The counseling performance among trainee counselor in malaysia

The purpose of this study is to determine the counseling performance among trainee counselor in Malaysia. One Hundred respondents from three universities in Malaysia were chosen through stratified sampling. Descriptive research design was used in this study. The Counselor Performance Inventory by Iannelli (2000) was used to measure counseling Performance. The data was analyzed using the descriptive statistic to measure mean and standard deviation of counseling performance scale and sub-scales. The findings obtained from the study can guide counselor educators on the importance of counseling performance of trainee counselors. This is where serious attention should be given in the education and supervision of counselors to ensure the production of good counselors. Overall, the findings of the research give a useful implication in the counseling profession, especially in the field of counselor education and supervision. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the 2nd World Conference on Psychology, Counselling and Guidance.