisee Levels Questionnaire) was examined. Results indicated cognitive–developmental stage predicted score change better than age, education, or experience. In addition, an unanticipated, discontinuous, patterned relationship between student cognitive stage and the gain/loss scores was discovered. The possibility of developmental disequilibration is discussed along with implications for counselor education and adult development theory.

Keywords: counselor; supervisee; internship; cognitive; complexity; development; Perry; IDM; SLQ; LEP

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia; clovell@odu.edu

Publication date: 2002-07-01

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